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Abdullah giggled and before he could respond the
school bell rang for lunch. John invited Abdullah to sit
beside him on a lunch bench near a big tree. Abdullah
accepted and sat beside John. John offered Abdullah a
piece of his peanut butter sandwich. Abdullah took a part
of the sandwich and said, “Shokrun.”
John gazed at Abdullah confusedly. Abdullah
laughed, “It means ‘thank you’ in Arabic!”
Later John and Abdullah giggled together until the
bell rang for their next class.
