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Scene 2

TALIB’s home. KARIMA, his wife, sewing;
MUTAL, his father, smoking a water-pipe. Three years have passed.

Mutal
Amin is so quiet that it does not seem that another boy has come to live in the house. His
influence seems to make even Ali quieter.
Karima
Though he is so quiet, it seems he has brought sunshine into our home. In spite of his quiet-
ness there is something lively in him which makes Ali more bright than he has ever been.
No wonder his mother had many wonderful dreams before he was born, giving good tidings.
Now that I see him, I begin to see the meaning of her visions, significant in his unfoldment

Mutal
His father, peace be on him, was simple and yet so intelligent that he was a glow of which
Amin is the blaze. Do the boys get on well together?
Karima
Father, since Amin has come, Ali has become quite different. Ali follows every turn that Amin
takes. Ali seems to be so much more thoughtful and happy since the coming of Amin. They
seem to blend with one another as sugar and milk.
Mutal
Amin, with all his gentleness, is steady and firm, and so Ali, however energetic, responds to
his influence.

Karima
Father, it is interesting to watch them grow fond of one another, more so every day.

(ALI enters with a lot of leaves)
Ali (to KARIMA)
I have found these leaves after all; I had to go far into the forest to fetch them, but I wouldn't
have come home without them!

Karima
Child, you must not go far into the woods, Very often one meets wild animals there.

Ali
I am not afraid of wild animals. I would fight if I met any.

(MUTAL laughs. ALI busies himself with the leaves. Enter AMIN)

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