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The White Ear, the Black Tail, and the Others
by Vahid Pooreftekhari
The Shekarestan Book Collection is a written narrative of the attractive Shekarestan animation series, published by Soore-ye Mehr Publications. Each volume of the Shekarestan book is published in 24 pages and relates to an episode of the animated film, containing a story based on ancient Iranian fables, narratives, and legends. The collection will consist of 100 volumes, of which 30 volumes have been released so far. The characters play different roles in each episode based on the dramatic requirements of each story. The tales of this collection were selected based on the ancient Iranian / oriental stories, proverbs, fables and folklore and then, they were rewritten in a modern and up-to-date style. The titles of the published volumes of this collection are: “Half a Fistful of Salt”, “Anti-theft Spells”, “The Water Tap”, “The Magical Feather”, “Uncle Nowrooz and the Forty Thieves”, “The Lost Brother”, “The Treasure Chest”, “Donkey is Gone and Donkey is Gone”, “Consequences of Being Crafty”, “The Bohlol’s Flea”, “The White Ear, The Black Tail and the Others”, “The Wise Man and the Maniac”, “Smart and Smarter”, “The Broken Jug”, “The Foundling”, “The King’s Dream”, “A Rare Friend”, “The Great Horse Racing”, “The Ordinary Fortuneteller, The King’s Fortuneteller”, “Enchanted Chickens”, “The Friendly Policeman”, “The Mat Weaver and The Bandits”, “Happy Shoemaker”, “The Thief and Golensa”, “Cart Wheel Spokes”, “Ancestral Keepsake”, “Chickens and Floods”, “Pennilessness Patient”, “The Donkey Riding the Pharaoh”, and “The Unknown Illness”. Khangholi had a hundred sheep. Every morning he counted them and submitted them to the shepherd to take them for grazing and in the evening also counted them again and received them from the shepherd. On that day afternoon, he counted the sheep but their number was not 100. He asked the cause from the shepherd. The shepherd said the wolf had hunted the White Ear lamb. The next day, another lamb was missing again. The shepherd said the eagle had taken the Black Tail sheep that time. Khangholi started to think and decided to chase the shepherd to find out the reason for the reduced number of his sheep. Until one night, he went to the stable and saw that the shepherd and the butcher of Shekarestan were there and . . .
