Hundreds of years ago, very few people could read and write, and there were also not many books available. The books that did exist were so expensive that they could sometimes cost as much as a house.

Kings were often uneducated as well, since they spent most of their time hunting and fighting; literacy was not their priority. One such king had four sons: Rayyan, Hamza, Ali and Ayan. The three older boys were sturdy, half-grown lads, while the youngest, Ayan, was a slender, fair-haired child.

One day, while the boys were with their mother, she showed them a wonderful book that had been gifted to them by a king from another country. She turned the pages and showed them the strange letters. She also showed them the beautiful pictures........

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