
THE WONDER TREE In the land of Arabia, lived a chief named Ali Ben Ahmed along with his tribe. He has a daughter named Zuleika. One evening , Zuleika ran to his father’s arms and cried. Because there was someone who is riding their way from the south. The chief scanned the southern horizon until his eyes found a little yellow cloud of dust in the far distance. Zuleika was delighted because she love visitors who tells the wonders of the world which her eyes had never seen. The stranger who was proud and dignified brought greetings from the great Sheik Ben Nedi. The whole camp bustled with excitement and prepared each gifts for the great man. Only little Zuleika sat alone and idle, because she had no gift to give to the great Sheik Ben Nedi. She ran away from the tents and sat on a great stone near the well. Suddenly out of the well appeared a white image of a woman. The white image asked Zuleika why she was crying and told her to come back the next day to receive the gift for the ...