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Strange Stories
The following story by an American sailor comes from http://dawghouse.topcities.com/ys11.html. After you read it, do the exercise below.
Desert Storm Spirits
My story takes place in the country of the United Arab Emirates. While stationed there during Desert Storm, a couple of shipmates and myself were up most of the night working on an aircraft. We went into the shop space to take a break and were discussing ghosts and such. It was a good laugh for all of us. My buddy James went to the head.
Kerry and I sat there talking as I worked on some paperwork. When I looked up at her, she had this look of total surprise on her face. I said, "What?" She was looking right past me. I turned around and, for about two seconds, I saw what appeared to be a black shape moving across the shop floor. It reminded me of the head to toe covers that most of the women in that country wear. "It" glided over the floor, moving forward, and disappeared.
Kerry and I just looked at each other bewildered. As soon as the thing was gone James came back around the corner. We told him about it and he attributed it to tired eyes and fatigue but said he believed us because he had had stuff like that happen to him, as well, back home in San Antonio. He joked it was the ghost of the 'wicked camel.' We never mentioned it to the rest of our shipmates, they'd have thought we were bucking for Section 8's.
I can still remember what I saw. It had to be real. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Exercise
This story comes from http://dawghouse.topcities.com/ys11.html
- Go to the site and choose a story to read. Be ready to tell it to the
class.
- The United Arab Emirates has many ghosts (djinns). I am sure that you have heard many stories about mysterious happenings. Now tell a djinn story. Write at least 250 words.
Here are some other strange stories written by a HD Level 1 students:
- Beneath the Pearls by Khaled Al Mehairi
- Love in the Desert by Fahed Salem Al Muhsen
- Believe It or Not by Mohammed Al Hosani