USED CAMEL SHOPPING – by MD
Mehdi purchased Delilah from the used camel salesman when his previous “ship of the desert” was totaled in a camel collision resulting from a desert sandstorm. He felt the salesman was asking too high a price for Delilah, especially since she seemed a little ornery and her “emission control” (to put it euphemistically) was obviously faulty. Mehdi did his best to haggle with the dealer, but finally he agreed to the price when the dealer threw in Delilah’s young daughter, Scheherazade, although even with that added incentive Mehdi was reluctant. He was emotional by nature and responded to children with genuine love. This was true even when the “children” were young camels. He agreed to the sale.
So the three trekked off into the desert, Mehdi leading Delilah and Scheherazade following docily alongside her mother. It was the start of many daring adventures for the threesome and, in the end, Mehdi realized two camels for the price of one was truly a bargain after all.
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