The Land of Hafeet: The Adventure of a Boy Called Fahd

By Susan Zafra

The Land of Hafeet is in danger of being invaded by Baaha, the death stalker and his followers. A boy called Fahd was sent to save the desert land but he was born blind.

If you are Fahd.....would you help and save the inhabitants of this wonderful desert land?

Come and join Fahd in his adventure in the Land of Hafeet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Apr 10, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481789547

Susan Zafra

I have a degree in BFA major in Interior Design but I do more on Event Decorations. I was born in November 18, 1961 in Manila, Philippines. I lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for nearly 20 years of my life. What inspired me in writing this book is the rich desert land of the UAE with a wide varieties of living exotic animals of this region. Combined with the courage and patriotism of the people of the UAE characterized by Fahd in his adventures. I would love to see all the children to appreciate these animals not only in this region but to the rest of the world.

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© 2013 by Susan Zafra. All rights reserved.

Thanks to the team of ARKive for some of the information about the animals I used in this book.

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Published by AuthorHouse    05/20/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-8953-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-8954-7 (e)

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Contents

Dedication

Chapter I  The Way Down

Chapter II  The Long And Eggy Road

Chapter III  The Unfamiliar Herd

Chapter IV  The Big Beautiful Pink Birds

Chapter V  The Ferocious Hunters

Chapter VI  The Military Exercise

Chapter VII  Preparation In The Camp

Chapter VIII  What’s Underneath The Sand

Chapter IX  The Battle Commences…

Chapter X  Land Of Hafeet… Land Of Peace

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wonderful daughter, Sara Joy and to a special friend Margarita who both helped me make this book happen.

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Chapter I

The Way Down

One clear mid afternoon by the beach, you could hear voices of children laughing and playing football in the sand. Fahd was cheering out loud for his big brother Khalil, when he scored the only goal as the opposing team defeated his teammates 1-0 in the last season.

Khalil had the opportunity three minutes before the whistle was blown . . . he scored and they won!!

Fahd always wanted to join and play the game like his big brother Khalil but he couldn’t. His eyes wouldn’t allow him as he was born blind. Although it can be cured, his parents just couldn’t afford the eye operation. Fahd was full of joy and excitement as his big brother Khalil saved the game. He is always with Khalil during practices . . . for him, his big brother Khalil will always be his hero.

Khalil would fix Fahd’s ‘keffiyeh’ (head dress) for him and would make sure that Fahd always had his walking stick with him because he knew Fahd so well, he would just run and go without it. Being the eldest of his