FROM CHILDHOOD

TO MANHOOD

O
Once
nce upon
upon aa time
time aa smart
smart child
child .whose
.whose name
name was
was
abdelghafour
abdelghafour wanted
wanted to
to be
be aa famous
famous scholar
scholar SoSo his
his father
father
bought
bought him him someny
someny books
books .Our
.Our chid
chid each
each time
time when
when he he
want
want toto laern
laern only
only by
by himself
himself he he couldn’t
couldn’t Therefore
Therefore he he
cut
cut all
all these
these bookd
bookd an
an gave
gave up
up learning
learning ..
 Three
Three years
years later
later in
in order
order to
to become
become aa
famous
famous football
football player
player
The
The child
child wanted
wanted to to learn
learn how
how toto play
play
soccer
soccerwell
well besides
besidesthethechild
child spent
spent all
all
his
his time
timein
in playing
playing soccer
soccerbutbut as
asaa
consequence
consequence he he cut
cut the the ball
ball and
and gave
gave
up
up Learning
Learning how
how toto play
play the
the soccer
soccer
A
After
fter five
five years
years when
when he
he became
became aa teenager
teenager tghe
tghe
boy
boy wanted
wanted toto be
be aa famous
famous singer
singer hehe said
said « why
« why
not
not take
take my
my chance
chance and
and try
try with
with music ? »
music ? » although
although
he
he spent
spent allall his
his time
time with
with his
his guitar
guitar however
however the the
poor
poor boy
boy couldn’t
couldn’t ustust at
at last
last therefore
therefore hehe broke
broke
down
down hishis guitar
guitar
After
After nine
nineyaers
yaerswhen
whenhehebecame
becameaayoung
youngmanmanhehedecided
decidedto to
travel
travelininorder
orderto
todiscover
discoverthe
theworld
world for
forthis
this he
hepreapred
preapredallall
the
thenecessary
necessaryelements
elementsthat
thathehewould
wouldneed
needfor
forhis
his travelling
travelling
after
after three
threedays
daysofoftavelling
tavelling the
thepoor
poor young
youngnotnotonly
only
became
becametired
tiredbut
but
Also
Alsohehestarted
startedcrawling
crawling so sohe
hereturned
returnedto
tohis
hishouse
house..
IInnthethecontry
contryhe
hehad
hadbeen
beenworking
workingfor
fortwenty
twentyyears
yearsin
inthe
the
souk
soukasasaaporter
porter before
beforehe
hedecided
decidedto tostop
stophis
hiswork
workininthe
the
souk
souk because
becauseThe
Themanmanfelt
felt that
that he
hegrew
grewvery
veryold
old.he
.he
started
startedworking
workingin in
His
Hisgarden ;he
garden ;hecouldn’tdo
couldn’tdoanything
anythingexept
exeptbecaming
becaming
green-fingered.
green-fingered.
EEveryday
veryday when
whenhehewould
would be
beworking
workingininhis
hisgarden
garden
he would sing and say :
he would sing and say :
« when
« wheniiwas
waslittle
littleboy
boy iihoped
hopedtotobe
beaafamous
famous
scholar
scholar butbuti’ve
i’vebecome
becomeaa famous
famousilleterate !
illeterate !
II hoped
hoped totobe
beaafamous
famousfootball
footballplayer
player but
butii
become
becomeaafamous
famousgardinner !
gardinner !
IIhoped
hopedtotobebeaafamous
famoussinger
singer but
butiiam
amsinging
singing
the
thesong
songofofmymyproblems !
problems !
IIhoped
hopedtotobebe aafamous
famous traveller
traveller but
butiiam
am
travelling
travelling around
around my myplace !
place !
Now
Now iiam amjust
justaasimple
simpleold
oldman
manwhowhowants
wantstoto
live
livehappy… ! »
happy… ! »

Written by Dehayni
Abdelhamid