The merchant and the parrot
Adapted Retold for learners from a traditional tale, also told by Rūmī in the Masnavī.
A caged parrot sends greetings to the parrots of India, and their strange reply shows it the way to freedom (a tale also told by Rūmī).
التَّاجِرُ وَالْبَبَّغَاءُ
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