• Laith Taher 145

Chapter Twenty

Leader Addison bought a pony as a gift for his son, Jarvis
and took it to his house.
When he reached the yard of his house, he shouted,
“Come, Jarvis. I want to show you something.”
Jarvis came out. “Hello, Father. Who’s this
beautiful pony for?”
The father replied with a smile, “It is yours, Jarvis.”
Jarvis said happily, “Thank you, Father.”
“What shall we call it?” asked the father.
The son thought for a while. “Genos.”
“This is a good name,” said the father. “I want you
to promise me to take good care of it.”
Jarvis replied, “I promise you to take very good care
of it, Father.”
From that moment, Jarvis considered Genos as a
member of his own family.

A young lad of the Prouds, called “the Small One”, was
used to throwing arrows in an area not far from the land of
the Prouds. There were a few small palm trees and he spent
most of the days practicing by aiming at certain spots in the