Characters:

Sister: Oma

Brother: Omar

Genie

Father: Tahir

Step Mother: Zafirah

Demon

Plot Description: Oma and Omar are twins. Their mother died when they were young and their father remarried a wealthy, MEAN woman. The children come up with a plan to leave their disgusting old shack and walk the desert to the holy city of Mecca to meet Muhammad to see if he can help. On their way, they find a cave filled to the top with gold and jewels. They also find a lamp… A genie pops out and says that they have three wishes. He also gives them really good advice: Beware for there is a beautiful oasis on the course of your journey. If you decide to go in, which I don’t recommend, there is a demon in a jar. If you let him loose, the punishments are unspeakable. They go to the oasis and free the demon because he persuades them because he is in a form of a baby elephant. The demon makes them an offer: If you give me your bracelet, I will let you have some water. But, if you don’t you will die of starvation and thirst. The children are afraid they give it to the demon. When the demon is sleeping, they take the bracelet. The children run away and when the demon wakes up, he is furious. The demon finds them and makes them give over the bracelet or else they will die. The children ask for the direction of mecca and the demon doesn’t have a good sense of direction so he spins until he turns into dust and the bracelet points to the direction of Mecca.

Story Arc:

The First Night

The following night when Scheherazade was in bed, her sister Dinarzad said, “Please, sister, tell us another of your lovely little tales. The King said, “Let it be more amazing than the last.” Scheherazade replied, “With the greatest pleasure!”

It is said, O wise and happy King, there once were two children who were twelve years old. A girl named Oma and a boy named Omar. They were twin siblings. Their father, by the name of Tahir, was a poor man. He woke up at the break of dawn and went fishing so he could trade at the market in Mecca. He couldn’t catch a lot of fish so he didn’t make a lot of money. The family used to have a caravan but as he grew old and couldn’t make a lot of trade, he had to sell the caravan and walk by foot. Their mother died when they were born so their father remarried a wealthy, high class, woman, by the name of Zafirah, who hated children. The children hated her as well. Zafirah was very unhappy with the living conditions. None of the houses that were close to the ocean were nice enough for Zafirah so she was always so cranky and she never stopped complaining. The family lived in a rusty old shack by the sea shore. Oma and Omar were thankful for the home that they had but every time the tide came in, the children’s beds would get drenched with the salty sea spray.

One night, the children came up with a plan. They were going to go to Mecca to meet the great Muhammad. Their father told them of the religion Islam but the children were fascinated by Muhammad. They couldn’t wait to meet him.

When they heard their father awake, they started to pack their sacks with a few cloths, a jar of water, and a handful of breadcrumbs so they didn’t starve on their journey. Oma made sure that she packed a bracelet that her mother gave her when she passed away. A few minutes after their father left, Oma and Omar left the house and walked away from their home leaving little footprints in the sand.

But morning drew near Scheherazade, and she fell silent. Dinarzad said to her sister, “Sister, what an amazing story!” Scheherazade replied, “This is nothing compared to what I will tell you tomorrow night.”

The Second Night

The following night when Scheherazade was in bed, her sister Dinarzad said, “Please, sister, tell us another of your lovely little tales. The King said, “Let it be the end of Oma and Omar’s tale.” Scheherazade replied, “With the greatest pleasure!”

It is said, O wise and happy King, Oma and Omar were getting tired and it was starting to get dark out. As they were walking, they came across a cave. When they entered, they realized that there was a magic lamp standing alone in the middle of the cave on a large stone. Omar ran straight towards it and rubbed it. The cave filled up with smoke.

The Third Night

The following night when Scheherazade was in bed, her sister Dinarzad said, “Please, sister, tell us another of your lovely little tales. The King said, “Let it be the rest of Oma and Omar’s tale.” Scheherazade replied, “With the greatest pleasure!”

I heard, O happy King, once the room cleared up there stood a genie as tall as a fortress. Oma and Omar were astounded. They had heard of the story Aladdin so they started to list their wishes. The genie was shocked and explained that the only reason that he was able to come out is because he had to give them a warning. “There was an oasis that will be on their path to Mecca. A demon lives in the water there. Do not disturb him or you may die.” The children left the cave forgetting their packs but keeping the genie’s warning in mind.

It was true, what the genie said. The children did come across an oasis. Oma was most intrigued by the breathtaking scenery that she couldn’t stop walking towards the shimmering water. When they went through the crowd of trees they saw a baby elephant. It had big blue eyes and baggy skin. Oma ran towards it to pet it but it turned into a demon!

The Fourth Night

I heard, O happy King, the children were scared for their lives! Oma and Omar started begging on their knees to the demon. The demon was delighted at the sight of this. Omar explained that Oma and himself saw the beautiful oasis and they merely wanted a sip of water. The demon then saw the beautiful bracelet that Oma was wearing. He said that if they gave him the bracelet, they could have a sip of water and stay the night. If they didn’t, he would send them to hell. That bracelet was the only thing that they had left from their mother. The children agreed but while the demon slept they came up with a plan.

The Fifth Night

Oma gathered some leaves and Omar gathered some pebbles from the bottom of the pond. They wove a bracelet just like their mother’s and switched it with their own so the demon wouldn’t notice. Then they ran away from the oasis while the sun was still rising.

They had no idea where they were. They looked everywhere but saw no footprints that would lead them anywhere. Out of the middle of nowhere, the demon rose from the sand. He was furious. His face was boiling with rage. He demanded to have the bracelet. The children pleaded to the demon for mercy. They tried to explain how much the bracelet meant to them. The demon threatened the children with death and hell and they had no choice but to give him the bracelet. Since tricking the demon didn’t work, Oma and Omar had to make a deal. Before they made their deal, they had no idea that demons can’t spin. They told the demon that if he gave them the direction to Mecca, they would give him the bracelet. The demon agreed. They gave him the bracelet and he pointed to the left. Then he pointed to the right. He started to point in all the directions so fast, that he started spinning! He kept spinning and spinning until he turned into dust. The bracelet started to shimmer towards a specific direction. Oma and Omar remembered when their father told them stories about the wondrous city. He told them that around three o'clock, the sun would be setting towards the east. Lucky for Oma and Omar, the sun was about to set in a few hours so they could just make it to Mecca! They started to walk towards the light so that they could make all their dreams come true.

THE END!