The Gingerbread Man

Hello children everywhere, today we have a new story, The Gingerbread Man.

The Gingerbread man by Rana Kamaly

Once upon a time, a little old woman and a little old man lived by themselves in a little old house by the side of the road.

One day, the little old woman decided to make a special treat.

“I will make a gingerbread man,” she said.

So the little old woman made a gingerbread man and put him in the oven to bake. But before long, she heard a tiny voice calling, “Let me out! Let me out!”

The little old woman went t the oven to listen. Then she opened the oven door.

The gingerbread man jumped right out! He skipped across the kitchen and ran straight outside.

The gingerbread man was on his way down the road before the little old woman and the little old man were out of the house. They couldn't run nearly as fast as he could.

“Stop! We want to eat you. Stop, little gingerbread man!” they cried, quite out of breath.

But the gingerbread man just sang, “Run, run, as fast as you can, you cant catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!”

Soon the gingerbread man met a cow. “Stop, little man!” mooed the cow. “You look very good to eat!”

But the gingerbread man just ran faster. And he sang, “Run, run, as fast as you can, you cant catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!”

The cow ran and ran, but she could not catch the little gingerbread man.

Farther down the road, the gingerbread man met a horse. “Stop, little man!” said the horse. “You look very good to eat, and I’m hungry!”

But the gingerbread man just ran faster. 

The horse galloped and galloped as fast as he could, but he wasn't fast enough to catch the gingerbread man.

“I have run away from a little old woman, a little old man, and a cow,” cried the gingerbread ma. And he sang as he ran, “Run, run, as fast as you can, you cant catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!”

The little gingerbread man ran on and on, going faster and faster. 

Our time is up for today.We shall continue The Gingerbread Man story tomorrow. Bye children.

(The picture is from Ladybird publication the gingerbread man)

In the new Egypt i believe.....

In the new Egypt i believe that every one should be who they really are... by Rana Kamaly

All that stood before me and making my imagination come to reality, was that absurd fence, that looked fragile, but yet I couldn’t over come it. I shock the fence out of irritation and thought, “why is it always that something has to prevent me from what I desire the most?” and then I stopped with an intimidating thought, “what if this fence wasn’t there, what if it is only inside my head, What if it was my own mind that is preventing me from what I desire the most?”

I think and rethink. I wait and keep waiting for that unexpected, unbreakable power, that will come and set me free from the world I trapped my self in; I keep waiting for that thing that will change my life for ever; That thing that will destroy my human limitations and set my soul free.

I know for sure that many of us Egyptians have this fence, because of cultural and social limitations. Many times we are pushed to fit into certain stereotypes, created by society. It prevents us from being who we really are. But yet many of us keep waiting for that power to break the prison of limitations and push us to be free.

I believe that the treasure of power we are all craving for, is hidden deep inside us. Waiting for us to accept it, appreciate it, embrace it, and set it free to make us who we are. 

Sometimes we forget that the impossible is just an opinion. we refuse to believe that any idea, started with an impossible phrase. Just like the eagle that believed all his family were ducks never imagined he could fly.

I believe that in the new Egypt we should all set out inner lights and energies free; open our eyes to the things we rejected or were afraid to see; and let our inner lights guide us throw building this country, without trying to deem the lights of others.

 

Here is an oath that I believe all Egyptians should make:

Am going to live every moment as imperfectly as I can and make it count; I am going to make my own new foot prints; Never again will I choose to close my eyes from the truth no matter how hard it is; I will never try to deem the lights of others or try and make my light shine brighter than them; I will love, appreciate, respect and accept everyone as they are. And I will build a new Egypt that is livable for everyone.

To all-Egyptians start being who you really are, who ever that might be. 

So please people go get lost and see where you are going to end up. Because we discover new places, only when we are lost. Just keep following your dreams, and never give up. As the step of victory might be the one you decided to give up on.