THE CROW PERI--A Turkish Fairy Tale

THE CROW PERI--A Turkish Fairy Tale

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 444 In this 444th issue of the Baba Indaba's Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Turkish Tales "The Crow Peri." In case you're wondering, in old Turkish a Peris are exquisite, winged spirits renowned for their beauty A boy is orphaned and taking up his late father's occupation of bird catcher goes to the wood to set traps. Soon a crow flew into one of the traps. He was about to seize the bird from the trap when it spoke to him pleading for its release. Never faced with a speaking bird he released it. He reset the trap and was surprised when a bird of exceeding beauty flew into his trap. Thinking he would take it to market where it would fetch a good price, he was about to put it into his bag when the crow alighted onto a branch near him and told him to take it to the Padishah (king). This the boy did and the Padishah eagerly bought it. Then he set the boy a challenge.... What was the challenge and...