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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Bilal's Bedtime Stories (part Three) Arif Disappeared? Arif's mother was getting worried. It was 3.00 O'clock in the afternoon. Arif's school closed at 2.00 p.m. So Arif was late one hour. The clock ticked away slowly 3.30,4.00,4.30 yet no Arif. His mother rang up his father and told him that Arif had not come back from school. Then she put on her hijab and out she went to look for Arif. She went all the way to school but school was closed.

She could not think where Arif could be. She returned hoping that by the time she reached home, Arif would be back. His father took his car and drove around the town to look for Arif but he could not find him anywhere. He came back at 5.30. His father found his mother with tears in her eyes, really worried about her dear son. His father was worried too. He decided to ring the police to inform them of their missing son.

Nervously he picked up the receiver and no sooner had he dialled 999 then there was a knock on the Door. His father put the receiver back to see who it was and in walked Arif. He was as dirty as a boy could ever be and he looked very tired. "Where in the wide world were you?" Cried father. "Nowhere" said Arif with an unconcerned look in his eyes. His father looked carefully at Arif and he noticed something bulging from his right pocket. He said: "What is in your pocket?

Take it out" "It Is Just... just marbles," stammered Arif. Now the game was up. His father and mother understood where Arif had been. He had been playing marbles while both his parents were worried and had nearly rung up the Police. His father said, "Arif. You are a naughty boy. How many times should you be told that you should never go anywhere without asking permission.

Your punishment for disobeying us and making us worried is that, for a whole month, at 7.00 in the evening, you should go to bed and no playing games for you for that period of time." What happened after a month? Well. In that month, Arif changed a lot. He is now a good and obedient boy who never goes anywhere without his parent's permission. The Girl Who Sulked There were many young girls studying in a certain school. Among them was a girl called Seymina.

She was a beautiful girl, always smart and prim and the clothes she wore at school were always simple. She did not mix with the girls of her school and was always alone sitting in one corner of the room.