Tale

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• Tale
• The fairy tale is the main and popular
• type of Badahshani folklore.
• The people of this region from ancient
• time were clinging to fairy tale.
• Since fairy tale is rich of cultural and
  literary
• heritage of the people so it is reflected many
• their traditions and custom.

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• My name is Manija.
• When I was a child my grandmother always told me
  the different tales. But I like the tale Bahodur
  and Zarrina.
• The Main heros of this fairy tale Bahodur and
  Zarrina.
• Bahodur was a brave and strong. He were killed
  the monster.
• Zarrina was beautiful, good and clever girl. For
  the sake of her people she was ready to take her
  life.

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Bahodur and Zarrina

• Once upon a time there lived a king Bahrom. He
  had 40 sons. All of them were handsome and brave.
  On day king Bahrom went to the hunting. He took
  with him his several friends. They hunted several
  days. He shouted plenty of nanny goats, deer,
  partridges and geese. When he returned to his
  palace he met on the road 40girls coming down
  from the mountains and caring jugs on their
  shoulders .They filled their jugs with water and
  disappeared. It surprised him a lot and he sent
  his servants after them, and ordered to know were
  they people or angels and why they came down from
  the mountain. The potters immediately got to the
  mountains and found out the truth about those
  women. Then they quickly came up to the king and
  told him everything. They have told him that
  behind the mountains there is a country that is
  ruled by the king - Divorshoh.

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Bahodyr and Zarrina

• There was an enormous country but there was no
  water. Thus the land and the gardens changed to
  nothing but these 40 girls were his daughters. He
  had no son. The potters also said that the king
  Diyorsho has an intention to give his daughters
  to a person who will be able to provide his
  country with water and this person must have 40
  sons.
• The King Bahrom was very pleased that he found
  brides for his sons. The other day he sent the
  king Diyorhoh his own messenger with many
  valuable things to match up his daughters and
  also bring water to his country.

• The messengers were sent to all corners of the
  country for inviting them to build a canal. The
  Inhabitants of the Diershos country were invited
  as well.
• The people worked 40 days and nights. Finally the
  canal was built and the lands were provided with
  water. For this lucky event two kings have made
  the feast for 40 days and nights. Simultaneously,
  they prepared the wedding of 40 sons with 40
  daughters of the king Diyorsho. The oldest sons
  got to married the oldest and the youngest to the
  youngest. His youngest son married the most
  beautiful girl Zarrina.
• Zarrina was very beautiful, kind and wise girl.
  She loved the animals and birds very much. There
  were a lot of deer, peacocks and ostrich

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Bahodur and Zarrina

• Zarrina took care of them with love. The birds
  with impatient waiting for Zarrina, the peacocks
  went after her. But most of all she loved doves.
  They built the house for them on the top of her
  home. Every day Zarrina gave them food.
• When Zarrina come to the garden the doves sat
  on her shoulders. They were not afraid her. She
  fondled them and gave them water. She even didnt
  imagine to her that there was a monster between
  those doves.

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Bahodur and Zarrina

• When water came to country Zarrina noticed that
  the land was newly alive, and the flowers bloomed
  all around. She strode along stream and enjoyed
  the beauty of the nature.
• Suddenly, an old man with very long bears
  appeared in a front of her. In one hand he kept a
  stick but in other had the tray with different
  seeds. He came to Zarrina and said
• - Get these seed and throw them all over but
  never look over back until ended the seed!
• Zarrina has taken the tray and became throw the
  seeds. When on the tray remained some of the
  seeds Zarrina did not patient anymore and was
  looked over back. She has seen that for her back
  plant beautiful gardens with miscellaneous fruit.
  For instance an apricot, apple, peaches and other
  fruits. Zarrina this all have seen and ????????
  in garden with joy. She became to try these
  fruits on one. All of these were ????? one
  another. Suddenly, she saw tree with golden fruit
  and they taste as a honey.

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Bahodur and Zarrina

• She also saw other tree with red and juicy fruit.
  She thought that there is no tree in the garden
  like this. She looked at the tray and thought
  that from those remained seeds will plant other.
  She was quickly thrown them around. But suddenly
  raised such a strong and terrible wind and has
  raised all these seeds and throw to the river.
  Zarrina was very distressed but she could not do
  anything.
• By that time the wedding ceremony come to end and
  king Bahrom come home with his own sons.
• The caravan of camel and horses were in desert.
  On the medium of the day became hot and raised
  the waterspout. The waterspout has closed the
  entire desert so one nobody. The people were
  frightened terribly and all were going to in one
  circle.
• Bahodur was came to his father and asked for the
  permit to go and to know the reason of this
  trouble.
• When Bahodur approached to waterspouts whole the
  land trembled and the black cloud changed to
  terrible and huge monster.

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Bahodur and Zarrina

• - I waited for you Bahodur! - said the monster.
  I heard that that younger daughter of the king
  Diyorsho is your wife. She changed my desert to
  the flowering garden. I do not like it. Now I
  have an attend you will bring me your wife or I
  will close the water and transform your country
  to the desert!!!
• Bahodur returned to his people and told the
  entire story.
• When Zarrina was heard it without any thinking
  she said
• - Bring me to the monster. It would be better if
  I die but my people stay alive.
• They were say good bay to everybody with all and
  came to monster and have said that here is we
  came to you but anymore touch our folk and our
  country.
• The Monster has raised them and brought them to
  his house. His house was found under the land in
  damp cave and it protected by terrible beast. As
  soon as appeared the monster a door opened and
  immediately was closed. The Monster has pushed
  them to the corner of the cave and has said
• - Presently I shall sleep because I have tired
  but tomorrow I will eat both of you.

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• The Monster asleep and became immediately to
  snore. But Bahodur and Zarrina started to wait
  for their deaths. Tomorrow we will die "- they
  have thought.
• Zarrina quietly said to her husband
• - See the coffer on the corner. I remember that
  my grandmother was said that monster keep his
  soul on the coffer. In that coffer must be
  another coffer. Their must be his soul.
• Bahodur come to the coffer, took the sword and
  knocked on the lock of the coffer. The Monster
  shouted and has got up. Bahodur once again
  powerfully knocked on the other coffer. The
  Monster has he fell to the ground.

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• Bahodur has opened the gates and killed terrible
  beast which was protected the monster. The
  husband and wife have taken for hands of each
  other and came out of cave. This was a medium to
  nights. The stars brightly shone on the sky.
• Zarrina and Bahodur strode on of desert. In the
  morning they were met with caravan of the horses.
  They sowed on two of the horses and came to the
  to caravan. They have heard the shout of their
  own relatives.
• They all returned to their country alive and made
  the feast for 40 days and nights. All of them
  rejoiced the life.

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• This fairy tale teaches us to love our people and
  our Motherland. If anything threatens our Native
  land we must protect it without any thinking. If
  it is necessary we have to sacrifice even
  ourselves.

RISOL TAJIKISTAN KHOROG, ILC 2