There was once a little boy called Ebrahim who loved to litter. If he ate or drank something, he would stuff the wrappers somewhere – in a drawer, a cupboard, under the bed or behind the curtains. He was too lazy to put his litter in the bin.

Ebrahim’s mother often scolded him but he simply ignored her. His family would get cross where they came across his dirt, but he simply would not stop littering.

Then one day, his granny came to stay for a week. Before long she discovered Ebrahim’s naughty habit. She wanted to teach Ebrahim a lesson so she called the maid secretly and gave her a big box. She asked her to collect all Ebrahim’s dirt in it. At the end of the week the box was full of wrappers, packets and bottles.

Before Ebrahim’s granny went home she called the whole family together. She began to hand out gifts to everyone, including the maid. Everyone was thrilled. Ebrahim was the most excited as his gift-wrapped box was the biggest and quite heavy.

He quickly unwrapped his box. Imagine his shock when he found it full of the week’s dirt. He felt ashamed of himself. He decided that in future he would throw all his dirt in the bin.

His granny promised him a lovely gift on her next visit, if he gave up throwing litter. If he did not give up this habit, she would simply give the gift to somebody else. Do you think he received this gift?