1001 Stories of Greatness, Series 3 E-Book

Isioma Jemimah Okonicha

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

  Once upon a time, in a small town called Cox, there lived a kind and generous woman named Lily. Lily was known in the town for her compassionate nature and willingness to help anyone in need. One day, Lily noticed a young girl who was crying on the sidewalk. She approached the girl, whose name was Dorathy and asked if she needed any help. The girl explained that she had lost her way home and was feeling scared and alone. Lily immediately took the girl under her wing, comforting her and helping her find her way home. The girl was so grateful for Lily’s kindness that she told her parents about the woman who had helped her. The following week, Lily received a thank you note from the girl’s parents, expressing their gratitude for her kindness. The note also mentioned that they had been struggling financially and were finding it difficult to put food on the table for their family. Moved by the family’s situation, Lily decided to help them out. She started cooking extra food every day and would bring it to their doorstep. The family was amazed by her generosity and kindness. But Lily’s kindness didn’t stop there. She began to notice other families in the town who were struggling, and she started to offer her help to them too. She would hire babysitters for families who couldn’t afford a babysitter, and she would even give them money when they needed it. The kindness and generosity of Lily started to spread throughout the town, and soon others started to follow in her footsteps. People began to see the impact that one act of kindness could have, and they started to look for ways to help others too. As more and more people in the town started to practice kindness, it created a ripple effect. The town became a much more caring and compassionate place, and people started to feel a sense of community that they had never felt before. Years later, Lily grew old and left Cox to another town. And one day, as she was walking on the sidewalk, she accidentally stepped on

Leseprobe

Isioma Jemimah Okonicha

1001 Stories of Greatness, Series 3

Greatness from Within

To those who dare to dream, and those who find solace in the written word. This book is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of imagination, to the seekers of knowledge, and the lovers of stories. May these pages be a companion on your journey, inspiring, comforting, and transporting you to worlds yet discovered. With gratitude for the readers who embark on this adventure, thank you for sharing in the magic of storytelling.BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich

01

 Scorpion Scare

Ibru was the boy who sold milk and gingerbread by the roadside, and his father, Papa Ibru, as he was fondly called by everyone, repaired torn shoes in a small shop beside him. Ibru’s mother had left them when he was only three years old. People who knew the former couple said the marriage was a catastrophic one.

For Ibru, he had to grow up without knowing his mother or what she looked like. Each time he asked his father about her, he was told she was beautiful but left because he was a poor man.

So Ibru’s father had to raise him on his own, with Ibru helping his father in his shoe repair shop until Ibru learned to make gingerbread and milk, which he decided to sell close to his dad.

One day, Ibru’s father closed up shop early but told Ibru to wait behind and pack up when it was time for him to leave, reminding him not to forget to lock up properly.

Just as Ibru packed up his father’s items for the day, a man walked into the shop.

“My father is not around to repair your shoe. You can come back tomorrow,” Ibru told the supposed customer. The man did not say a word; he only stared straight at Ibru and then began walking closer to him. At this point, Ibru began to wonder about the man’s strange behavior, but being a fifteen-year-old boy, he could not fight the huge-looking man. Ibru became scared and asked the man what he wanted. The streets had already become quiet, and if anything were to happen, Ibru would have been harmed before anyone knew.

In confusion, Ibru began to think about what to do if the man attacked him. Suddenly, as the man got very close, Ibru shifted backward and dodged, following a plan he had made up in his mind – a move he used when playing with his friends.

Surprisingly, the man did not chase Ibru; instead, he quickly grabbed a short piece of wood from the table and used it to hit something. By this time, Ibru had run out of the shop. However, as he ran, he noticed the man was still inside. So Ibru quickly summoned a few people who were also closing up their shops to assist him, as there was a thief in his father’s shop.

As the boys hurriedly came with sticks to confront the thief, they saw the stranger pushing out a big scorpion. It was the reason he had moved closer to Ibru without making a sound when he entered the shop – he had spotted the dangerous creature behind Ibru, ready to attack. According to the stranger, he feared that if Ibru had made any noise, he would have been attacked.

Ibru was speechless and wondered about all that had happened. With others helping the stranger, they burned the scorpion and thanked him for saving Ibru’s life.

“Ibru, thank your God,” they told him.

Ibru walked home after locking up the shop, promising to help the stranger get his shoe repaired the next day. He told his father about the incident, and his father said, “Ibru, hope you learned a lesson from this. Like I always tell you, never jump to conclusions, and always be cautious.”

02

 Lalitha

Lalitha was the loveliest girl you could meet, vibrant and loved by all, she was a happy girl, who played and laughed with everyone she met, and they all had something good to say about her, and as she grew up, she became even more loved; she was the best friend of most girls her age and also a close friend of older people living in the community. 

“Lalitha is everyone’s favourite” was a popular phrase among the dwellers, except for a man called Abel and his wife, who her parents never spoke to.  

When Lalitha was two years old, there was a rumour that Abel and his wife had tried to abuse her, but it was never proven to be true, but Lalita’s parents believed the rumour. Moreso, Abel and his wife were known to mistreat everyone around them in the community, which were all the reasons Lalitha’s parents warned her never to go close to the couple, or their home.

The crashing noise continued, it was from the house behind her parent’s home, which belonged to the couple she was taught never to go close to. Lalitha became more concerned as the noise increased, and she was home alone. She decided to go over to see what was happening, then she remembered her parents and their warnings which resounded in her ears.

“But they could be in danger and need help,” she said, and then made her way to their home.

As she walked through the entrance of their door, her heart began pounding, she was only fifteen years old. “What if they were in danger?” The thoughts continued pouring into her mind, but she remained courageous and walked to their backyard, where she heard the noise from.