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| A vendor with an ice cream cart serving ice cream |
Ice cream seller
Hot summer
arrived in United Arab Emirates and the Emirati man begun selling ice cream in
ice cream cart week ago outside Dubai mall. The ice cream flavors the ice cream
lovers could buy were chocolate, lemon sorbet, mango sorbet, Dulce de leche,
and vanilla. Ahmed had to commute a distance of 35.3 km from Al Khawaneej daily
to reach his destination via Dubai metro. In clothing, he had prefers to wear Kandura
over western outfits. His ice cream selling business was not thriving comparing
to foreign competitors, begun concern to know why few buyers turn out.
One day
Ahmed was sitting idle as yet no customer showed up, modern female Arab
business student studying at Abu Dhabi University being amused by hearing
musical fountain at fountain show. It was a spectacular moment as foreigners
from around the world flock in downtown Dubai to see the dancing fountain. Some
tourists seen sitting in their boats taking their selfie and pictures of
skyscraper Burj Khalifa. Despite all the hustle and bustle, Ahmed often wonders
why his ice cream sales not being happening in large quantities.
Arwa was
wondering why no ice cream buyer at ice cream cart of ice cream seller? After
buying two scoop of mango sorbet ice cream from Ahmed, she chit chat with him
then offered to give her suggestion. Arwa uttered to him if he wished to
survive in this ice cream business, must do extraordinary measures. When he
asked him advice, she suggested him must show his online presence by hosting
his website. She willing to work as paid volunteer for him as there were summer
vacation on her campus. Ahmed agreed and they began started to working
together. Arwa bought a domain from Go Daddy, generated content of website with
the help of AI, she took his pictures from high resolution camera showing
selling ice cream to upload in website, provided ice cream seller location
using Google map, and did SEO to bring website visitors online. She also made
business pages of ice cream cart in Facebook, twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn,
WhatsApp, WeChat, TikTok, Telegram, Snapchat, and others to spread awareness on
these social networking sites.
Hard work
pays, that day she wore modern Arabic dress and eye, lip, & concealer make
up to attract customers to buy ice cream, was holding a tablet in her hand,
also got changed the signboard that says ‘Get
one free ice cream scoop by solving a riddle.’ The first customer who
arrived was from India, Arwa welcomed him with smile, begun putting customer's
name, email address, place of stay and favorite ice cream flavor into database.
Then interesting game begins and that was giving one free ice cream scoop after
solving riddle.
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| Multiple choice question to choose from options A, B or C |
Explaining rules of the riddle game Arwa reminded
him that if he would lose, has to buy two ice cream scoops without any additional
scoop at price of 25 AED. He agreed
and after swiping his credit card into POS swipe machine, the first brain teaser quiz appeared into the tablet screen and the riddle
was could you tell the name of thing if
threw out from four story building, would be safe but if leave in water then
would be destroyed? System was also showing three options, one correct
answer and two incorrect answers. Ice cream buyer replied safe locker box that turned out to be wrong answer and the correct
answer was a piece of paper. Albeit
customer loses game, couldn't get one free scoop but had enjoyed from new ever
experience. On the other hand, Ahmed delighted getting the alert message that
first income received into his bank account.
Arwa sitting
on stool chair listening audiobook, had wireless ear buds in ears when
Pakistani tourist clad in shalwar Kamez who was there to eat ice cream, but had
no credit card so she asked him to pay in cash so followed. The brain teaser quiz before American
tourist was water without fishes,
mountains without trees, home without town, tell me what could that be? He
thought for while then spoken it could be a map, turned out the right answer
and happy to receive one free scoop of ice cream.
Newly wed
Canadian couple clad in casual smart clothes reached in Dubai from Ottawa a
week ago to spend their honeymoon were Arwa’s next customers, riddle to answer
in iPad was could you tell the type of
dress that impossible to wear? The answer to riddle they replied was
stupid, uttered vest which was incorrect because the correct answer was an address so they got no free ice
cream.
French
pregnant woman with baby bump clad in maternity clothes spoken her in Arabic
language to buy ice cream so as usual so the riddle that showed up in IPad
screen was could you tell the name of
the thing that travels all over the world and reaches every corner? She
thought for while then replied it should be a stamp and it turned out the correct answer and happy to receive
one free scoop of ice cream.
Arwa smiled
when handsome American tourist clad in crew neck t shirt and jeans praised her
long wavy curly hairs, he spoken in American English to give him free one scope
of ice cream, Arwa told him he must had to answer riddle correctly so as usual
so the riddle that showed up was asking
the name of thing that could hold
without make use of your arms? Hearing that riddle, he thought in her mind
that could be chin but later changed opinion. It seemed difficult riddle to him
so he was thinking for quite a long time, thought for while then replied these
should be your lips but it turned out the incorrect answer because the correct
one was your breath so he unable to
get free ice cream.
Arwa was
reading book reviews from website readers blog in her iPhone suddenly British
tourist clad in v neck t shirt and casual trousers showed up after parking his
electric bike under shadow of tree, she saw backpack had been hanging from his
back spoken in British English to give free one scoop of ice cream. After explaining rules of riddle game, the
brain teaser quiz was asking what do you
think who would get the banana first if squirrel and monkey climb up at same
speed on tree? It seemed easiest riddle for him so he replied confidently
that both squirrel and monkey climbed up
the wrong tree, could get only coconut from coconut tree the reason banana was
not possible and happy to receive one free scoop of ice cream but Arwa
turned unhappy because she would get no penny for every correct answer
according to income sharing agreement mutually agreed by both her and Ahmed,
but if ice-cream buyer replies incorrect answer then she would get 12 AED.
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| Cone ice cream, Ice lolly, Choc bar, Sundae, Paddle Pop |
Arwa was
looking up her glossy lipstick and face makeup in small mirror hurriedly put it
inside her clutch purse seeing ice cream buyers. It was Arab family from Saudi
Arabia and their two kids gathered around ice cream cart to eat free scoop of
ice cream expressed happiness to see young Arabic woman selling ice cream. After
explaining rules of riddle game, the brain teaser quiz was asking was could you tell what is it that breaks the
moment its name is spoken? It seemed little bit difficult riddle to her so
they thought for while then replied cocktail glass but it turned out the
incorrect answer because the correct one was silence and they failed to get free ice cream.
The time had
struck twelve o clock in the smart watch of Arwa, she felt hungry, thirsty and
tired too so decided to take ten minute break, and she headed towards food
court inside Dubai Mall after informing Ahmed. When she reached inside food
court saw that there was no place to sit around as entire food court crowded
with tourists. Seeing her looking for chair, teenager stood up, offered his
chair to sit, she politely refused first but later on her insistence, she
shared same chair with him to sit and he obeyed. She hadn't hesitated sitting
on same chair with young fellow thought him smaller than her age,
unintentionally her aroma of perfume fragrance had not being letting teenage
boy to detach, he enjoyed during eating his fast food with hers.
When Arwa
get back to work after easing her appetite, surprised to hear from Ahmed that
not a single customer showed up during her absence to buy ice cream. Later when
Arwa was about to send a text message to her friend using ToTok, had to pause
until relieving a fashion model not buys ice cream, she was wearing a V neck
top with skirt. The brain teaser quiz that was appeared on large screen of
tablet that reads with was could you
tell me to whom I belong, I can only be grabbed with right hand? She
thought for while then replied left hand
that turned out a correct answer then happily ate her free ice cream scoop in
cup.
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| Map of United Arab Emirates in country flag color |
The next day
when Ahmed lifted up shutter of his ice cream cart Arwa couldn't reached yet so
he called on her mobile number to know her whereabouts. His call was ringing
but not being responded from her. They wanted to give each other a surprise
that day and waiting restlessly. The moment arrived when they thrilled to see
each other in western attires. Ahmed was wearing polo shirt with trouser and
stylish hat and Arwa in round neck top with vintage jeans and trendy hat on top
of her head. To divide the work equally between the two, it was mutually decided
between the duos that Arwa would sell ice cream her male customers and Ahmed
for female’s customers.
As both
Ahmed and Arwa sitting awaiting for their turn to sell ice cream sitting in
chair stool, Arwa kept sitting when she saw an Indian woman clad in traditional
dress of ghagra choli was coming to buy ice cream so Ahmed stood up, swiped up
screen of IPad and her riddle was could
you tell me the name of musical object without any locks consists of keys where
one can unravel profound feelings? She thought for while then replied
confidently a piano that turned out
a correct answer and delighted when get free one scoop of ice cream.
Arwa had to
quit looking at her nail polish when male customer arrived, greeted him with
smile, seemingly he was looking from Africa, clad in round neck t shirt with
shorts, eyes covered in sunglasses. The brain teaser quiz appeared before him
on the screen was could you tell me what
needs to be broken in order to be put to use? He replied confidently an egg that turned out correct answer
and black man delighted when get free one scoop of ice cream.
Selling Ice cream together under one roof brought Arwa and Ahmed closer to each other, begun acquainted to know each other’s liking and disliking led both of them fallen in love so decided to tie the knot one day at dating. They become so popular that wherever they go people had begun calling them Mr. Riddle and Ms. Riddle. Sooner the wedding day arrived, the Emirati bride and groom looking adorable, Arwa was wearing ball gown wedding dress and Ahmed thobe and hata. Emirati wedding was memorable for ice cream lovers because ice cream was served free of cost among their fans without asking riddles. But after their love marriage, Arwa had been known among her ice cream fans Mrs. Riddle.
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