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hopefully where he had left off.
When he had finished, the bird had
flown away.
Now this little bird considered itself
to be as lucky as Abu Talhah [r].
Here was a gorgeous garden with
sweet seeds to peck at and a bub-
bly stream. What better place to
build a nest and settle down for the
rest of its life!
The next day Abu Talhah [r]
appeared again at his favourite spot
in the garden under the shade of
the palm tree, and began the
salah
.
But he failed to notice that the beau-
tiful bird was building a nest on top
of the tree.
Soon the bird began to sing and
whistle so beautifully that Abu
Talhah [r] lost track of what he was
