The Wonder Tree
THE WONDER TREE
On the desert of Arabia, there was a tribe ruled by Ali Ben. One evening his daughter Zuleika ran to him and told him that there was a stranger going to their tribe. The newcomer told them that the great Sheik ben Nedi was coming the next day. Everyone was excited for their visitor is a great leader from another tribe, so they prepared gifts for the coming Sheik. While everyone is busy preparing, only Zuleika sat alone and idle. She has nothing to offer for the Sheik because her baby camel just died. She went near the great stone and sat there to weep. Suddenly a misty white figure took a shape of a beautiful fairy. The fairy asked Zuleika why she was crying and Zuleika told her the reason. The fairy told her that she has more to offer the Sheik and come back tomorrow where her tears fell upon and she will find something to give the Sheik. The next morning Zuleika came back and found a tree standing, so she told her father. That afternoon the great Sheik came and agreed that Zuleika's gift was the best of all. Arabia bless the day for they know that the tree will furnish them with food, fiber and shade.
INTRODUCTION:
The story of the wonder tree is an Arabian folktale. Arab tales that are transferred orally by Arabs; They have topics of cleverness, adventure, trickery and religion. These topics give this story full of inspiration to us readers. This story will talk about the tradition of Arabians about giving a gift to any visitor that would visit their camps.
BODY:
The story had mentioned about the chief and sheik. In Arabia, according to vocabulary.com Chiefs are the leaders of Arab villages or families. A Sheik is an honorific title, as in a Saudi oil Sheik also refers to a specific head of a tribe or family, or a leader in a Muslim community.In Arabic the word Sheik is read as Shaykh, "Chief" or "Wise old man".
The folktale implies the culture of Arabians being hospitable to visitors far away land.Offering gifts for their visitors gives me a hint of the culture of Arabia which can be somewhat similar to our Filipino values. According to Wikipedia.com Hospitality refers to the relationship between a guest and a host, wherein the host receives the guest with goodwill, including the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers. A host who granted a person's request for refuge was expected not only to provide food and shelter for his/her guest, but to make sure they did not come to harm while under their care.
In the part when Zuleika had a special gift for the sheik, the wonder tree, it is actually now a tourist destination in Arabia. To see this wonder tree in its natural habitat, visit the Arabian Peninsula, according to Yallatoursblog.com
Even though it is a practice of your religion/country that you give gifts to visitors. For me you don't need to cry just because you don't have one even when you are young, and if you don't have a gift but you want to give him/her find a way to get a gift. Considering Zuleika's age she is still very young, she doesn't need to follow practices
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| Arabians giving a present to Pres. Donald Trump |
CONCLUSION:
I have come to a realization that in every aspect of gifts, the quality doesn't matter but instead it must come from the heart,in this way, we can show hospitality to everyone. Being a child, we deserves to be given a chance to share our blessings. Children's potential in showing kindness and hospitality is much honored by the old ones.
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