Now he stood for long hours in the governor’s rooms in
the castle watching people asking Nuradin for help. At first
everything was hard to understand, but soon Yusuf saw that
Nuradin was a great man. The governor always listened to
everybody – poor people, and women and children, too – not
problem
something
difficult
wise intelligent,
clever
Muslim a person
who follows the
religion of Islam,
and the teachings
of the Prophet
Mohammed
Frank a person
from Europe who
lived in Palestine
between 1099 and
1291
land country
pilgrimage a
special journey to
a religious place
armour a metal
suit that soldiers
wore in the past
to stop people
killing them
just rich and strong men. The governor studied the law and
talked about difficult problems with wise men. He thought
about their words and took time to find the right answer.