Ali was studying in the fourth grade. He was the only brother of three sisters. Everyone in the house loved him very much. He went to school regularly every day. There was a beautiful garden in front of his school. Colorful flowers were blooming in it. When the sunlight fell on these flowers, they looked even more attractive. The garden was looked after by Hakim Chacha. He used to come early every morning and water the plants. He always said to the children:
"Dear children! Flowers are a beautiful blessing of Allah, do not break them."
Most of the children obeyed him, but one child was very naughty. His name was Bilal. Bilal loved flowers. He would pluck the flowers and take them home and throw them away when they withered.
One day Bilal plucked a rose flower. When Ali saw him, he angrily said:
"Bilal! Why have you broken the flower?" Bilal laughed and shrugged his shoulders and said:
"Hey! Only one has broken the flower, what does it matter?" Ali replied:
"It doesn't matter, if you pluck flowers every day, Hakim Chacha will be angry and the garden will not look as good as before." Bilal did not answer and left.
The next day the teacher took the children to the garden. He pointed to the bees and said:
"Look children! These bees collect sap from flowers and then honey is made from it." If we break the flowers, how will honey be made?" Bilal was listening to the teacher in silence. He was beginning to realize his mistake. A few days later it was announced in the school that all the children would clean the garden together. All the children started working happily. Someone watered the plants, someone cleaned the grass and someone straightened the pots. While working, Bilal thought how fragile and cute the plants are. If they are not taken care of, they dry up. He also saw Hakeem Chacha's hard work. He used to work so hard every day to make the garden look beautiful. Meanwhile, a small child started plucking flowers, Bilal immediately went to him and said:
"Little children! Don't break the flowers, breaking the flowers makes Allah Almighty angry." The child immediately withdrew his hand and said:
"Good brother! I will not break the flower, forgive me." Ali was very happy to hear the words of the little child and he patted Bilal's back and said:
"Wow Bilal! You have become very sensible.
Bilal smiled and said:
"Earlier I used to wonder what happened to picking a flower, but now I understand how precious every plant is."
A few weeks later, an event was held at the school. An environmental team came to visit the garden and was delighted to see the colorful flowers. He praised the children and said:
"All of you have made this garden very beautiful, Masha Allah."
The principal also appreciated the hard work of the children. Bilal never broke any flower after that day. He always began to explain to others that instead of plucking flowers, let them bloom, because only flowers and plants make the environment beautiful and happy. Now the garden was starting to look even more beautiful than before. Hakeem Chacha would smile at the children and be happy in his heart that now all the children are protecting the garden together.
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