Rainy season comes again, and the frogs are back from their mysterious disappearance. They come and go in the grounds of the elementary school. They are usually on the parts that flood when heavy rains create mini-ponds for them.
After reading Qur’an and breaking our fasts in our Grand auntie’s house, we started our way through the dark, cold, rainy night. So it was a good thing we all brought our own jackets.
Our village used to be green mountains, wide rice fields, and fertile valleys. The government just reclaimed the area for houses and streets. Our Grand auntie’s house was located near the top of this mountain, and the elementary school at the foot.
By the time we reached the gate of the school, we heard a mysterious yet beautiful sound coming from the school grounds. At first, I thought it was from the school building. But when we heard one of them croak, we knew right away that the sound came from frogs in the mini-pond. They emitted a sound from their throats which sounded like “All~ah…” repeatedly. Then Kakah Imran told us about one of the shows in the ‘National Geographic’ channel featuring frogs.
After the frogs say “All~ah…” for 5 times, the goats answer too!
It occurred to us that they must be happy that the rainy season is back and they are thanking Allah s.w.t. for it.
We realized then that we were moving really slow and that the rain was getting strong again.
So we set on our way home again.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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Salam Haleema,
croaking frogs after the rain reminds me of our house back in Zamboanga. Ina used to say the frogs are having a concert :)
Yes, I did sew my own costume. Sewing was one of my favorite hobbies and it's so nice to do it again. I used to sew clothes for my dolls as well. Now I'm happy I can at least make something I myself can wear :)
Salam Auntie Rafia,
Whenever I think of frogs, I'm reminded of our house in Zamboanga too!
Back when I was 5, we used to live in a house somewhere in Guiwan. Every night our compound gets really noisy (but not when it's sleeping time already). From croaks outside and screams from the 4 of us inside. Zakiran was still a baby then.
If you look out in the terrace, you'll see so many frogs that they'll look like spots on the pathways! They're best seen when it's Maghrib.
It happens to be that sewing is my hobby too!
I'm currently working on something which I started at about the same time you started the Seifuku. =)
I'll just post it here when I'm done... =)
Wassalam
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