Arab folk story: the son of Pasha and Taif

the time of the story is no longer clear, but in ancient times there was a king in iraq and a son of 17 years old.

the father decided to marry him and found him a suitable girl.

but at the wedding, the girl was gone.

people are looking everywhere, and there's no sign of them.

the king had no choice but to invite the astrologer to tell him why.

the astronomer cast a piece of sand and said, "bashha, the demon stole your daughter-in-law and took her to mount garf to be his son's wife." "well, who can bring the girl back?" pasha asked.

"o king! only the prince can go, and no one else can.

"the astrologer replied.

the prince immediately asked, "father, i'll go!" "kids, you're young, the demons will eat you!" but the prince firmly said, "i must go, and if i can get it out, i better, if i can't get it out, i don't want the other girls!" the king, knowing there was no other way, agreed to go.

and the prince rides on horseback, and turns over the mountains, and crosss the basin, and crosss the plains as fast as the water, and comes one day in front of a mountain.

"let me sit down for a while." the prince said to come down from there and sit in the shade.

then he found two snakes: one white and one black, and one of them desperately desired another.

the prince picked up the stones, killed the black snake, and he didn't expect the white snake to turn into a man.

"you saved me, prince, if you want anything, say i'll do anything for you." the prince saw the fear and the snake went on to say, "don't be afraid, i'm bailey.

the king's son, i will never hurt you.

it might be good for you." young people's moods are abated and fear fades away.

so he recounted his misfortune.

"i'm on my way to mount garf.

can you take me?" "o prince, it is forbidden to go there.

i will only take you down to the foot of the hill, and the road will be yours." they'll swallow you.

i'll give you an iron bow and three arrows.

i'll wait for you to return to your father's country." the prince said, "look at my luck! maybe i can find a girl, maybe i'll die there." and barley lifted the prince into the air, and shortly after that he was taken to the foot of mount garf, where he gave him an iron bow and three arrows, and said, “prince, go, and your path is bright, and your return safe.” the prince left for a few days and decided to take a break under the tree because he was tired.

all of a sudden, he heard someone say, "son of man, watch out, don't touch me!" as soon as the prince looked, he shivered, he was in front of a loathsome taif (a magician) who sprayed fire.

“what are you doing here, the son of a man, neither the elf nor the son of a man?” taif asks.

the prince is afraid, but what good is it? he explained his intentions.

"if you're with meMy friend, help me do something, and I'll take you to the place." "The demon who took your lover has a daughter, and I love her.

I've waited 17 years to get this girl.

I'm afraid I'll go alone.

You save your lover, I take my lover.

When we get there, the demons are going to fight us, and you take this whip, and you see me hurt, and you whip me on the back, and my wound will recover quickly and we will succeed.” After Taif had said so, held up the prince, put him up in the air and landed on a meadow.

And they walked a way, and they saw a well, and the fire was pouring out of it.

So this is the nest of the devil。