Andalusian boy

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The Boy of Andalusia by Mahmoud Maher... "Ah, Andalusia, how did you shine so brightly, surpassing the heavens in height, only to fall?! Where was the sword of Al-Mansur, which subdued kingdoms, cleaved chests, and defeated the enemy, terrifying everyone until a mother would say to her son: 'Sleep, or Al-Mansur will come for you.' Did Al-Mansur die and his sword be buried with him, or did the sword find no one worthy to wield it, so rust accumulated upon it and it vanished? The sun of Islam shone upon Andalusia, and the Arabian horses neighed, striking with their hooves, and swords clashed, and spears were struck, and the Arab arrow was launched, carrying within its ribs an immortal Andalusian tale, telling of this boy who took up the sword and ruled Andalusia for twenty-seven years, spreading the light and reaching the farthest north of Andalusia with his horse, creating an enduring glory so that our story in Andalusia would remain a beacon of civilization, filling us with pride." Generations upon generations.