MORGIANA AND THE THIEVES

A very good morning to the honorable judges, fellow

participants and respected audience. On this wonderful day, I
have an interesting story to share with all of you, about smart
thinking and bravery. So seat back ladies and gentlemen and
enjoy this story.
Once upon a time, in a faraway city in Arabia, there lived a
clever little girl called Morgiana. She worked for the richest man in
the city.
One day, Morgiana was walking home from the market.
Down the road, she could see her master, Al Abu. He was dressed
in fine clothes and carried a heavy bag. Two strange men were
walking behind him. One man was short and had a black beard.
The other was tall and had a red beard. When Al Abu reached his
house, he turned round and looked behind him. The two men hid
behind a doorway quickly. Why are they hiding from Al Abu?
thought Morgiana to herself. Ill hide in this doorway and watch
them.
After Al Abu had gone into his house, the two men came
out of hiding. Now, these two men were thieves who had heard
about Al Abus wealth. They had followed him to his house so that
they could come back later with their gang to rob him. So this is
where he lives, said the short one. How are we going to
remember his house? All the houses here look the exactly the
same. Thats true. said the tall one, scratching his red beard
thoughtfully. They all have the same white walls and wooden
doors.
With a sigh, the two thieves stood in front of the door and
thought about this problem. Suddenly, the tall one grabbed his
friends hand. I have an idea, he said, picking up a stone. Ill
draw a big cross on the door. Using a stone, he drew a big white
cross on the door, like this, X. There now we can find this
house when we come back tonight. Lets go and tell the chief,
said the tall thief.

Ladies and gentlemen,

After the thieves had gone, Morgiana came out of hiding.
She saw the cross on the door. Oh no! Theyre coming back to
rob my master tonight, said Morgiana. How can I stop them?
She thought for a while. Then, she had an idea. She picked up a
stone and drew a cross on all the doors along the road. All thirty
of them. Those thieves wont be able to find our house now.
said the clever girl. That night, the thieves and their Chief came
on their horses. Which is the house? asked the Chief. Its the
one with a white cross on the door, said the tall thief.
The thieves looked for the door with a white cross. But all
the doors along the road had white crosses on them! The Chief
was very angry. He slapped the two thieves. You stupid fools! he
said. Why did you draw a cross on every door? Butbut Chief,
we didnt. We only drew a cross on one door, said the tall thief.
Well, which is the right door? asked the Chief. Um, er I think
it was this door, Chief, said the short one pointing to a
door,.or was it that one? No, no, its further down, said the
tall one.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
The two thieves started to argue and then they began to
fight. Oh, stop fighting. said the Chief angrily. Im not going to
break into every house here. Lets go back right now. He turned
around angrily and left. All the thieves followed him. As they left,
the two thieves were still arguing. Morgiana had been watching
from an upstairs window. When she saw the thieves leave, she
laughed softly. she had saved her master from the thieves. What
a clever girl she was!
Well, thats the end of my story. This story teaches us that
sometimes problems in life can be solved by remaining calm and
using your mind to find a solution to the problem. Before I say
goodbye, as Malaysian, with 1 Malaysia concept, we must help
each other regardless of different race and cultures. Stay away

from ill feelings and any negative values. Always think good and
do good to others.
Thank You.