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familiar swoosh of the palm trees
and the gurgle of the stream, met
his ear.
A long high tweet resounded above
his head followed by such a happy-
sounding chirp that Abu Talhah’s [r]
eyes popped open in spite of him-
self.
There, perched on the date palm,
was the most beautiful bird in the
whole wide world. Its wings were as
green as emeralds, its tail feathers
as red as pomegranate seeds and it
had a little golden head with a black
beak that sang its beautiful song to
its heart’s content.
Abu Talhah [r] was fascinated. He
stared and stared until he suddenly
remembered where he was and
what he was supposed to be doing.
Ashamed of himself, he dutifully
went back to the
salah
, starting
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fascinated
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dutifully
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gorgeous
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feasted
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chirping
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heaved
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sigh
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pious
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graciously
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distracted
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