Wali Dad

Wali Dad cut and bundled tall, wild grass. Every afternoon, he sold it as fodder in the marketplace. Wali Dad lived happily for many years. Wali Dad dragged out the pot to see how much money it held. He was amazed to find that his coins had filled it to the brim. Wali Dad thought and thought. At last he had an idea. The next day, Wali Dad loaded the money into a sack and carried it to a jeweler in the marketplace. He exchanged all his coins for a lovely gold bracelet. Then Wali Dad visited the home of a traveling merchant. “Perhaps this Wali Dad seeks to prove himself your better,” said the prime minister. “Why not send him a gift he can never surpass?”  Wali Dad’s hut, the grass-cutter was beside himself. “Will bad fortune never end? Please, do not stop for a minute! Keep for yourself two of each animal, and take the rest to the queen of Khaistan!”