Reading Notes: Tales of a Parrot, Part A

The description of this story immediately drew me in. A parrot telling stories is a fun idea, especially when the storytelling is to stop the owner from committing adultery. 
Khojisteh is very lonely while Miemun is gone. She eventually sees a Prince and plans on going to be with him. She discusses this with the sharuk, the other bird, and after Khojisteh doesn't like what she hears, she kills the bird. This is pretty intense. I did not expect for this to happen. The parrot is very smart though, and cunningly creates a story for Khojisteh to hear so that the parrot won't get murdered and to hopefully stop Khojisteh from cheating. This is a very interesting story. I honestly have no clue what kind of story the parrot will tell. 
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The parrot tells stories and Khojisteh continues to put off her meeting with her lover. I feel like the parrot is a doing a great job of helping both his owners out. I am very curious as to what will happen when Miemun returns home. Will the parrot tell of Khojisteh's thoughts and actions? Or will he keep it a secret? I could see myself creating another story that the parrot tells Khojisteh. Maybe I could take a popular story from a movie and have the parrot tell it. It would be different because it isn't a classic tale like the parrot usually tells, but it is still a story that draws Khojisteh in. 
I am starting to think that maybe Khojisteh is extremely apprehensive about cheating so that is why she always asks the parrot to tell the story. Not out of curiosity, but more of the parrot being a safety net or reason for her to not be able to go out. She knows that it is wrong so she continues to avoid doing the deed. It is wrong to think about cheating, but at least she isn't going to the prince ever night. I could create this same story but in modern times and with other features. Maybe a toddler wanting to steal toys from his big sister and the family cat tells stories to stop him from being a thief. 
Okay wow I was not expecting Miemun to kill Khojisteh so quickly. I thought that they would talk. This really surprised me. I liked this story and I am excited to read the second half. 


Bibliography: Tales of a Parrot written by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi, online source

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