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One day, Laila brought some mushrooms home. “Where did you get those?” said her mother. “I picked them in the woods.” “The mushrooms are poisonous,” said her mother, throwing them in the bin. “Promise me you won’t pick them again.” A few days later, Laila was out again in the woods when she met an …
“No, sir, I wasn’t.” “Not Malaysia.” “No, sir. Aden.” “Aden… Lucky man.” “I would say so, sir.” The colonel stood with his hands behind his back as the old soldier went onto explain how he had spent the best part of the conflict holed up in a Bedouin tent. “They gave us ice tea, and …
One day, not long ago, a boy was playing alone in the snow when he became aware of a little old lady sitting on the park bench. The old lady was huddled in a coat. She wore a pair of mittens, just like his Granny, when she was cold and stoking the fire. “What are …