Story Telling PHBN – MUASIS SMPIT Daarul Fikri 2019

Malik Bin Dinar and the Thief

A burglar scaled the wall of Maalik Bin Dinar's house one night and easily managed to get
inside. Once inside the house, the thief was disappointed to see nothing worth stealing. Maalik
was busy performing prayer. Realizing he was not alone, he quickly ended his prayer and
turned around to face the thief.

Without showing any signs of shock or scare, Maalik calmly extended greetings of peace and
said, "My brother, may Allah forgive you. You entered my home and found nothing worth taking,
yet I do not want you to leave without taking away some benefit."

He went in another room and came back with a jug full of water. He looked into the eyes of the
burglar and said,

"Make ablution and perform two units of prayer, for if you do so, you will leave my home with a
greater treasure than you had initially sought."

Humbled by Maalik's manners and words, the thief said, "Yes, that is a generous offer indeed."

After making ablution and performing two units of prayer, the burglar said, "O Maalik, would you
mind if I stayed for a while, for I want to stay to perform two more units of prayer?"

Maalik said, "Stay for whatever amount of prayer Allah decrees for you to perform now."

The thief ended up spending the entire night at Maalik's house. He continued to pray until
morning. Then Maalik said, "Leave now and be good."

But instead of leaving, the thief said, "Would you mind if I stayed here with you today, for I have
made an intention to fast?"

"Stay as long as you wish," Maalik said.

The burglar ended up staying for a number of days, praying during the late hours of each night
and fasting in the day. When he finally decided to leave, the burglar said, "O Maalik, I have
made a firm resolve to repent for my sins and for my former way of life."

Maalik said, "That is in the Hand of Allah."

The man did mend his ways and began to lead a life of righteousness and obedience to Allah.
Later on, he came across another burglar who asked him, "Have you found your treasure yet?"

He replied, "My brother, what I found is Maalik Bin Dinar. I went to steal from him, but it was he
who ended up stealing my heart. I have indeed repented to Allah, and I will remain at the door
(of His Mercy and Forgiveness) until I achieve what his obedient, loving slaves have achieved."
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The Friendship of Porcupine and a Turtle

One day, there was a porcupine named Landy. He was lonely. No one wanted to play
with him, because they were afraid of his spike.
“Dear Landy. We don’t want to play with you because your spikes are too sharp. We
don’t want you to hurts us,” said Cici the rabbit one day.
“Cici is right, Landi. It is not because your bad or rude to us. No Landi ! Just because
of your spikes. They will stab is when we come close to you” said Tito the rooster.
Landy felt lonely. Landy spent most of the time day dreaming at the river bank, “I would
be happy if there were no spikes on my body.”
Suddenly, Kuku the turtle appeared from the river. He came to Landy and said, “Landy,
what are you thinking of ?”
“Oh, nothing,” Landy replied.
“Don’t lie to me, Landy! Who knows I can help you,” said Kuku wisely. Then he sat beside
Landy. He wasn’t afraid of Landy’s spikes.
Shortly, Landy told his problem. Kuku nodded his head. He said, “Poor you. But it isn’t
your fault. I know, your spikes are very useful and helpful for you. They will realize it someday.
Trust me!”
“Thanks, Kuku. You are my best friend.”
One day, Koko the frog held his birthday party. He invited all his friends, including
Landy. But he decided not to come. He didn’t want to mess up the party.
“I’ll come with you Landy. I’ll tell everyone that you’re harmless,” said Kuku. Finally Landy
attended the party. Everyone enjoyed it.
Suddenly Tito screamed, “Help….help.…! The evil wolf is coming. Save yourself!” Then,
everyone saved their lives, except Kuku and landy. Kuku pulled his head and his leg into his
shell. And Landy rolled his body into a ball.
Unintentionally, the evil wolf touched Landy. Of course, the spike pricked him. He screamed,
“Ouch!” Since his foot was bleeding, he didn’t chase Landy’s friends any longer. Then, he ran
away.
“Horray….horray….! Long live Landy! He saved our lives,” said Cici and her friends. They
thanked him from then on. Landy wasn’t lonely anymore.
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The Grasshopper and The Ant

One summer day, a grasshoper and an ant were in the woods. The grasshopper played all
day.
The ant worked very hard all day. The ant said, “ Masya Allah, Grasshopper all you do is play.
You need to work. You should put away food for the winter”. The Grasshopper looked at the ant
and smile. He siad, “work is no fun. I like to play. I can work another day.”
“ Astaghfirullah,what will you eat on the winter then ?” asked the Ant.
All summer, the ant worked very hard. He put away food for the winter. The grasshopper
played every day and didn’t put away any food.
In a very short time, it was the winter. The snow fell in the woods and it was very cold.
The grasshopper knocked on the ant’s door. He said, “Assalamualaikum, I’m hungry. It’s cold.
What should I do ? have you got enough food for two ?” The ant answered, “ Waalaikumsalam,
I’m really sorry, there’s time for work and time for fun. I saved food for only one.” The ant closed
his door. The grasshopper said, “Astaghfirullah, Ya Allah I didn’t work. Why did I play ? Where
can i find food in this winter’s day ?” He walked away and started to look for food in the woods.

Story Telling PHBN – MUASIS SDIT Daarul Fikri 2019

The Greedy Mouse

A greedy mouse saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole
in the basket. He squeezed in through the hole. He ate a lot of corn. He felt full. He was happy.
Now he wanted to come out. He tried to come out through the small hole. He could not.
His belly was full. He tried again. But it was of no use.
The mouse started crying. A rabbit was passing by. It heard the mouse’s cry and asked
“Assalamualaikum my friend, why are you crying my friend ?”
The mouse explained “ Waalaikumsalam,I made a small hole and came into the basket. Now I
am not able to get out through that hole.”
The rabbit said “ Masya Allah, it is because you ate too much. Wait until your belly shrinks.” The
rabbit sad because he cannot help the mouse and went away.
The mouse fell asleep in the basket. Next morning his belly had shrunk. But the mouse
wanted to eat some corn. So he ate and ate. His belly was full once again. He thought
“Astaghfirullah ! Now I will go out tomorrow”.
The cat was the next passerby. He smelt the mouse in the basket. He lifted its lid. He ate the
mouse. “ Alhamdulillah, now my belly is fulled” said the cat.