LITERATORS' CORNER

                           Divine Punishment                                       -- Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Once there was a young man who lived in a small village far away from the city. His name is Hussein.  He was nicknamed Stallion because of his physical appearance for he was giant of a man and was even more intimidating because of his taciturnity; he was not given to talking too much and avoided sitting and talking to anyone for too long.       The village Hussein lived contained not too many people and everyone in the village knew Hussein as one who would never deliberately harm another unless provoked.     One day, a very jealous and aggressive man called Kasim came to the village. He was surprised by Hussein's comportment.       'Such a giant of a man, y...

The King and the Golden Pot                                   --Nabiha Abdillahi Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. The king had a beautiful golden pot which he loved so much because he got it as a special gift from his mother before she died. One day, a goat inserted its head inside the pot belonging to the king, and the head became stuck in it. When the king heard that a stubborn goat had got its head stuck in his beautiful and beloved golden pot, he became very angry. Then he called all the people in his country and told them that whoever could remove the pot from the goat's head safely would be rewarded handsomely. Everyone tried, but all efforts proved abortive. Fortunately, a man who was travelling past on a journey came and  saw the people around the king's palace. He asked them what was happening there. They told him the who...