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Give Me the Mattock
(By Ali Khoeini)
I was walking in the street, ending to Dehkhoda primary school. The school bell rang and Abbass who was a student of grade 5, left school with some of his friends. When he saw me, he came towards me and after greeting, we began walking home. While crossing Sa'di Street, we saw a group of workers busy digging a canal. An aged man, among them, didn't have the stamina for work and later on we learned that he had to work to support his family. Abbass saw this old man in great trouble to work. With his face covered with soil, he was sweating and digging the ground. Abbass paused, and approaching the old man, asked, "How much must you dig, father?" The old man breathlessly replied, "Three meters long, one meter deep. Without hesitation, Abbass gave his books to the old man and told him to hand the mattock to him and rest for a while. He started digging the ground, greatly impressed by seeing this, I took a spade and helped him.
After an hour, we had done the old man's share of the job. We said good-bye and went home. The following day, I saw Abbass who went to help the old man on his way back home. This contribution went on, till digging the canal in Sa'di Street of Qazvin and setting the main in the ground was completed.
I was walking in the street, ending to Dehkhoda primary school. The school bell rang and Abbass who was a student of grade 5, left school with some of his friends. When he saw me, he came towards me and after greeting, we began walking home. While crossing Sa'di Street, we saw a group of workers busy digging a canal. An aged man, among them, didn't have the stamina for work and later on we learned that he had to work to support his family. Abbass saw this old man in great trouble to work. With his face covered with soil, he was sweating and digging the ground. Abbass paused, and approaching the old man, asked, "How much must you dig, father?" The old man breathlessly replied, "Three meters long, one meter deep. Without hesitation, Abbass gave his books to the old man and told him to hand the mattock to him and rest for a while. He started digging the ground, greatly impressed by seeing this, I took a spade and helped him.
After an hour, we had done the old man's share of the job. We said good-bye and went home. The following day, I saw Abbass who went to help the old man on his way back home. This contribution went on, till digging the canal in Sa'di Street of Qazvin and setting the main in the ground was completed.
