This is Burhan. In the early years of his life and like other children, he’s sometimes stubborn and sometimes obedient. In this evening, he seems he will be stubborn, for he doesn’t want to sleep. Outside, the noises are loud and the bells are ringing their sounds. He can’t sleep. He turns to his father saying, “I beg you, Father, to read me a story.”
This is Burhan’s father. He’s a kind, tender man, and sometimes more than necessary. Even though the bells are ringing their sounds, he keeps reading to Burhan a story about the beautiful donkey. When he finishes reading, Burhan yawns and turns off the light, saying, “Have a good day, Burhan.” But Burhan doesn’t want to sleep. Here Burhan remembers he forgot to brush his teeth. He calls his father, “Father, I forgot to brush my teeth with the toothbrush.”
His father brings the toothbrush and cup of water. Burhan begins brushing his teeth. He does this carefully and brushes them tooth by tooth. He says to his father, “Have a good day,” says Burhan, and leaves. But Burhan doesn’t want to sleep. He now feels extreme thirst. Burhan calls his father, “Father, Father.” His father brings the cup of water. He drinks the water and says to him, “Have a good day,” but he doesn’t want to sleep, so he managed to pour the water on the bed.
He calls again, “I’ve spilled the water on my bed.” Burhan’s father comes again. When he sees the spilled water, he gets angry, shakes the ground and changes the bed cover. “Sleep now, Burhan,” says his father to him and leaves, but he doesn’t want to sleep. Burhan calls again, “Father, I want to go to the bathroom.” His father takes him to the bathroom, then Burhan returns to his bed. “Sleep now, Burhan,” and he doesn’t want to sleep.
Burhan shouts and says, “Father, Father, there’s a big lion in the closet.” Burhan’s father returns and turns on the light. He opens the closet and looks in it. There was no lion by nature. The father says, “Lions don’t live in closets usually.” Then he says, “Have a good day, and don’t call again. I’m extremely tired,” but Burhan doesn’t want to sleep.
So Burhan can’t sleep without his small doll. He says, “Father, I want the small doll.” Burhan’s father begins searching for the doll in all the house. He finds it under the carpets and becomes extremely tired until he sleeps on the ground when he bends to take out the doll. Burhan enjoys the laughter when he sees his father sleeping on the ground. He covers him and sits on him saying, “Have a good day, Father,” says Burhan, and leaves to his room.