The fairies of Muscat disappear, only to have their magical powers appear in the cinderellas. Zubaida tells us about the rituals of the monthly dinner, during which each of them narrates her experience, predicament, fears, and conflicts: Fathia fears the hanging picture, Sarah buries her grandmother's insults, Nouf prevents her body from blooming, and Rabia never gives up running. Tahani does not like her daughters who are thieves, and Raya the farmer did not send tears in farewell to "Al-Khasab," while Alia hides the letters of Alejandro and Ana Cristina, and Zubaida refuses to let her well dry up. Only storytelling alleviates pain and misery, and turns them into beautiful and amazing women.

هدى حمد: كاتبة عُمانيَّة، صدرت لها ثلاثُ مجموعات قصصيَّة، وروايتان، آخرهما رواية التي تعدّ السلالم، عن دار الآداب، في إطار «محترف نجوى بركات».