One day, the king was consulting with his other viziers and together they decided to gently tease the advisor. They made a bunch of courtiers dress up as thieves. The following day, the advisor was on his way to the court after having performed his prayers. The thieves, who had been ordered by the king, blocked his path and robbed his money, and his clothes. The advisor went back home, got himself dressed and arrived at the court. Since the advisor was slightly late, the king and the other viziers told him:
- Every day you insisted on the importance of being on time. So what happened to you today?
The advisor said: A bunch of thieves blocked my path today. That’s why I am late.
The king and the other viziers laughed at this and the king said:
- Do you now realize what getting up early really means? It means trouble as you have had it today.
Being wise and efficient, the vizier responded:
- On the contrary, your majesty, today the thieves were up before me and that’s why they succeeded.

One day, when the old man was on his way home after collecting fire wood from the forest, he bumped into a little, green colored snake who was about to faint due to hunger. The snake was almost dying. The old man felt sorry for the snake and took him home, and gave him food. And so, the snake was added to the household. But the old man was very poor and unable to feed himself, his wife, the cat, the dog and the snake. That is why he approached the snake and told him: I helped you as much as I could. But I can no longer support you. You can see for yourself that I am poor, and own nothing. So that’s why it would be better if you left us.

The green snake shook his head and said: Oh you kind old man, you saved my life and now that I am having to leave, I’d like to do you a service. To this end, I am going to leave my tail behind for you. Every time you need money, take my tail and shake it. You’d get hold of as much money as you wish for. The snake then turn around, allowing for the old man to cut his tail. The snake disappeared as soon as the old man chopped off the tail. The old man put the tail inside a chest and buried the chest in a room in the back of the house. Henceforth, every time the old man needed money, he would pull out the chest from underneath the earth, shake the tail and collect the money that fell off the tail and go to the market to purchase bread and rice, oil and potatoes, and sweets. When he returned home, he would make food and divide it into four sections, one portion for the old woman, one for the dog, one for the cat and one for himself. The four of them lived together in this manner and were happy.

One evening, a peddler knocked on the old man’s door and since it was getting dark, he asked to be allowed to spend the night inside. The old man complied and let him into the house.
In the morning, when the old man was shaking the tail for money, he wasn’t aware that the peddler was watching him. As usual the old man went to the market but upon return, he found his wife crying. He asked her, “Why are you crying?” She said, “The peddler has stolen the chest with the snake’s tail.”
The old man became very upset. His wife was also very sad. They spent a long time without speaking. But then, the old man noticed the cat and the dog and told them: Listen, that snake tail provided for all of us. Why don’t you help me find it?
The dog told the cat: Look how sad everyone is. Let’s go, find the chest.
The cat and the dog left the house together. They searched everywhere until they eventually found the peddler. He was about to purchase wedding clothes. The cat and the dog followed the peddler and they saw him embark on a canoe and reach the older side of a wide river, a river as wide as the Oxus. Needless to say, dogs and cats are not allowed into canoes or cars. Hence the cat was very sad. The dog told her: Don’t be sad. I know how to swim. I’ll put you on my back and we’ll cross the river. The dog put the cat on his back, and they crossed the river. They resumed their search and eventually found a house where loud music was being played. They realized that the peddler was holding a wedding and that this was his house. The dog told the cat: I, of course, won’t be able to enter the house unnoticed but you, you can. Make sure on one notices you when you get into the house. Get in and find the chest.
The cat entered the house but no matter how much the cat looked in every direction, he couldn’t find the chest. Eventually, when the cat had lost all hope, he noticed a mouse under a large chest. The cat started chasing the mouse and eventually got the mouse. At that moment, the cat noticed the little chest. It had been put on the bedding. Since the cat couldn’t get up on the bedding without being noticed, he told the mouse: If you fulfill one condition for me, I am going to spare you and not eat you. The mouse, who was shaking like a leaf and fearing for his life, said: Any condition would be alright. Just tell me. The cat said: Get up on the bedding and fetch the little chest and bring it to me. Once you do that, you are free to do whatever you want. The mouse complied, and left and came back with the little chest. The cat fetched the little chest, carrying it in his mouth and leaving the house without making noise.
The cat and the dog were very happy about having retrieved the chest. They walked and walked until they reached the river. Again, the dog had the cat on his back, and the cat was holding the chest in his mouth. The dog told the cat: I realize that you are hungry. But please don’t open your mouth if you see a fish or else the box will drop and all our efforts would be in vain. The cat agreed but while they were moving in the water, the cat saw a bunch of fat fish swimming nearby. The cat couldn’t control himself, wanting to get hold of at least one of them. It was at this instant that the cat’s mouth opened and the chest fell into the water. The cat and the dog were once again upset but the dog said: “Don’t be upset. I will fetch the chest from under the water.” The dog dived in and after a while, he came out, wet and shaggy, holding the chest in his mouth. Since the dog was very tired, as soon as he reached the beach, he stretched himself out and fell asleep. When the cat noticed that the dog was asleep, he fetched the chest and started running very fast, and got to the house. The old man and woman were very happy and praised the cat, lavishing compliments on him. The old man fetched the tail from the chest and shook it. He collected the money that dropped off the tail and went grocery shopping since they had gone without food for a long time.
When the dog woke up, he saw that there was no sign of the cat or the chest. He walked back home, feeling tired and worn out. When he reached home, he saw the cat eating food, hungrily and with much appetite. The old man, who had no idea that it had been the dog who had deserved praise for having saved the chest, shouted at the dog angrily, telling him: You lazy dog, you certainly want me to feed you, right? But I am not going to give you even a piece of dry bread. The cat pretended not to hear and the dog had no option but to walk to the door and then sit by the door. Ever since then, a majority of dogs have not been allowed to enter the house and have had no choice but to stay outside in the courtyard. Ever since then, dogs have hated cats for their disloyalty.

Some time later, the girl became pregnant. Her husband, then, would leave home every day to go hunting and so provide food for his wife and himself. One day, the girl had a craving for meat. She looked around but couldn’t find anything. But then, her eyes fell on a snake that was moving and winding on the ground. Left with no other option, she killed the snake and cut it into pieces and placed the meat to cook under fire and went to sleep. When her husband returned and was about to prepare food for his wife, his eyes fell on the snake meat. He pulled the meat from under the fire and threw it away. When his wife woke up, she couldn’t find the meat. She asked her husband: “What happened to the meat?” Her husband told her that he had thrown the meat away because if she had eaten the meat, she would have ended up dead.

Nine months and nine days passed and the time arrived for the child to be born. The woman’s husband had left to go hunting and there was no one there with the woman to help her give birth. Her loneliness, her helplessness made the woman cry and ask god for help. And so, crying and praying, she fell asleep. At that same moment four grandmas were sent from heaven by god to help the woman. They gathered around her, helping her give birth to a beautiful daughter.

The girl was born, and the grandmas were about to leave when the woman asked them to give her daughter a present. One of the grandmas said that when she walked, a gold brick would slip down her right leg and a silver one down her left leg. She said that’s my gift for my grand-daughter. Then, the second grandma said that every time she cried, precious stones and jewels would come out of her eyes. She said that that was her present for her beautiful grand daughter. The third grandma said that every time she laughs, flowers spill out of her mouth. And this was her gift for her grand-daughter. And the fourth woman said I am Qahqah Pari and I am giving my name as a gift to my grand daughter.

When the grandmas left, the baby’s father arrived home and realized that a beautiful child had been born to them. He tried to hug the child when the baby started to cry, and jewels and precious stones began to run down her cheeks. A few days passed and the little girl started to laugh. Every time she laughed, nice smelling, beautiful flowers would come out of her mouth and fall to the ground.

Qahqah’s father every day collected the jewels and the flowers and took them to the market for sale. And so, the family’s situation improved gradually. Months passed until the child began to walk and every time she took a step, a gold brick would drop down her right leg and a silver brick would fall down her left leg. Her father then collected the bricks and built a beautiful, large castle. Such was the castle’s beauty that even the king’s palace was no match for it.

One day, a prince ventured out to go hunting and when he arrived in the desert, his eyes fell on the uniquely beautiful castle of Qahqah Pari’s father. He made his horse run faster and reached the castle. He was about to call for the castle’s owner when he saw Qahqah Pari leave the castle and start running. The prince’s eyes were watching in astonishment as gold and silver bricks fell down the girl’s legs and to the ground. When the prince asked her name, Qahqah Pari laughed and nice-smelling beautiful flowers came out of her mouth, falling to the ground. At this moment, her father came out of the castle and was angry with her because she had talked to a stranger. He argued with her and she started crying and jewels and precious stones began to spill out of her eyes. The prince took a shine to Qahqah Pari and asked her father for her hand in marriage. He said Qahqah Pari can stay in her own castle until she grows up and becomes a young girl. He then started visiting the castle.

Years passed and Qahqah Pari grew up, becoming a beautiful young girl. She fell pregnant before getting married which is why her family wanted a quick wedding so she could move to the prince’s castle as soon as possible. Qahqah Pari’s mother invited all her relatives and family to the wedding. When Qahqah Pari’s aunt realized just what sort of life the poor, bald boy had managed to create for her sister, she became envious. After the wedding ceremony was over, the Prince wanted to take Qahqah Pari to his country but since her mother was ill and couldn’t accompany the girl on the journey, he entrusted her to her aunt. The aunt accepted the duty and accompanied by her own daughter and Qahqah Pari, she set off to take the girl to the Prince’s home. They all embarked on camels and set off. A few hours passed and Qahqah Pari felt thirsty and asked her aunt for a little bit of water. Her aunt said: Pull out one of your eyes and I will give you water in return. Qahqah Pari was very thirsty, hence she had no choice but to pull out her eye and give it to her aunt and take the water in return. A few hours later, Qahqah Pari again felt thirsty and again asked her aunt for water. Her aunt asked her to give her the other eye and Pari pulled out her other eye and gave it to her aunt and took the water in return. When Pari had no longer her eyes, her aunt took off Pari’s dress and put it on her own daughter. Then she suffocated Pari and left the body behind in the desert and gave her own daughter to the prince instead. When the body was left behind alone in the desert, the four grandmas appeared again and put the body on a bed and took it to a large and beautiful palace.

When the aunt took her daughter to the prince’s palace, the prince asked the girl to walk. When the girl walked, the prince noticed that there were no gold and silver bricks. He asked her to laugh. The girl laughed but there were no flowers falling to the ground. In brief, all the qualities that the Prince had talked about were not there. The king then asked the girl: What happened to you? The girl said that since she had become a woman and had gotten married, all those abilities had simply stopped. So the aunt and her daughter tricked the king and the prince and started living in the palace. But the Prince was always in thought, wondering why the girl had changed so much. He then became depressed over time, with hunting becoming his only joy in life.

One day, while the Prince was out hunting, his prey slipped through his hand and ran away, and entered a palace. The Prince followed the animal and reached the palace. He came down from his horse and entered the palace. The Palace was big and luxurious but there was no one in it. He walked about for a while and then he saw a tomb far away and as he approached the tomb, he saw a body covered in a silk shroud. He removed the shroud and stared at the face of the dead girl. Then he kissed the girl’s forehead and left. He then started coming to the palace every day and every day he would kiss the dead girl on the forehead before leaving. He noticed over time that the body’s belly was growing bigger day by day and eventually, he found a letter next to the tomb one day. In the letter, the story of Qahqah Pari’s murder had been written down in detail. The letter said that Qahqah Pari’s aunt had kept the girl’s eyes inside a box covered with a peacock feather and had attached it to her body and the Prince should fetch the eyes and bring them back and put them back in their right place so Pari could come back to life.

The Prince returned home and asked his mother in law to hand him the spell box with the peacock feather. The mother in law came up with excuses not to give him the spell box. Eventually, when the Prince realized that he could not persuade the mother in law in a gentle manner, he threatened with violence and fearing for her life, she gave the Prince the spell box. The Prince then went to the palace, put the spell box next to the tomb and left. The grandmas returned and put the eyes in their right place on Qahqah Pari’s eye sockets.

The following day, when the Prince arrives in the palace he sees a figure walking about. When he comes closer to the figure, he realizes that the figure is Qahqah Pari. He takes the girl into his arms and asks her what had happened to her. Qahqah Pari then tells the prince the story of how her aunt had first taken her eyes and then her life. The Prince returns to the palace and asks his wife and mother in law why they had done such things to Qahqah Pari. Then he turns to his mother in law and says, “What would you like to have? Forty burning ovens? Forty lashes or forty horses?” She says, I have no need for the oven, it’ll only cover me in soot and what am I supposed to do with whips? My whole body will ache. Give me the forty horses so I can travel the world. The Prince calls for forty agitated horses. He places the mother in law on a mare and lets the male horses run after the mare. The horses start galloping and the mother in law falls down from the back of the mare and is killed under the horses’ hooves. The Prince then abandons his wife who had tricked him, and brings Qahqah Pari to his palace.
Qahqah Pari sits beside the Prince on the throne and starts telling stories. When she laughs, the throne is covered in nice-smelling, beautiful flowers. When she recalls the bitter story of her life, and cries, her lap is filled with jewels and precious stones. When she stands up from the throne, gold and silver bricks drop down to the floor.

Once upon a time, there used to be a nanny who used to have a cat. One day, the nanny was sweeping the floor when the cat became all excited and naughty, running about and drinking the milk that belonged to the nanny. When the nanny realized that the cat had drunk the milk, she became angry and cut the cat’s tail. She told the cat, “Quick, off you go and bring me milk or else you are not going to get your tail back.” The cat went to the goat and said, “Goat, little goat, give me milk so I can give it to the nanny. She has cut off my tail.”
The goat said, “Go, fetch me some leaves from the tree. I have to first eat leaves so that the leaves turn into milk in my body; and then I will give you the milk so you can take the milk to the nanny and the nanny gives you back your tail.” The cat then went to the tree and said, “Tree, tree, give me some leaves so I can take them to the goat; so the goat can give me some milk; so I can take the milk to the nanny. She has cut off my tail.” The tree said: “Go, fetch me some water so that I can drink water and then the water turns into leaves in my body and then you can take the leaves to the goat; and the goat gives you milk; and you take the milk to the nanny and the nanny gives you back your tail.”
The cat went to the water spring and said, “Water spring, water spring, give me water so I can take the water to the tree; so the tree can grow leaves; and then take the leaves to the goat and the goat gives me milk; and then I take the milk to the nanny and the nanny gives me back my tail.” Since the water spring never runs out of water, it gave the cat water. The cat returned, laughing and excited, and watered the tree. The tree drank the water and grew leaves. The tree gave the leaves to the cat. The cat jumped about happily and laughing, came to the goat. The goat ate the leaves and the leaves turned into milk in her body. The goat gave the cat a little bit of milk and the cat took the milk and brought it to the hag. The cat then said, “Nanny, nanny, I took water from the spring and gave it to the tree. The tree grew leaves. I took the leaves to the goat, the goat gave me milk. I have brought the milk to the nanny so the nanny gives me back my tail.” The nanny spilled the milk into a pot and then went up to the roof to fetch the cat’s tail. She then cut the cat’s behind with a knife and blood came out. She stuck the tail back in and when the blood dried up, the tail was stuck properly in its place and the cat fell asleep in the nanny’s lap, snoring.

A group of young chickens lived together on a farm in the countryside. Among them lived a very wise rooster. All the birds looked up to this rooster. Every time the wise rooster saw the chickens, he would tell them to share their experiences with each other and use the advice they receive so the they wouldn't fall for the fox's tricks. One day, the rooster found himself alone and decided to go and take a walk out in the fields. It was the season of spring and the trees were all full of beautiful blossoms. The flowers had filled the spring air with their fresh fragrance. The rooster was overwhelmed by the beauty of his surroundings, and he opened his mouth and began to sing a beautiful song. The fox, who was resting in his house near the area, heard the rooster's voice and ran toward him to hunt him down. When the rooster saw the fox running toward him, he quickly climbed up the tree and perched himself on a high branch. The fox saw the rooster hiding in the tree and in a surprised voice asked, "Hey rooster, why have to climbed up on the tree branch? Are you frightened of me? You and I have no hate between us. When I heard your voice, I enjoyed it and I came to see you. Look at how beautiful the weather is and how green the fields are. I would like it very much if we could take a walk together in this beautiful weather and for you to sing to me in your beautiful voice." The rooster, who had known that the fox's words were just a trick, said, "Yes! The weather is magnificent and the fields are wonderfully green and my voice is also very beautiful. But I don't know you and I recall that usually roosters and fox's do not befriend each other." The fox said, "Interesting, that you don't know me. I am very close friends with your father and he is a very good man. As a matter of fact, yesterday I was with your father and he spoke of your intelligence and wisdom. When we said our good byes, he asked me to look out for you in the fields and the wilderness so that no harm comes to you." The rooster answered, "'Til this moment, my father has never mentioned you. My father passed away last year." The fox replied, "Pardon me, I meant your mother. Yesterday, it was your mother I ran into and she told me to never leave you alone. Anyway, I am acquainted with your whole family. I don't know who has spoken ill of me to you. You still cannot recognize your friends from your foes." The rooster said, "I have heard nothing about you. But I know this much, foxes and roosters are not suppose to befriend each other. Since the fox is the enemy of the rooster, if the rooster is smart then he should not offer his friendship to the enemy." The fox asked, "Who is the enemy? You are not aware that the lion has ordered all the animals to be friends and not to bother each other. Therefore, the wolf and the sheep are friends, the dog doesn't mess with the fox, the chicken rides on the back of the coyote all over the fields. I am in awe that you are not aware of any of it." When the fox was saying these words, the rooster turned his head and raised himself as if he was looking at something far away that was quickly approaching them. The fox asked him where he was looking and why he was not listening to him. The rooster replied, "I see an animal that is coming towards us. I don't know what it is. But it is bigger than a fox, it has huge flat ears, and is hurrying over toward us." When the fox heard the rooster's description of the animal, he stopped talking to the rooster and ceased his trickery. Looking very desperate, he packed up and started to leave. The rooster saw that the fox was very excited and frightened and asked, "Where are you going? Wait until we see what it is. It might be another fox." The fox replied, "No thank you, from your description it seems that it is a hunting dog and we don't have a very pleasant relationship with each other." The rooster asked, "But you just told me that there are no enemies among the animals and we are all friends." As the fox was running away he answered, "Yes, that is true but I am afraid that the dog, like yourself, has not heard the lions orders!" The wise rooster laughed at the cunning fox and began to climb down the tree. He started toward his farm to share the story of the foxes deceit and trickery with his fellow chickens.