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Before the programme:

• What is the child in the picture doing? What do you notice about the special book that they are reading?
• What shows you that this is a special book?
• What do you like to read? What do you learn from the books that you read?
• The Qur鈥檃n is special to all Muslims. What things do you think the Qur鈥檃n might include?
• What special times of the year are celebrations for you? How many of them have special times for food?
• Have you ever 鈥榞one without鈥� food for any reason? Why did you do it? How did it feel?
  

After the programme:

• Find out about the 鈥楩ive Pillars鈥� - celebrating the fast during Ramadan is one of them. Talk with children about which things they would (or do) find easy or difficult to do.
• Watch clips about (for older pupils).
• Watch clips for younger pupils .
• Find out about the The Big Iftar and .
• Make delicious treats or sweets to celebrate Eid. There are .
  

Read by Mina Anwar

The month of Ramadan would soon be over and it would be time for Eid. 聽
Mariam was very excited. Her mother had bought her some new shoes to wear with her new Eid dress. Mariam loved her Eid shoes. She wanted to wear them right away.

鈥淣o, no, no,鈥� said Mummy with a smile. 鈥淲e have to keep them for Eid. You can鈥檛 wear them yet!鈥�

Mariam made a grumpy face. Mariam made a sad face. Mariam made a 鈥減lease-can-I-wear-them-just-for-a-little-while鈥� face.

鈥淥kay,鈥� said Mummy. 鈥淵ou can wear them just for a tiny, teeny time, but then we have to put them away safely.鈥�

鈥淭hank you, Mummy,鈥� said Mariam.

Mariam walked in her new Eid shoes. She jumped in her new Eid shoes. She hopped in her new Eid shoes.

鈥淭ime to put them away,鈥� said Mummy.

Mariam took off her Eid shoes very, very slowly and put them safely away in a red bag - which she kept right next to her.

She kept them on her lap when she ate her dinner.

She kept them behind her feet while she prayed next to Mummy.

She kept them behind her back when Daddy read a story to her.

At bedtime she put them next to her pillow.

鈥淪hall I put them on the floor?鈥� said Mummy.

鈥淣o thank you,鈥� said Mariam, 鈥渢hey might get lost.鈥�

Mummy smiled. 鈥淭omorrow is Eid so you鈥檒l be able to wear your new shoes then!鈥� she said.

Mariam smiled a big smile and closed her eyes. All night long she dreamed about her Eid shoes.

The next morning Mummy and Daddy got up early for Eid - so did Mariam. She stood in the kitchen wearing her pyjamas鈥�and her new Eid shoes!

After breakfast Mummy, Daddy and Mariam all got dressed in their lovely Eid clothes. Everyone got into the car. Away they went past the shops, past the park, past the school, past the library...

Mariam tapped her feet. She looked at her Eid shoes and smiled. Mariam kept on tapping her feet until they reached the mosque.

The mosque was crowded. Lots and lots of cars. Lots and lots of people. And lots and lots and lots of shoes!

鈥淟et me help you take your shoes off, Mariam,鈥� said Mummy. 鈥淲e have to take them off before we go into the prayer hall.鈥�

Mariam looked a little worried. She held Mummy鈥檚 hand tightly as they entered the mosque.

鈥淢ummy, can you pick me up?鈥� asked Mariam.

鈥淒on鈥檛 worry, Mariam,鈥� said Mummy. 鈥淚鈥檓 right here.鈥�

Mummy took Mariam to the back of the prayer hall.

Everyone stood up to pray. Everyone made straight lines. Everyone bowed. Everyone kneeled.

When the prayers were over, the people hugged each other and wished each other "Eid Mubarak" - "a blessed Eid". Other people answered with "Eid Kareem" - "a prosperous Eid". There were so many people with so many smiles and so many hugs to give.

Mariam held onto Mummy鈥檚 dress tightly. Daddy came over and said, 鈥淭here are so many people. Shall I carry you Mariam?鈥�

鈥淭hank you, Daddy,鈥� said Mariam.

Everyone got into the car.

鈥淣ow we can drive to Grandma鈥檚 for the Eid dinner,鈥� said Mummy.

鈥淟et鈥檚 hurry,鈥� said Mariam. 鈥淚鈥檓 hungry!鈥�

And so they did hurry.

Away they went, past the library, past the school, past the park. Mariam smiled and tapped her feet - but there was no tapping sound! She looked at her feet and began to howl!

鈥淲hat鈥檚 the matter?鈥� asked Daddy.

鈥淲hat鈥檚 the matter?鈥� asked Mummy.

鈥淢y shoes!鈥� yelled Mariam.

鈥淥h dear!鈥� said Daddy.

鈥淥h no!鈥� said Mummy.

Daddy turned the car around and headed back for the mosque. Past the park, past the school, past the library...

Mummy hurried into the mosque. Daddy picked up Mariam and hurried into the mosque. Mummy looked and Daddy looked and Mariam looked. They looked and looked and looked. But they couldn鈥檛 find the Eid shoes anywhere.

Just then the Imam appeared. 鈥淎salaamu alaikum,鈥� he said. 鈥淎re you looking for these?鈥�

鈥淢y Eid shoes!鈥� shouted Mariam and gave the Imam a big Eid hug.