Kamal’s Day by Leona Hosack
Bellwood Press Evanston, Illinois
Bellwood Press, 1233 Central Avenue, Evanston IL 60204-0605 Copyright © by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States All rights reserved. Published 2014 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper ∞ 17
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hosack, Leona, 1953– Kamal’s day / by Leona Hosack ; [Illustrations by Leona Hosack]. pages cm ISBN 978-0-87743-717-8 (alk. paper) 1. Bahai Faith—Juvenile literature. 2. Religious life—Bahai Faith— Juvenile literature. I. Title. BP366.H67 2014 297.9’344—dc23 2013045881 Illustrations by Leona Hosack Book design by Patrick Falso
In memory of Terry Cassiday, with thanks to Spirit of Children for their constant love and encouragement!
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Time to wake up and get dressed.
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I wash my face and hands to get ready to say prayers.
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After breakfast we walk to our neighborhood children’s class. It’s at Thea’s house down the street. Many of my friends come to the class, too. Today my next door neighbors, Jayleen and Joshua, are coming with us for the first time. Thea and I are Bahá’ís. Some of the other kids in the class are Christian, but Jayleen and Joshua are Buddhists. We are bringing cookies for snack today!
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I share with Mrs. Valdez the prayer I know in Spanish. She likes it and asks me what I think it means. We talk about it for a while.
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1:00 While we are there we have time to work in Mrs. Valdez’s garden with her. I like watering with the hose the best. She lets me pick tomatoes and green beans for her, and she gives me some for us to take home, too. Time to go home. I decide to give Mrs. Valdez the serving tray I made at our children’s class today, and Mom invites her to a devotional at our house next week. She thinks she might be able to come. 22
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6:00 Time for the study circle to start. They are studying Ruhi book 3. They are learning how to teach Bahá’í children’s classes. Dad says I can stay up for part of the class. But I can’t stay long because it’ll be time for bed soon.
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