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Nusaybah likes a story telling time. Often I am the one who give up due to the tiredness after long reading and answering all questions she is having related to the story we read it or I tell. One of her favourite story is the Prophet Adam's story Here are aome funny comments she made. I was telling her: "due to the mistake that prophet Adam a.s made, Allah sent him down to the earth. And from him and hawa born mankind including us.  We are the children of Adam or in Arabic is called BANI Adam" Nusaybah:"why prophet Adam become BUNNY (read: Bani) mama?" I didn't understand what she meant so I asked her: "what do you mean?" I didn't say he became "bunny" Nusaybah: "yes you did mama, you said we are BUNNY Adam" I was laughing out loud! Apparently she thought BANI as BUNNY  Well it sounds the same, no wonder she thought that way  --------------------- Another occasion is when Nusaybah suddenly asked me Nusaybah:" mama, do ...

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