Ali’s Olive Jar

by T. V. Padma

LONG AGO IN Turkey, a man named Ali lived with his wife, Noura. They were not wealthy, but they had managed to save a good amount of gold before they grew old. “Why don’t we spend some of our money on a pilgrimage to Mecca?” Noura asked one day. “Mecca is many, many miles away. We’d have to ride across deserts on camels. It’d be a hard, slow journey . . . but I’ve wished all my life to go there,” Ali answered thoughtfully. “We could take the gold we’d need and leave the rest with my friend Farouk for safekeeping. That way, we’ll have enough to live on when we return.” “Why don’t we bury the gold somewhere?” Noura asked. “So someone could dig it up? No, it’d be…

You're reading a preview of

Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites And Puzzles For Children And Kids (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.