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“Grow Your Own Amazing Moustache of Courage”

Good morning, dear students. Let me begin with a simple question. Have you ever tried something new… and failed? Maybe you tried to read a difficult book and stumbled over the words. Maybe you raised your hand in class and gave the wrong answer. Maybe you tried a new sport, a new drawing, or a new idea—and someone laughed. That moment, that tiny sting of embarrassment, can feel huge. It can make you think, “Maybe I should stop trying.” But what if I told you that every great story—every adventure, every discovery, every success—begins exactly there? In that moment of uncertainty. In that moment when someone decides to try again anyway. That spirit of courage and imagination is exactly what we see in the wonderful book The Amazing Moustaches of Moochhander the Iron Man and Other Stories by Musharraf Ali Farooqi. It is a collection of lively, unusual stories filled with unforgettable characters—Molka, Mr Tallowball, Profundus, Madame Snotbog, and of course the magnificent Moochhander h...