Book Review

Title : Holes In The Fence
Author : Sheikh Hassan Seylan 'Abad
Illustrator : Raihan Munif Bahasuan
Publisher : Sheikh Hassan Seylan 'Abad (ABAD CERIA ENTERPRISE)
Distributor : Pekan Ilmu Publications Sdn Bhd.

Summary :
There was a little boy whose temper was very bad. Everybody was afraid of him including his own family. He didn't have friends anymore. Everytime he was angry, he will throw things at his father, shout at his mother and made his siblings very afraid of him. He felt very proud. One day, he came out from his room and shouted, "Where's my towel??!!" Sadly, nobody answered. He was very mad that he slammed the door shut. Then there was a soft knock on his door. He opened it and saw his father wearing sarong like a servant. He treated him like a master. The little boy knew what his father's doing and he felt really bad. He was very scared because he did not know how to control his temper. A while later, his father gave him an excellent idea. He told him to hammer a nail into their wooden fence everytime he lose his temper. The little boy was really sincered. He had driven 33 nails into the fence on one day only! After a few weeks, he learnt to control his temper. The number of nails hammered became lesser and lesser everyday. One day, he said to his father that he did not need the nails anymore because he can fully control his temper. He finally have friends around him. Then the father told him to pull out a nail each day as he can hold his temper now. Finally, the boy was able to tell his father that all the nails was gone. His father led him to the fence and told him that there were holes in the fence. It will never be the same. It meant that when you hurt someone's feelings, no matter how many times you apologized, the wound will still be there. The little boy learnt his lessons very well because he had the best dad in the world.