Page 17 - Stories for Thinking Children 2

The woodpecker smiled: "If I did that, other birds would come and
find my food store and steal my acorns. But the holes I make are of
different sizes. When I put the acorns I find into the holes, I store them

according to their size. The size of the acorn exactly matches the hole
I put it into. That way the acorn fits tightly into the hole. Because Allah
created my beak so that I can take the acorns back out of the holes
easily, I can take them from the trees without any problem. But other
birds can't do that, so my food is safe. Of course, I don't have the
brains to think all that out. I'm only a woodpecker. Allah makes me
do these things. It is Allah Who taught me how to hide my food and

Who created my beak in the right way for me to do it. Really, it isn't
just me—all living crea-
tures are able to do the
things they do because
that is what Allah taught
them."

Irfan agreed: "You're
right. Thank you for
telling me all that... You
reminded me the great
power of Allah."

Irfan said goodbye to
his little friend and went
back to his father. He

was very happy because
wherever he looked he
could see another of
Allah's miracles.

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