Reading Notes: Tales of a Parrot, Part B

 Tales of a Parrot by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi

Of  a King and his Sons

*The frog and the snake turning into humans to aid the prince gives me some ideas about shapeshifting animals and gratitude or ingratitude.*

Of a Brahmin Falling in Love

- The young woman wanted to conceal her secret from the brahmin, but he, pressing her on the subject, said, "I perceive you are in love with somebody – it will be much better to make me your confidante, when I will certainly apply a remedy to the disease."

*How clever! This would make for an adorable plotline in a rom-com and I just might write one that way.*

The Frog, the Bee, and the Bird

-Then, following me, he shall plunge into such a place that he shall not be able to get out of it, and as no one shall hear his cry, after striving some days he will die of himself.

*This seems a cruel and sad punishment for an animal who wasn't even aware that he was hurting anyone!* 

A King Falls in Love, and the End of Khojisteh

*What a deceitful parrot!*

The Husband and the Parrot by Arthur Syzk (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Bibliography: Tales of a Parrot by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi. Website: Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook.