Once, Sheikh Chilli’s grandfather visited their house. Grandfather had a lot of sympathy for his grandson, as Sheikh was born silly. When he was leaving, Sheikh’s grandfather blessed him and gave him a silver coin. He told Sheikh to keep the coin a secret. Sheikh wondered where to hide it. He remembered a loose brick in Aunt Fatima’s compound. He went and hid the coin securely behind the brick. Sheikh came back home, but several possibilities of somebody finding his coin kept hounding him. The brick could fall down accidentally; a mad bull might bang its head against it; lightning might strike the wall! He pondered over it and found a solution. Next morning, Sheikh informed everyone he met that he had not hidden a silver coin behind the loose brick in Aunt Fatima’s wall at all. Thankfully, he said this to his mother, too. She went and took out the coin immediately, and kept it safely with herself.
Silly Silver Coin
