The first story that caught my interest was the Four Rich Persons Who Became Poor. The tittle peeked my interest. This story is being told to the parrot's heartbroken mistress.
Four poor friends sought out a philosopher who gave them a miraculous ball. He told them to place the ball on their heads and where the ball falls to the ground dig. The first time the ball feel they pulled cooper from the ground. The second man found silver. each offering their findings to their friends if they would stay there but each time they refused. Third man found gold which he offered to share with the fourth if he would stay there with him, but they were not satisfied and refused. The forth man continued only to find an iron mined. He regretted that he did not listen to his friend. The parrot finished his story by telling his mistress the moral of the story.
The parrot, having finished this discourse, said to Khojisteh, "Whosoever will not listen to the advice of friends will suffer like this unhappy man. Now arise and go to your lover, for this is a lucky hour."
Khojisteh and the Parrot by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi
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| Khojisteh and the Parrot |
Miemun said to Khojisteh that he was going to go on a great journey. The mistress was brokenhearted and barely slept or ate until a young prince caught her attention. She would visit him for four house and he would give her a ring. She denied his proposal initially but she was in love with him. She discussed the matter with her sharuk who told her she should not marry him. Khojisteh was enraged with the sharuk words and she grabbed her and hit her head against the ground, killing the her. She then asked the parrot, but the parrot was scared he would be killed as well. He blamed the sharuk's words on the fact that she was female and promised the mistress that her secrets would be safe with her and that he would support any inclination she might have.
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