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The Yellow Feather
At the beginning of And the Mountains Echoed, Abdullah finds a small yellow feather. Although his sister Pari (who collects feathers) has recently been adopted by another family, the Wahdatis, Abdullah still decides…
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The Div
In the fairy tale Saboor tells his children, an evil demon—a div—orders a farmer, Baba Ayub, to sacrifice one of his children. Baba Ayub is then forced to make the agonizing choice…
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The Div’s Bottle
After the div forces Baba Ayub to choose between his own happiness and that of his favorite child, Qais, it gives Baba Ayub a small bottle of liquid, and tells Baba Ayub to drink…
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