Queen Scheherazade sat next to her husband, King Shahryar, to tell him a new story in order to amaze him and attract him with her to her imaginary world. They are not alike in features or temperament, and she began to tell, saying: “I have been informed, O happy king of rational opinion, that in a beautiful town there live two children, Sandaq and Nutaq, and although they are twins, each one of them has different characteristics from the other. Quiet and sober child.

Scheherazade continued her speech, saying: “Once, my Lord, Bunduq was walking with his brother Sandaq in a street, as they were returning from their school. Sandaq found a small, weak cat sitting on a sidewalk, looking with her eyes for crumbs of food or a bottle filled with some water to drink, but she failed and sat sad waiting. sympathetic passers-by.

Hazelnut, Hazelnut, and the kitten

And Shahryar straightened up on the sofa, and he pointed to Shahrazad to complete her story and pointed to his servant, pleased to leave, saying: “What next, Shahrazad?”

Scheherazade was happy that Shahryar was attracted to her story, and she felt relieved, and she continued, saying: “Sandaq felt happy when he saw the little cat, and thought of harassing her for a while, and he said to his brother, “What do you think, let’s play a little with this cat?” Bunduq answered him: “How do you mean?!

Sunduk and Hazelnut found the kitten

And Sondaq continued, feeling overjoyed and his eyes full of evil.

Hazelnut replied, feeling angry at him, and said: “It is forbidden for you, Sandaq. This is a soul that feels like you, and it looks hungry and tired. It is our turn to eat and drink, and also our religion and morals that we were raised on prevent us from harming it and order us to help and protect it.”

Shahrazad said, “Nanduz sat on the sidewalk, opened his school bag, and took out a piece of bread that was left from his food that his mother had prepared for him in the morning to eat at school. He found a bottle cap next to it and dipped it in water. He placed a piece of bread and a water cover next to the cat, and the cat approached the food to eat it and drank water.” .

Shahryar asked his wife, the queen, saying, “What about Sandaq’s reaction?”

Shahrzad continued: “Sandaq felt ashamed and remorseful of his idea and said to his brother: “I am sorry, Bunduq.. You are right.. I will never do that again and I promise you that I will treat any animal well and I will not bother them again and I will eat them and drink them too.”

Hazelnut replied, “I am not upset with you, Sandok. Salvation. Bravo to you. You learned today that we have to treat animals well because they are spirits that we have dressed like.”

Shahrzad finished her story, saying: “The cat felt happy, and the two children continued on their way home. Tomorrow I will complete for you, my lord, a new story of Sandaq and Nutaq.”

And Shahrzad was silent about permissible speech and the rooster crowed.

Hazelnut, hazelnut, and the cat