Abi Went Working

Saturday, August 13th 2011

Abi back to work today and will return home six weeks later. He is a supervisor geologist in a mining company, he works on a mining site at Batu Licin, South Kalimantan. He will depart this afternoon by car.

This morning we went together to find marine fish which he had promised me for my pet. But after four fish shops we did not find any marine fish. The sellers said the waves were so high that it’s difficult to get such a fish. So we came home and walked abi for his departure.

We visited granny after that to play with cousins and then went home for ifthar. The circumstance slightly changed when abi working away, no one teased and joked with a wide laughter as abi did, but we're used to it. Then right before bed at night, ummi always reading stories for us.

So this is the book today,

Alfred Chest's Story

The story is about an elephant who feels sad because it has a very very long trunk like no other elephants. Every day he always tried to hide his trunk, folded it, wrapped it in a blanket, or hide it in the flower vines. But one day, he managed to help a little girl with his long trunk. In the end he was grateful because he has a longer trunk, and he was proud to be different.

This is a great story and we loved it. Ummi said this story teaches us to be grateful for what Allah has given us.