The crystal ball
In south of Spain there was a small village. The people of the village were very joyful. The children played under the shades of trees in the gardens of their home. A shepherd boy named Nasir stayed near the village with his father, mother and grandmother. Each morning he took his herd of goats up the hills to find a suitable place for them to graze. In the afternoon he returned with them to the village. Each night he heard a story from his grandmother. One of those days, as Nasir was watching his herd and playing his flute, he suddenly saw a wonderful light behind a flower bush. when he approached the bush, he saw a transparent and very wonderful crystal ball. The crystal ball was glittering as like as colorful rainbow. Nasir carefully took it in his hand and turned it around. With surprise, suddenly he heard a weak voice coming from the crystal ball. It said that he (Nasir) can make a wish and that will fulfill his wish. Nasir could not believe that he had actually heard a voice. When he made sure that he had indeed heard that voice from the crystal ball, he was very confused. He had so many wishes that he could not decide upon particular wish. He said to himself if I wit till tomorrow I will remember many things. Then I will make my wish. He put the crystal ball and returned home very happily. He set up his mind not to tell anyone about the crystal ball. On the following day Nasir could not decide what to wish for, because he really had everything he needed. The day passed as usual but he was not able to make any decision.
One day a boy followed Nasir and his herd and hide behind a tree. Nasir as usual sat in one corner took out the crystal ball and for a few moments looked at it. The boy waited for the moment when Nasir would go to sleep. When Nasir did fall asleep the boy took the crystal ball and ran away. When he arrived at the village, he called all the people and showed them the crystal ball. The villagers took the crystal ball in their hands and turned it around with surprise. suddenly, they heard a voice from the crystal ball which said that it can fulfil their wishes. One person took the ball and said that he wanted a bag full of gold. Another person said loudly that he need two chests full of Jewlery. Some of them want a big house which door is made of gold. All there wishes were fulfilled, but they were not happy. Because they become to jealous of each other to see their wealth. They become angry with each other and stop talking to each other. The gardens were no more where children used to play. There were palaces and gold everywhere. No one was happy. Only Nasir and his family lived then happily. The children said to Nasir, "When we had a small village, we all were happy and joyful." The parents also spoke. They said, "In one way or another, all of us are unhappy. The luxurious palaces and jewelry only bring us pain." When Nasir saw that the people were really regretful, he said, "Even though the crystal ball asked me to wish for something, I have not done it so far. But if you really want everything to return to its own place, then I will wish for it."
Everyone happily agreed. Nasir took the crystal ball in his hand, turned it around and wished that the village would become the same as it was before. In a moment, the palaces disappeared, the green gardens appeared, and the same old village full of trees was there. Once again the people started to live happily and the children played under the shade of trees. Nasir continued his contented life every day, playing his flute at sunset. Its sweet sound was heard throughout the beautiful green village.
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