Author by Rouda Ahmed Alneyadi

Illustrator by Aysha Ali Alneyadi

 On early Sunday morning, Shaheen
the Falcon, Sayb the Camel, Batbuta
the Duck, Abu Sabir the Donkey and
Puppy the dog decided to travel from
AlAin to Dubai.
Once they reached Dubai.
“I am hungry,” said Batbuta.
All her friends were hungry too. So they
were thinking of ways to find food.
Shaheen squawked: “look there is a bag in the
lake.”

Shaheen flew to bring the bag from the lake.

When they opened the bag they saw ten
seeds.
 “Let’s eat,” said
Abu Sabir.
“Stop!! Let’s pla
nts the seeds
and eat it when
it grows. All
of us will eat th
e plant and
feel full.” Sayb s
aid.
All his friends agr
eed with Sayb.
They planted the seeds and
decided that each night one
of them will protect the
seeds from other animals.
On Monday night, Sayb
On Tuesday night,
guarded the seeds all
Batbuta guarded the
night.
plant all night.
On Wednesday night,
Shaheen guarded the On Thursday night, Puppy
plant all night. guarded the plant all
night.
On Friday night, Abu Sabir guarded
the plant all night. While he was
guarding the plant he felt hungry.
Abu Sabir the donkey said: “if I take a
bite, they will not notice”. Suddenly
he started to eat the. Plant. He ate
and ate and ate until he got full. Then
he fell asleep.
On Saturday morning the friends Sayb said:
woke up and found out that “Who ate our plant?”
someone had eaten the plant.
All the animals denied that they
ate the plant.
“let's go and jump in the lake,
the one with full belly will sink
in the lake, and the one with
empty bellies will float on the
lake”. Puppy said.

They all agreed on Puppy idea.

 Batbuta the duck said: “I’m the
duck if I ate the plant Allah will
throw me in the lake and I will
sink”. Then she jumped in the lake
and she passed.
Sayb the camel said: “I’m the
camel if I ate the plant Allah will
throw me in the lake and I will
sink”. Then Ahmed jumped into
the lake and he passed.
Shaheen the falcon said: “I'm the falcon if I ate the plant Allah will
throw me in the lake and I will sink”. Then Shaheen jumped into the
lake and passed.
Puppy the dog said: “I’m the dog if I
ate the plant Allah will throw me into
the lake and I will sink. Then Saeed
jumped into the lake and passed.
 Abu Sabir the donkey said: “I’m the
donkey if I ate the plant Allah will
throw me into the lake and I will sink”.
Then Abu Sabir jumped and while he is
swimming his belly was full and he
sank in the lake.
 All his friends jumped to help
him. Then Abu Sabir apologized
to his friends that he will never
lie again.
 The Seeds Guardian
There were five little friends moved from AlAin
to Dubai. When they reached Dubai, they felt
hungry and then they found a bag with 10
seeds. They decided to plant the seeds so all of
animals will feel full. They decide each one will
guard the plants from the other animals. When
one of the animals turn to guard the plants,
s/he ate the plants. And to know who ate the
plants all the friends will jump into the lake to
figure out who ate the plants. The one with a
full bully will sink into the lake.