Manūchihr Kayʹmarām

A king, who has lost his way to his palace, is spending the night in the hut of the forest warden. There he hears from the angels standing by the door that the son, newly born to the forest warden, will one day marry the king's daughter. The King tries to somehow kill the boy but is not successful. The boy marries the King's daughter with the aid of the angels who have been protecting him and then starts a journey upon the King's request to bring him three golden hairs of the Lady Sun. He returns home successfully with a lot of gifts he had received from the people through his journey due to the good services he had rendered to them. The King is tempted and starts a journey himself to get all the good things his neighbors have. He never returns.… (más)