A garden is a promise and a promise must be kept Hassan studies at the village mosque and Jacob studies at the village synagogue and the two boys are the best of friends In the afternoons they play in the shade of Jacob's family garden When Jacob's family must flee Morocco Hassan tends the garden for his friend Ages 4-8 Reinforced binding
B C H F W G To my beautiful and incredibly hardworking niece Mariam Gilani You never give up and you constantly sacrifice to make the world a better place I love you so much To all the children of the world May you grow your own gardens of the earth or the heart and may you find joy there B To nature which protects the friendship of these two children and to the children who protect nature
In a village called Al Azan in the golden land of Morocco there lived two friends One was Jewish and he was named Jacob The other was Muslim and he was named Hassan The joyful shouts and songs of Jacob and Hassan lifted the hearts of all the villagers in Al Azan
Every weekday morning Hassan helped his parents feed the goats Then he washed carefully and went to the maktab school at the little village mosque Every weekday morning Jacob helped his parents feed the chickens Then he washed carefully and crossed the street to study with the rabbi in the tiny village synagogue
