Weekly Story Writing Competition 1 | Story Continuation

Assalamu Alaikum,
First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to @mamun123456 brother who has organized this competition so beautifully. After a long time, such a fascinating story writing competition has started again. My heart is really filled with joy. Many greetings and love to him for awakening our imagination, bringing the community together and encouraging everyone to be creative. Such an initiative makes our esteem more beautiful and lively.

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One day, a man named Rashid was walking through his date garden. Suddenly, he noticed some movement behind the trees in front. The village had been in fear of thieves for a long time, so Rashid got a little scared. He never thought that the thief would come so close. Just then, a very soft sound came from behind him. Rashid quickly turned around. The rustling of leaves on his head and the sound of a thump in his chest were heard, but surprisingly, there was no one around.

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Slowly, a few steps back, the small sound of the wind through the palm tree leaves made him even more uncomfortable. Suddenly, he saw wet footprints on the ground. But those footprints were not human, like some small but powerful animal. He sat and wondered if it was a fox? Or did someone do something to scare me? But his doubts were broken the next moment. A very soft voice was heard from behind, "Brother, don't be afraid." Rashid's head slowly turned and he looked back and saw a small boy.

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He must be 12-13 years old, with dust on his face, old clothes on his body, and a blank look in his eyes. Rashid was surprised and asked, "Who are you, what are you doing here?" The boy lowered his head and said, "I'm not a thief, brother. I've come to look for food." Rashid's chest became heavy, the boy's throat was trembling, and there was a look of sadness and sorrow in his eyes. Where are your parents?" Rashid asked.

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The boy wiped his tears and said, "Mom is dead, dad left me, I haven't eaten anything for two days, everyone chased me away." Just then, a loud noise came from the south of the garden. Rashid, hurrying forward with a stick in hand, saw an adult digging up the stump of a palm tree. From under the ground, he took out hidden old iron and pieces of cloth that he used to steal and sell at night.

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All the panic and rumors in the village were to cover this man. Rashid caught him. The villagers came and found out everything and apologized for misunderstanding the boy. Rashid put his hand on the boy's shoulder and said, "From today on, you will be with me. God never makes anyone bad, nor does poverty push people on the wrong path." The boy smiled his first smile of the year and Rashid said to himself, "Darkness never seems really dark if there is a person nearby to give light."

I invite my friends,
@lirvic
@memamun
@marpa