Week 6 Reading Notes

There once was a couple named Miemun and Khojisteh, they were virtually inseparable. They loved each other very very much. They ate together, went everywhere together, they sat together, they were attached at the hip. This couple owned two birds, both birds were wise and could communicate with the couple. One was a parrot and the other a Sharuk.

One day Miemun had to go off on a great journey of which he would not return for many days. When he left he left Khojisteh and the two birds behind.

When Miemun was gone a prince came to town and started to fall in love with Khojisteh. Even though she knew it would be wrong to show interest to this man she couldn't help but fall for him as well. The prince asked her out and she accepted.

She was torn between going or not, she knew it was wrong but she also wanted to go very bad, she decided she would ask Sharuk. She asked the bird if it would be ok for her to leave and go on a date with the prince and Sharuk said absolutely not, it would be wrong and deplorable.

Khojisteh became enraged and grabbed Sharuk by the feet and slammed the bird on the ground. She delivered a blow that would kill him.

She decided she would ask the parrot his advice next. The Parrot having seen what had just happened decided to prolong his life rather than tell her not to go. The parrot knew it was wrong so instead of saying don't go, he offered to tell her a story that might help her come to her own conclusion.

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