The Secret of the Coming Days‍
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By Iranian writer: Mah Dokht Kashkoli‍
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Publications: Shabaweez‍
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Translated by: Dr. Abd Ali Kazem Al-Fatlawi‍
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(A story from children’s literature)‍
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The sun has not risen yet, the children are running towards the mountain, the mountain was wearing his white hat and sitting quietly, Vesta said to the mountain from among the children:‍
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Would you lend me your hat?‍
The mountain asked her:‍
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And what are you doing with it?‍
Vesta answered him:‍
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I want to travel to the Forest of Light and I want to put your hat on my head so that no one can see me.‍
The mountain asked her:‍
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Then what?‍
Vesta answered:‍
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I go to the secret room in the Forest of Light to find my book there.‍
The mountain thought a little and said:‍
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But I have two conditions: The first is that you must return my hat before sunset. The second is that if you find out a secret, you must tell me about it.‍
The mountain took off his hat and gave it to Vesta. Vesta put the hat on and put it on her head and disappeared from sight.‍
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Vesta rode the wind and crossed the seas and deserts until she reached a castle with seven doors, each with a guard standing at each door. She passed all the guards and no one saw her.‍
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She took out the magic key and entered the castle. There was a forest in the castle. In the forest, stars were scattered on the ground instead of sand. Thousands of birds were singing on the branches of the trees, and thousands of rivers were running under the bushes. Vesta wanted to pick a bouquet of roses from that forest, but she was afraid of being late for her appointment.‍
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In the middle of the forest, there was a building, its bricks made of the sun and the moon. On its door were two knockers (of iron used to knock on the door), the first of (the secret) and the second of (the sound). Vesta stood for a while, held her breath in her chest and knocked on the door quietly with the (secret) knocker. The door opened, Vesta was a little disturbed, the carpets in the rooms were wide, decorated with engravings of roses and trees that no eye had seen and no ear had heard.‍
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Vesta passed through the rooms quietly and reached a room with seven locks on its door. She took the magic key out of her pocket, opened the locks and entered the room, and cried out with joy.‍
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That room was full of books for all the children of the world. Vesta passed in front of the bookshelves searching for her desired book. She searched and searched… and suddenly she saw a large book in the corner of the room. She headed towards it, written on its cover (The Book of Secrets). Vesta leafed through the book, and saw on the first page of the book a map that guides to salvation from the darkness and reaching the tower of light and brightness, while the second page explains the journey from the moon to the planet Neptune. She put an asterisk on the hidden rivers.‍
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Vesta leafed through the book and in the middle of it she read about the types of diseases and their treatments, and among those diseases was a disease called (ignorance) and its treatment. Vesta said to herself:‍
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Hello, I will carry this book with me.‍
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But the book was heavy and she could not move it from its place. She looked out the window,… The sun was about to set, and she had to return before that with all the long way she had traveled. Time was running out, and the mountain was waiting for her hat, which had to be returned to her before sunset. She quickly leafed through the book again, and read the last page: (The coming days are for children, and whoever knows this secret will not fear the dark again).‍
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She was forced to leave the book and went out of that room and left that forest, and rode the wind and returned.‍
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The children were waiting on the mountainside. Vesta greeted the mountain, and returned the hat to him.‍
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The mountain said, laughing:‍
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Well, my daughter, did you enjoy your trip? What did you bring with you?‍
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Vesta answered happily:‍
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It was a very big book, perhaps as big as you. A lot was written in it. I wanted to bring it with me, but I couldn’t.‍
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The mountain asked her:‍‍
By Iranian writer: Mah Dokht Kashkoli‍
‍
Publications: Shabaweez‍
‍
Translated by: Dr. Abd Ali Kazem Al-Fatlawi‍
‍
(A story from children’s literature)‍
‍
The sun has not risen yet, the children are running towards the mountain, the mountain was wearing his white hat and sitting quietly, Vesta said to the mountain from among the children:‍
‍
Would you lend me your hat?‍
The mountain asked her:‍
‍
And what are you doing with it?‍
Vesta answered him:‍
‍
I want to travel to the Forest of Light and I want to put your hat on my head so that no one can see me.‍
The mountain asked her:‍
‍
Then what?‍
Vesta answered:‍
‍
I go to the secret room in the Forest of Light to find my book there.‍
The mountain thought a little and said:‍
‍
But I have two conditions: The first is that you must return my hat before sunset. The second is that if you find out a secret, you must tell me about it.‍
The mountain took off his hat and gave it to Vesta. Vesta put the hat on and put it on her head and disappeared from sight.‍
‍
Vesta rode the wind and crossed the seas and deserts until she reached a castle with seven doors, each with a guard standing at each door. She passed all the guards and no one saw her.‍
‍
She took out the magic key and entered the castle. There was a forest in the castle. In the forest, stars were scattered on the ground instead of sand. Thousands of birds were singing on the branches of the trees, and thousands of rivers were running under the bushes. Vesta wanted to pick a bouquet of roses from that forest, but she was afraid of being late for her appointment.‍
‍
In the middle of the forest, there was a building, its bricks made of the sun and the moon. On its door were two knockers (of iron used to knock on the door), the first of (the secret) and the second of (the sound). Vesta stood for a while, held her breath in her chest and knocked on the door quietly with the (secret) knocker. The door opened, Vesta was a little disturbed, the carpets in the rooms were wide, decorated with engravings of roses and trees that no eye had seen and no ear had heard.‍
‍
Vesta passed through the rooms quietly and reached a room with seven locks on its door. She took the magic key out of her pocket, opened the locks and entered the room, and cried out with joy.‍
‍
That room was full of books for all the children of the world. Vesta passed in front of the bookshelves searching for her desired book. She searched and searched… and suddenly she saw a large book in the corner of the room. She headed towards it, written on its cover (The Book of Secrets). Vesta leafed through the book, and saw on the first page of the book a map that guides to salvation from the darkness and reaching the tower of light and brightness, while the second page explains the journey from the moon to the planet Neptune. She put an asterisk on the hidden rivers.‍
‍
Vesta leafed through the book and in the middle of it she read about the types of diseases and their treatments, and among those diseases was a disease called (ignorance) and its treatment. Vesta said to herself:‍
‍
Hello, I will carry this book with me.‍
‍
But the book was heavy and she could not move it from its place. She looked out the window,… The sun was about to set, and she had to return before that with all the long way she had traveled. Time was running out, and the mountain was waiting for her hat, which had to be returned to her before sunset. She quickly leafed through the book again, and read the last page: (The coming days are for children, and whoever knows this secret will not fear the dark again).‍
‍
She was forced to leave the book and went out of that room and left that forest, and rode the wind and returned.‍
‍
The children were waiting on the mountainside. Vesta greeted the mountain, and returned the hat to him.‍
‍
The mountain said, laughing:‍
‍
Well, my daughter, did you enjoy your trip? What did you bring with you?‍
‍
Vesta answered happily:‍
‍
It was a very big book, perhaps as big as you. A lot was written in it. I wanted to bring it with me, but I couldn’t.‍
‍
The mountain asked her:‍