This story was written specifically for Emirati youth and adolescents and aims to connect them to their ancient past and their original environment and instill noble values in their homelands. The story takes a time from one of the most important periods of Emirati history, which is the end of the diving period and the beginning of the discovery of oil, to be an important turning point in the life of the hero of this story, which conveys in the context of its events the spirit Perseverance, diligence, and the values of patience and sacrifice, and enhance the sense of belonging and responsibility towards the land and society in its environment. We also note that this story develops the sense of communication with the sources of marine nature that have enriched the people of this earth. On the one hand, it confirms that fish wealth, with its abundant goodness, is a source of safety and reassurance. It also confirms that pearls With its high value, it is considered a source of struggle and an omen of happiness, and finally, oil, with its hidden treasures, becomes a symbol of luxury and assistance to all those in need around the world. The writer was able to establish these concepts indirectly and in a renewed heritage form that touches the understandings of new generations and takes them to the spaces of their fathers and grandfathers, thus achieving one of the most important desired goals. I hope that she will complete this work with a group of other works that come in this important context and are directed to the young people. Drawing them into the magical world of reading.
The four of us lived in a rather narrow room, with a roof that served as a filter in the winter for the rainwater received by the carefully distributed bowls and utensils. It was rented to us by an obese widow in her forties. She was a cold woman with a sharp tongue, but she did not increase the price of our rent, fortunately for us. ..
Then the fire came and consumed everything.
The objects... the rooms... the building... and even the fat Mrs. Afaf, who has a foul-mouthed tongue!
We were looking at the scene with sad faces. The firefighters, with their old equipment and their late arrival, were unable to save anything, and no one moved to help the miserable widow due to the ferocity of the fire that occurred through her negligence, as we learned later.
We gathered in the café at a small circular table to think about a solution to the problem we found ourselves in.
- “We leave...”
Siwar said it after a deafening silence, then Kahf nodded his head in support and said with a smile:
- There is no escape, there is no other solution.
While (Herbak) remained silent as usual, so I did the same. I trusted their opinion and considered him to be the decisive factor. He did not trust his personal judgments much when we were together, so his opinion was my opinion..
