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The Garden for the Elk and the Ass Bibliography:  This story is part of the Tales of a Parrot unit. Story source: The Tooti Nameh or Tales of a Parrot, by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi (1801). Once there was an elk and an ass eating in a garden together. The ass suddenly felt the urge to sing. He exclaimed to the elk, I want to sing, this garden is giving us its great fruit and it is a beautiful night. I have a wonderful feeling and due to the circumstances we are in, I feel like it would be pleasant to sing! The elk replied to him and said, "No. I understand you feel good and I share those feelings as well. I agree that is is a beautiful night and I too am joyous for the food we have eaten. But If you were to sing now it would awaken the gardener and we would be captured and made prisoners like if a man were to steal fruit from a garden. Your voice is loud and unsettling and if you were to sing our night would absolutely be ruined, you have to be aware of your situation....

The Parrot 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 absol...