One mullah wanted to protect his daughter from all possible dangers of life. When the time came and her beauty blossomed like a tropical flower, he took his daughter aside to tell her how much meanness and deceit there are in life.
- Dear daughter, think about what I’m going to tell you now. All men want only one thing. They are all hypocritical, cunning, insidious and spread their networks wherever they can. You won’t even notice how you will get bogged down in the swamp of their base lust and desires. I want to show you the path that leads to misfortune. At first, the man admires your virtues. Then he invites you to walk with him and admire the views of the old city. Then you pass by his house and he tells you that he just wants to go get his coat. He asks you if you would like to come with him to his apartment. There he invites you to sit down and offers you a cup of tea. You listen to music together, some time passes, and he suddenly rushes at you. You are disgraced, and we are also disgraced, your mother and I. And our entire family, our good name, are disgraced forever.
The daughter took her father’s words to heart and promised him that she would be careful and would not allow anyone to dishonor her.
And then one day, smiling proudly, she approached her father and said:
- Father, you must be a great prophet? How did you know that this is exactly what would happen? Everything was exactly as you said. At first the young man admired my beauty and my modesty, then he invited me to take a walk and admire the views of the old city. As if by chance we passed by his house. Then the unhappy lover noticed that he had forgotten his coat and, in order not to leave me alone, asked me to come with him to his apartment. As required by the rules of politeness, he immediately invited me to drink tea and brightened up the time with wonderful music. And then I remembered your wise words and trembled with fear. Believe me, I already knew exactly what awaited me, and I didn’t let it happen. I think I deserve to be your daughter. Sensing that he intended to do something, I, being quick, rushed at him first and dishonored him, his parents, family and his good name!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru