The Boy and the Singing Stone: Afghan Diaspora Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Memory, Courage, and Belonging
In a quiet German town, where the streets were lined with autumn-browned trees and the wind carried the scent of baked bread, a grandmother sat on a worn wooden chair. Her grandchild, Hamid, a boy who recently arrived from Kabul, hugged his knees and stared at her. She leaned close, her voice shifting between Dari and soft German: “Yaki bood,