A Handful of Dates

This story starts with the narrator talking about his gradfather. The narrator believes that his grandfather is pure like a river. the narrator follows and does what his grandfather tell him to do. His grandfather is everything to him. He also tells that his grandfather has no enemies and walks with his head held high and with confident. His grandfather is a role model to him. the narrator gets confused as the story goes on when he asks his grandfather about Masood, who is the narrator's neighbour. his grandfather tell him that Masood has been owning a lot of money and each time ge get married he sells me a few feddans. The narrator was confused about why his grandfather showed a rude attitude towards Masood. His grandfather keeps talking about Masood in a bad manner. Later on, Masood comes up to the door and asks them if they would like to join him in harvesting the dates. The narrator notice that his grandfather is selfish when he sees his grandfather going to harvest Masood's dates. Masood still politely telling others to not cut the heart of the palm tree. The narrator feels pity for Masood. The narrator feels angry about his grandfather. Later while crossing the river the narrator spits all the dates into the river from his mouth.