Luke Anderson
The first chapter of this section follows Sultan’s youngest son, Aimal. He is a shopkeeper in one of Kabul’s hotels. Unfortunately, he hates his jobs and spends the majority of his day dreaming of getting an education. The next chapter is about how some postcards get stolen from one of Sultan’s shops. Sultan is keen to know if the thief was stealing the cards to give to some one else. By the end of the section it gets to the point where the man who stole from Sultan can either go to jail for 6 years, or tell the police who he sold the cards to. Eventually, when he is at the central jail, he tell the police that he was asked to steal the postcards by a shopkeeper who used to buy them from Sultan, but always complained about the prices. The section ended with the police apprehending the shopkeeper and getting back Sultan's stolen merchandise. This section is used by the author to explain how quickly your luck can change when you own a shop in Afghanistan if you don't keep your eyes open. It also illustrates the level of poverty of some people who are forced to steal, when they were brought up to be morally good people.
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