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Nimman Boogh (Half Man Horn) |
32 Pages
978-964-337-659-8 | | | | Illustrator: | Goldouzian, Alireza | | Publisher: | Neyestan Books | | Rights Sold: | Chinese | | Writer: | Shojaei, Seyed Ali | | Abstract: | Long, long time ago, there was a king in a fruitful land. He decided to collect taxes from his people. At the same time a representative from one of his cities approached him and asked him to make a deal. King asked what kind of deal? He replied, “That he will ask few questions from his ministers. If his ministers were smarter than the people and answer the question correctly; the people would pay the taxes. On the other hand, if the answers were wrong, the people would not pay the taxes.” The king accepts the deal.
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Hush no Hush |
32 Pages
978-964-6645-47-9 | | | | Illustrator: | Taheri, Lida | | Publisher: | Tuka, Iran | | Translator: | Eshragh, Bahar | | Writer: | Anvari, Sahar | | Abstract: | Hisgo had recently moved to the new quarter. Nobody knew him. He always changed his house and went to the other districts.
Every day he sat on a stool before his house and looked at the children who were playing.
One day he came out of the house with the stool in his hand. A few children were playing there. He looked at their beautiful little hands. He stared at his hands as usual and again his heart ached with pain. He remembered the worst day in his life:
When he was a child he was living with an old wizard. The old wizard decided to teach him the witchery and malicious lessons. But Hisgo was careless about learning the sorcery lessons. Although he was the witch’s child and loved maliciousness, he just set his heart on thumb sucking. Whenever someone saw him he was sucking his thumb. He loved doing so more than any other job. One day the old wizard got angry and cried out when he saw Hisgo didn’t concentrate on his lesson; because the witches and wizards dislike seeing their children who are constantly sucking their thumb as well.
“You put your thumb in your mouth again! You do not pay attention to my words, you will hear about this later” the old wizard said. In the blink of an eye he recited a spell and bewitched Hisgo’s thumb.
From then on whenever Hisgo was sucking his thumb, it was getting little and little. When he was looking at his thumb, he grieved about it until his thumb disappeared. He no longer had thumb in his hand. So he decided to take revenge on old wizard and took it to his heart until he grew up , and one day …
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The Tailless Mouse |
22*22
24 Pages
978-600-5131-69-7 | | | | Publisher: | Hava, Iran | | Abstract: | This story is about a mouse which has lost his tail, and is trying to put it back. It goes to many people and asks for help... |
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Mystery of the Castle |
12 Pages
978-964-238-285-9 | | | | Illustrator: | Khaje Mohammadi, Hamid Reza | | Publisher: | Nashr-e Shahr, Iran | | Writer: | Emami, Gholamreza | | Abstract: | There is an anciant castle in an old village. If anyone dare step into it, the next day the villagers will find their lifeless body.
One night, however, a reckless visitor enters the castel and passes througt a series of adventures... In the next morning, the villagers go to the castel to take along the visitor's body but to their surpise they see him safe and sound rejoicing in a lot of colourful jewelry...
Mystery of the Castel is a new version of Rumi's old story, adapted from his masterpiece, The Mathnavi. Emami has recreated this old story in a new language and tone. The story was originally included in the Arabian Nights and then found its way in Mathnawi stories. Though newly published, Emami's splendid version of the story has attracted quite a lot of readers amnong the young generation. |
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The Last Song of the Scarecrow |
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20 Pages
964-300-381-7 | | | | Illustrator: | Maktabi, Reza | | Publisher: | Shokoofeh Books,Amirkabir, Iran | | Writer: | Akrami, Jamaleddin | | Abstract: | The story teaches children not to judge someone based on their looks. That's what a small robin found out when the ugly scarecrow gave her a warm place to rest when she was all alone. She then told this to other birds. The ugly scarecrow wasn't that scary after all! |
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