Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Reading Notes: Tales of a Parrot, Part A

Miemun and Khojisteh:
-the couple is so in love but not quite ready for a child so Miemun finds them a pet parrot when he goes to the market
-the parrot sees that Miemun is about to pass him up because of his expensive price so he gives a glimpse into the future that Miemun could have if he had the parrot at his side
-the prediction the parrot gave turned out to be true and against Khojisteh's better judgement and hesitation they keep the parrot in hopes that it will bring great fortune to their lives
-Khojisteh does not believe in this get rich quick scheme that Miemun is going to use the parrot for
-She believes that everything comes with a cost and she might turn out to be right





Khojisteh and the Parrot:
-Miemun had taken a long journey and Khojisteh missed him terribly because there was no end in sight
-A handsome prince came into town and seeing Khojisteh and not seeing her husband around decided that he wanted her for her own
-She her love for Miemun had faded because she had begun to believe he would never return so she agreed to meet up with him at his house
-She knew it was wrong but she wanted approval so she went to the sharuk 
-the parrot wanted to be the favorite so he had already warned the sharuk of Khojisteh's coming and that she wanted to sharuk to tell her not to see the prince
-Khojisteh was so enraged but the sharuk trying to guilt her into staying and telling her she would be a disgrace that she murdered her
-this was the parrot's plan all along and now he was the only bird of the house
-he told Khojisteh exactly what she wanted to hear, even though it might mean the ruin of her marriage because he had heard that Miemun was due to return any day


Bibliography:

Tales of a Parrot by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi 


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