{"id":795,"date":"2022-03-28T20:04:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/?p=795"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:55:28","slug":"hasan-ate-a-cookie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/index.php\/2022\/03\/28\/hasan-ate-a-cookie\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasan Ate A Cookie\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mrs. Rihana had a sudden guest in the middle of a weekday. She was readying for her post-lunch routine\u2014tending to the flowerbeds in her backyard\u2014when her uncle, Mr. Gafaar, showed up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She hadn\u2019t seen her uncle for a long time. His visit came to her as a pleasant surprise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She greeted Mr. Gafaar warmly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Gafaar insisted on the two of them taking the chairs in the backyard. The spring sun was shining brightly, with a consistent breeze making the weather even more pleasant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWould you like some tea?\u201d asked Mrs. Rihana.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI would love some. Has been a while since I tasted your special lemon tea,\u201d he said, smiling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Rihana didn\u2019t have anything at home to serve with the tea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She called Hasan, her 6-year-old son, who had just returned from his school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasan was happy to see Mr. Gafaar, who he was particularly fond of among his granduncles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow are you, my dear grandson?\u201d Mr. Gafaar asked Hasan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am well,\u201d replied Hasan, giving his granduncle a tight hug.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Rihana asked Hasan to go to the grocery shop in their street to buy cookies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasan ran to the shop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The shopkeeper gave him a pack of cookies Mrs. Rihana purchased often. But the pack was torn.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the last pack I have. You must take it,\u201d the shopkeeper told Hasan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasan accepted the pack and walked toward his home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The cookies inside the torn pack looked delicious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasan wanted one. He resisted, but eventually took one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He took a bite, but before he could swallow it down, his guilt took over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He felt sorry about eating the cookie without his mother\u2019s permission. He threw away the remaining half of the cookie, before he reached home and handed the pack to his mother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasan looked down all the time. He could not face his mother.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Rihana got what had happened. She smiled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDo you feel sorry for what you did?\u201d she asked Hasan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I am sorry. I felt tempted and took a cookie without seeking your permission. I shall not have done it,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou promise not to repeat the mistake?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Rihana gave Hasan a hug and kissed his forehead. She took two cookies from the pack and gave them to Hasan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHere. This is your reward for speaking the truth and realising your mistake.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hasan gladly accepted his prize, and jumped into the chair next to Mr. Gafaar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs. Rihana bought everyone her special lemon tea, which they tasted during a conversation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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