| The Story
of Martyrdom:
On Tuesday morning, nine AM., after the end of the
war on Gaza and the withdrawal of the occupation
forces, `Abdullah returned home as all the people did
after war had displaced them from the places of their
sleep and play. He was eager to see his birds and did
not wait for the breakfast that his mother prepared
for him in the early morning; his longing was bigger
than his hunger. He cut a loaf of bread and put some
potato chips inside and went out. Near his sister who
was searching the crops for "hibiscus" (wild
plant) that his mothered desired, he died with her
after the mine shrapnel that Israel had left in the
place hit him.
Despite his nine years old, `Abdullah was brave,
liked adventures, and did not fear anything. He took
those qualities from his father who used to take him
wherever he went, encouraged him to study, and taught
him the basis of Commerce. He grew up and his wishes
to become an animal trader, like his father, became
bigger; not a matter of imitation but out of his love
to nature.
On the day he died, he came happily to his mother
because his uncle gave him two "shekels"
(local currency). He did not go out to buy something
for himself but he bought two pieces of candy, one for
him and the other for his mother. On that day, his
mother refused to take the candy and when he insisted,
she took some so as not to make him angry. Then he
went to buy some peanuts to eat in the house yard. He
went out again and only few seconds passed and his
body was torn into pieces; the biggest part of it was
like the peanuts' grain.
His happy day was when he took the animal for
grazing, or when he went to the market with his
father. He loved those animals very much to the extent
that he used to feed, water, and take care of their
little ones. However, the child was killed by a
ruthless hand, leaving pain and sorrow in the heart of
his kind father. He left a stick to his father to
breed the animals with. Those animals kept waiting for
the child and when they did not find him, they walked
quietly and sadly.
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