STORY ABOUT A CHILD THAT TOUCHED MY HEART: (Received via email)

THE LITTLE DAN

A little boy named Dan lived with his father, Jack,  after the death of his mother.  Dan was about six years old.

One night, Jack came home very late because it was a very busy day at work.  He had been very worried because he did not leave instructions about dinner.  When he got home, Dan had gone to bed.

“Oh, splendid!  At least he’s asleep, I need not worry about him”, Jack thought as he changed to his pyjamas and snuggled under his blanket.  “Oooops!”, he shouted as a pool of water welcomed him into bed.  He jumped out of bed, not waiting to see what it was, swearing, he picked his belt in annoyance and rushed to his son’s room. 

That night, Dan was beaten mercilessly.

After a while, when his crying subsided, Dan went into his father’s room full of apologies. 

“Now, what were you thinking of when you placed water under my blanket?”  His father demanded.

“You didn’t leave any instruction about dinner so when I became hungry, I prepared some noodles and I thought you might be hungry when you come back so I left some in a bowl for you, but I wanted it to still remain warm by the time you come back, so I kept it on another bowl of hot water and used the blanket to cover it.  I was hoping to tell you when you arrive, I didn’t know that I would sleep off.  Daddy, I’m very sorry”.

Jack felt so ashamed of himself that he did not find this out before beating the boy.  He hugged him, sobbing and apologized.