Last week the Book Club members listened to an amusing story in Urdu (which was translated as it was being read). The story revolved around a rich but miserly man who refused to spend a single dinar to replace his old and worn out shoes, little realizing that the would eventually cost him his entire fortune. Everyone participated by trying to guess the fate of the ominous shoes as well as explain the meaning of some of the more tricky Urdu words. The children were later asked about what they learned from the story, answers varied from how money should be spent to not to throw things into lakes.
Armed with empty cereal boxes, scissors and a stapler, the mothers and children made paper slippers under Umm Uzair's direction. The kids enjoyed parading around the house with them on and even baby Warda had a pair for herself.
This book has been published by Ferozsons and is a fun read for children of all ages.
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