The Clay Bird Page #3

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- It's for you.

- Where did you get it?

At a village fair. Don't let father

see it. He'd get mad.

I'll hide it somewhere

even you won't find it.

Anu, have some milk.

What do they teach you?

The call to prayer?

Allah is great.

Silly girl!

- So, how are your studies going?

- Well.

Is your toupee cap

only for madrasa?

- Do they feed you well?

- Yes.

- You've made new friends?

- Yes.

Rokon.

The other kids tease him

'cause he's different.

But you know, he's really nice.

And your teachers?

I really like lbrahim sir.

He tells lots of stories.

You know what we call Halim sir?

Catfish!

But the Head Sir, he's scary.

It's getting late. Let's go.

What about this tomato?

Keep it for Asma.

One night Abraham had a dream:

Allah asked him

to sacrifice his dearest one

Abraham pondered

who was dearest to his heart

Then he realized it was his son

He told his wife:

"Dress our son for a journey"

As they departed,

the mother looked on with foreboding

She wondered whether

her son would ever return

Arriving at Mina Mount

Abraham told his son

the will of Allah

His son said:

"We cannot defy His will"

Helplessly he allowed Abraham

to lay him down

But the moment Abraham

pressed the knife

on his son's throat,

at home, the mother's heart

began to cry out

Hearing her cries

the sky, the trees,

and the birds,

all began to weep

Grab it! Hold it tight!

Bring the knife.

What are they doing to our cow?

They're not doing anything.

No need to watch.

Come put your Eid clothes on.

You look pretty.

Hey Milon, just pudding for us?

There's no main course?

Don't worry!

We have chicken for you.

Just eating beef once

won't make you a Muslim.

Uncle Milon,

look what Anu's done!

You've ruined your new clothes!

Look at that! Go and change.

Is Kazi back from Eid prayer?

- He's preparing the meat.

- We should go.

Come visit us later.

- Please wait a bit.

- We won't eat now.

You've spoiled your clothes!

Can I wear the shirt Milon gave me?

You needed an excuse

to wear Milon's shirt.

Don't you think I know?

Go ahead.

Uncle, Eid is a festive day.

Why do we wear white

like we're in mourning?

Good question.

Look at the pretty flowers!

Uncle will you bring me one?

Of course.

That white one!

Okay.

Abdur Rahim?

You're good in Islamic History,

Urdu and Farsi

but so bad at Arabic writing.

He's left handed,

but he's told to use his right hand.

If he could use his left hand...

The Arabic alphabet is sacred!

You can't use your left hand.

Who's next?

Muhammad Rokonuddin Khan?

You have no concentration.

You are particularly bad in Urdu.

You use Bengali words

in your Urdu writing.

But you're very good in Arabic!

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