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Brother '■ W5&4V k il|Pp|Rk MxiW■ fkt i <*• -vfctj l I'M f ■ ' gorptas press i b CQ u v Xr < z • • — * « o *&Lia rr <*> -4—* s T i 3 |(U^3 yOôt -sîo^ In <=£->. so< s— <33 C . Cx Uibris 3 W2D 2 O _c Hictli jftlartmtljo Hibtarp CQ 0 <D The Malphono George Anton Kiraz Collection .CO V LoVi ^ Lc* La^nA cnX LG Xij ! lv>v>v £^.-> lXmlooo cxiao o .10 'X®L. cnA-M |;\mo UaXc OQJO £v_^> 1. \ m cnX |oou Ov*X X>a. l;_\.co oX fX\ •:• c»XaoX cX ^_Sooi -oolX^ Anyone who asks for this volume, to read, collate, or copy from it, and who appropriates it to himself or herself, or cuts anything out of it, should realize that (s)he will have to give answer before God’s awesome tribunal as if (s)he had robbed a sanctuary, I.et such a person be held anathema and receive no forgiveness until the book is returned. So be it. Amen! And anyone who removes these anathemas, digitally or otherwise, shall himself receive them in double. My Baby Brother Lucian My Baby Brother Lucian Tabetha Kiraz gorgias press 2010 Gorgias Press LLC, 180 Centennial Ave., Piscataway, N), 08854, USA www .go rgi aspress.com Copyright © 2010 by Gorgias Press LLC All lights reserved under International and Pan-Amencan Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise without the prior written permission of Gorgias Press LLC. 2010 0P ISBN 978-1-61719-081-0 Printed in the United States ot America Foreword For more than 25 years the children of Saint Matthias School have had the opportunity, beginning in the third grade, to participate in the Young Authors7 Program. There really is a great story to be told inside of each of us. Some choose to write and share their tales. This year Tabetha Kiraz came to third grade. Our new soft spoken student was nervous. There was a lot to get used to in the new school, a lot of new faces and new ways of doing things. She smiled, and tried to make it work each day. Her old school had closed, and she missed her friends. The first time we talked about the Writers7 Club and Young Authors she didn’t say anything, but she was listening. She enjoyed the stories chosen to introduce the project, stories written by students from past years. Vacations were shared, aliens visited, and we had some close encounters with a variety of pets. Tabetha liked the idea of writing and V decided to join the club. Something quite wonderful happened! Wlnle many others went round and round trying to think of what to write, Tabetha knew what she wanted to do. She came with pictures and stories to tell. She opened the door to her heart. We made friends. We learned about Tabetha’s family and the excitement they shared preparing for a new baby. There was talk of food and fun and celebrating. W7e all were so interested in her writing and pictures of Lucian’s Baptism and the Syriac Church. W7e exchanged stories as we learned about her church and its traditions. My Baby Brother lûcian became something precious for us all. Barbara Sury St. Matthias School, Somerset, N.j. VI