Narrator: Once upon a time there was a man crossing the Arabian
Desert.
Man: I have been traveling for so long… I need to find a place
to rest.
Narrator: Suddenly he saw a cave, and when he entered the cave he
found an old man inside.
Old Man: Come in, and rest for a while.
Man: Thank you, good man… it's been a long day.
Old Man: Where are you going?
Man: I want to cross the desert.
Old Man: It will be hard. Do you know that?
Man: Yes, I do. It's been hard already.
Old Man: Let me give you an advice…to cross the desert you will need
three things.
Man: What three things?
Old Man: Take these three stones.
Narrator: The man took the three stones.
Man: They are beautiful… is this a topaz?
Old Man: Yes, it is … it means faith. It's yellow like the desert
sand.
Man: What about the other two?
Old Man: This is an emerald… it means hope. It is green like palm
leaves.
Man: I like the red one.
Old Man: This is a ruby… it means charity. It's red like the west
sun. You should always walk to the south where you will find an oasis… there
you will be happy. But don't ever loose the stones!
Man: What if I loose them?
Old Man: You will not reach your destiny.
Man: I appreciate your gift, and I will do as you say. I will
leave tomorrow morning.
Narrator: Next day, the man started his journey again. He traveled
miles and miles in his camel through the desert, and one day he thought.
Man: What if that old man tricked me? What if there isn't the
oasis he promised me? This desert seems endless!
Narrator: Then he felt something falling from his pocket.
Man: The topaz! I have to pick it up. No… no… I have to trust in
what the old man said. I will keep walking.
Narrator: After a few days, weather harshness had weaken him. He was
about to give up, when again he felt something falling from his pocket. It was
the emerald stone, and he thought.
Man: I have to be strong and calm down. Maybe the oasis is near.
I have to keep traveling… if not, I'm sure I will die.
Narrator: So he kept on walking until he found a water puddle near a
palm tree. He was about to get into the water when he looked at the camel's
eyes.
Man: Oh, you are also thirsty. Come here, drink some water… I
can still resist.
Narrator: The camel drank some water, and suddenly he died.
Man: What's wrong! Oh I see! … the water is poisoned!
Narrator: Then he saw something sparkling in the sand. It was the
ruby.
Man: I have to pick it up.
Narrator: Then he looked up to the sky.
Man: Thank you God, for keeping me alive.
Narrator: While he was looking up to the sky he saw some palm trees.
Man: The oasis! I have to go there!
Narrator: When he reached the oasis he found the old man near the
clean water.
Old Man: You have reached the oasis because you have kept the three
precious stones. Faith, Hope, and Charity. If you hadn't kept them, you would
be dead by now!
Man: Thank you for giving me the stones…they kept me safe.
Old Man: Always keep these three stones in your heart, and when the
time comes to leave this world, your will get to paradise. Don't ever loose
them.
Narrator: And suddenly the old man disappeared.
The End
Author: Arabian Folktale
Adapted by K I D S I N C O
