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E. Cutler Shedd. Our Little Persian Cousin
Our Little Persian Cousin
Table of Contents
Preface
CHAPTER I. KARIM ARRIVES
CHAPTER II. KARIM'S RELATIVES AND HOME
CHAPTER III. KARIM GOES EXPLORING
CHAPTER IV. THE EVIL EYE STRIKES KARIM
THE FOX AND THE WOLF
CHAPTER V. KARIM AT WORK AND PLAY
CHAPTER VI. A TRIP TO THE CITY
CHAPTER VII. KARIM'S RELIGION
CHAPTER VIII. KARIM'S GOOD FORTUNE
CHAPTER IX. KARIM LEAVES HOME
CHAPTER X. KARIM GOES TO MARKET
CHAPTER XI. KARIM AT THE PALACE
THE STORY OF LEILA AND MAJNOUN
CHAPTER XII. SOHRAB AND RUSTEM
THE STORY OF SOHRAB AND RUSTEM
CHAPTER XIII. NEW OPPORTUNITIES
CHAPTER XIV. TWO IMPORTANT EVENTS
CHAPTER XV. AMONG THE KURDS
CHAPTER XVI. RUMOURS OF WAR
CHAPTER XVII. SHEIKH TAHAR
CHAPTER XVIII. A BATTLE AND WHAT CAME OF IT
CHAPTER XIX. FAREWELL TO KARIM
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E. Cutler Shedd
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Just before the front door of the house was a small porch, where the big dog and the chickens spent the most of their time. The calves came there, too, and the dog, but he never dared to come into the house. Nana explained that he was "unclean," and the mullah said that it was a wicked thing to allow "unclean" animals to come into the living rooms. Karim liked to hit the dog, who always let him do just what he wanted.
One day when Nana was away, suddenly a fierce barking and snarling was heard, mixed with shouts. Almas ran out to find that a stranger had stepped into the yard, and that the dog had caught him by the ankle and would not let go, although the man was hitting hard with his heavy walking stick. Almas was then only eight years old, but she put her foot on the dog's neck and raised her fist. The dog growled angrily before he obeyed her and slunk away. Some neighbours now came running in.
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