The last week of February 2010

On the twenty eighth of February , my family and I went out to have dinner at Restaurant Yan Yan. We also have yee sang there. My mother's friend also at the restaurant and have dinner with us. We have many type of food also. I have fun celebrating the last day of Chinese New Year at Restaurant Yan Yan. My aunty and my cousin went late to the rstaurant. But they also get to eat cuz he leave some for them. We went home late at about 11:30 p.m. When we reach home , i fell so tired. So , I went to bed.

The Caring Tree

Author : Sheikh Hassan Seylan 'Abad
Illustration : Raihan Munif Bahasuan

Synopsis : -

This story is abaut i little boy who always play with a huge tree. As he grow older , he wanted to play with toys but he had no money to buy toys. So , the tree ask the boy to pluck all the fruit on the tree to sell it so , he can buy toys. Then he left for a long time. One day , the boy go to the tree again. The tree wan grateful to see him and ask him to play but he say he need a house. So , the tree suggest him to cut down all the branches and build a house . He cut down all the branches and left there for a long time. One fine day , the boy visit the tree and say that he need a boat to sail and be happy. The tree give the boy to cut off his trunk to make a boat so , the boy did what the tree say. Then , he left for a long time. As years pass , he become an old man. When he is an old man , he visit the tree. The tree say tht he had no fruit for the man to eat and no more branches for him to climb. He reply that he is to old to eat the fruits and he is too old to climb the branches like he always does when he is a boy. he say that he just need to rest. The tree say that the old roots is the best place to lean on and rest. So, the old man lean on the old roots and rest. The tree smile with tears.