story

The Magical
adventure of
My Name
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This magical adventure, belongs to
Ghayat Ali Mir
With love, presented by
Phuphi
Read it – Love it

Hello, Ghayat.
With special affection, we welcome you on
this magical adventure so that you can
know the magic that is hiding behind your
wonderful name.

One lovely, moonlit night, Ghayat Ali’s mother was
lovingly asking him to go to bed. He had almost
agreed to go to bed. Suddenly a question popped
into his mind.
“Mommy, can you tell me why my name is
GHAYAT?”
Your name has a very special meaning. I will be
happy to tell you about it but not tonight. Now it’s time
to go to sleep, my love.”
She kissed gently on his forehead.

Soon Ghayat Ali fell into a deep
sleep. Suddenly, a shining light
appeared. He bolted awake!
There stood a beautiful fairy, shining
brighter than a shooting star.
“Hello, hello little one. You want to
know about your name?”

“Yes, very much” said Ghayat Ali, his eyes filled with
wonder.
“Then come with me on a journey to a wonderful
place where you’ll find everything you are looking
for,” said the fairy softly.
“Is it true?” asked Ghayat. “Can I really find out what
my name means?”
“Of course. Your name is very special, just like you,”
the fairy replied. “And you’ll learn all about it. Fun,
surprises and adventures await! Are you ready?”
“You bet I am!” excited, the child jumped out of bed
and followed the fairy.

The fairy and Ghayat traveled for a while. At last
they entered a dark forest, the fairy shining so
brightly, she lit the way. Finally they arrived at
a cluster of trees. They were the tallest,
strongest trees, Ghayat had ever seen.
“Enter, my dear,” said the fairy, pointing to the
huge trunk of a magnificent tree.
“Enter where?” asked Ghayat, puzzled. There
was no door to be seen.
“You want to know about your name, don’t
you?”
Ghayat Ali nodded.
“Take a closer look and you’ll find the door,”
said she.

Looking more closely, Ghayat found a small
door and opened it. A light shone through.
“In there is the meaning of your name!” said the fairy.
“Aren’t you coming with me?” asked Ghayat Ali. “No,” said the
fairy. “If you need me, just call.”
The fairy gave Ghayat a magic wand and said, “My
dear, use the wand whenever needed by saying
BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO”.
Ghayat Ali took a deep breath, stepped
through the magic door and entered the most
marvelous land anyone has ever seen.

It was a beautiful seashore. While he was strolling along the deserted
seashore, he noticed a beautiful mermaid. She had hair down to her waist and
a tail that glistened in the sunlight.
“I would love to wear a gown but I don’t have legs, so I can’t leave the ocean
and get myself a gown,” said the mermaid to her fish friend, Flounder.
Ghayat thought and came up with a fantastic idea. There was an abandoned
boat on the beach with fishing net.

Ghayat lifts the fishing net and uses the magic wand to turn the net into a
beautiful gown for the mermaid. BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO!
The mermaid was so happy to have the gown. “It is beautiful, thanks for
giving me this dress,” she said. “You are such a gentle child. Your name must
have a G in it, for gentle.”
“Yes! My name has the letter G for gentle!” said the kid. Ghayat was so happy
to know the meaning of the first letter of his name and continues his journey.

Ghayat had a long walk and finally reached a jungle. He found that an elephant, a rabbit, a monkey,
and a partridge were fighting about the ownership of a tree where all of them had fed. The elephant
claimed, “Well, this is my tree because I saw it first.” To this the monkey replied: “Now, elephant do
you see any fruits on this tree?” The elephant agreed that the tree was without any fruit. The
monkey continued: “That’s because I had been feeding on the fruits of the tree long before you
ever saw it.” Next the rabbit spoke up: “I fed on the leaves of this
tree when it was just a small sapling before the monkey ate its fruit
and way before the elephant ever saw it.” Finally the partridge who
had been watching the argument, came forward and asserted:

“The tree belongs to me because the tree wouldn’t have grown if I hadn’t spit it out as a seed.
Just then Ghayat intervened and said to the four animals that it is better to share the tree with
peace, harmony, co-operation, interdependence and friendship rather than having
disagreements. The four animals agreed with Ghayat and became friends. They decided to
share the tree together in peaceful harmony, enjoying the beauty of the tree’s fragrance, the
nourishment of its fruits, and the bounty of its shade.
“ “Happy days! Thanks for your idea, we can now live in concord with each
other,” said the monkey. “Your name must have an H in it, for harmony,” said
the elephant. “Yes! My name does have an H for Harmony!” said the child.
With this information he set off on his way.

Ghayat walked for some time through pleasant green valleys and came at last to a thick wood.
“ROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRR! ROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRR!”
“What was that noise?” Ghayat wondered, frightened. He went slowly towards the sound and
discovered three dinosaurs roaring at each other. “Who goes there?” roared one of the dinosaurs.

Oh no! The dinosaurs had seen Ghayat. He stepped timidly from the bushes.
“Why are you making such horrible noise?” Ghayat said, “Doesn’t your throat hurt?” He
pulled out a handful of colourful sweets for the dinosaurs. They stopped roaring!
Mmmmmm, they taste so good! “Thank you so much! What an adorable thing to do! Your
name must have an A in it, for adorable.”
“That’s right! My name does have an A for adorable.”
Ghayat said goodbye to the dinosaurs, continuing the
journey.
.

Ghayat arrived in a beautiful valley. The birds
were singing, the bees buzzing and the frogs
croaking. Beneath some trees Ghayat met a bear
with a lump on his head.
“What happened to you?” asked Ghayat.
“I want to climb that tree and reach the honey comb so I can have
honey for my tea but every time I try, I fall down!” “There must be
another way to reach the honeycomb,” said Ghayat, looking at the
tree.

Ghayat piled up stones and asked the bear to stand on
the stones until finally he could reach the honeycomb.
They ate the honey and enjoyed their tea.
“Yummy! Now I don’t have to go to bed hungry tonight!” said
the bear. “Your name must have the letter Y, just like yummy
honey!”
The child laughed: “My name does have a Y. Yummy yummy,
just like honey!” Ghayat gave the bear a sticky high-five and
wandered onwards.