FOLLOW YONDER STAR. (to be read on Dec 30)
(continued from THE HORSE TRADER)
- stories for children by Aurrsa.
Balthazar soon reached the city gates and, to his relief, the two men and the stallion were still where he had left them. The star it seemed had been delayed.
He dismounted from Bahadur, and sheepishly made his way to them, apologizing profusely for daring to disturb them.
"Friends, please forgive me for my arrogance earlier. I am used to getting my way and forgot my manners."
He then surprised himself by saying, "I too would like to join you'll on this quest. I am intrigued by your story."
Gaspar looked at the trader, then at the beggar and he was at a loss for words. How could the three of them go across the desert or wherever the star led them without adequate transport? The horses would tire out after a while. Besides, they didn't have any food or water. What was he even thinking!
Sensing his dilemma, Balthazar spoke up. "If you don't mind me making a suggestion, why don't we take three of my sturdiest camels along with some provisions from my abundant stock. You can leave your horse with my right hand man. He knows how to handle horses well. In fact, he trains them too."
"Yes, thats a great idea. Thank you for offering. Let's go and get the camels right away."
Balthazar and Gaspar rode quickly to the caravan and handed Jhanjar and Bahadur over to Balthazar's right hand man. The two animals settled down and began feeding hungrily.
Choosing three camels from his caravan (he had twenty), Balthazar got his servants to load them with enough food and water for the journey.
He mounted one, Gaspar mounted the other and one of the servants mounted the third camel. They proceeded as fast as the camels could take them to the city gates.
At the city gates, the servant got down from his camel and handed the reins to Melchior. With a salaam to his master, he returned back to the camp on foot.
The three men looked up at the sky in unison, and, as if by cue, there it was! The star that had brought Gaspar to Jamal reappeared as if by magic and began moving westward again.
The three men quickly mounted their camels and followed the star, excited to begin an adventure and eager to know what their final destination would be.
Children, wouldn't you have liked to be sitting on one of those camels right now? I sure would.
We'll see where the star leads them tomorrow. Sleep well dears and if you can't get sleep quickly, count camels instead of sheep!
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