The legacy
written by:Abdou Abdellah
Not very long ago, there was a wealthy man who lived in his palace with his two sons: Amer and Samer. Before his death he recommended to them to take care of each other. But after his death, Amer, the eldest son, did not share the estate with his brother .He kept the whole wealth for himself, claiming that his father bequeathed all the wealth to him.
After the death of the father; he, immediately, expelled his brother from the palace with his wife and their young daughter, Rahma. Samer moved to a hut next to the palace as shelter. He lived poverty after wealth and hardship after good times. Amer never helped his brother, despite his poverty and extreme need. When Eid al-Adha came, the smell of barbecue invaded the place. Rahma said: Mom, let me go to my uncle to ask him a piece of meat”. The mother refused her request because she knew that she would never get anything. But after the girl's insistence and the irresistible smell of barbecue, the mother gave in to the request of her deprived daughter. Rahma, smiling and overjoyed, went to her uncle and said: Uncle, uncle, happy Eid Mubarak. Please give me a small piece of meat. My father did not slaughter a ram. Before the uncle answered, his wife replied;I will give you some meat . Let not the pots of leftover guts.So the girl returned home with joy. But the horror of the surprise was like a thunderbolt on the father when the mother opened the pot. The father left the house and his heart was wretched. He went out wandring towords the unknown wild life. life and death to him were alike. In his journey he faced lions and hyenas and fought hungry predators.
One night, while Samer was hiding from the monsters of the jungle on a big tree . he saw a pirate hideout. When the pirates leftat dawn, he entered the secret hideout and found a large treasure of gold, silver and horses. Samer filled bags of gold and suddenly one of the pirates entered. Samer told his story with his brother and his poor condition. The pirate said;I will give you ariddle. If you solve it, you willsurvive, and you will be allowed to take the bags of gold.
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