Kazakh parable One bai had three daughters and not a single son. Bai suffered: “A daughter is not a son. Goat meat is not meat. A donkey is not a vehicle. Tea is not food,” he said.
The daughters grew up, got married and left their father's house. Bai and his old woman were left alone. One year there was a terrible jut (natural disaster), and all the bai’s cattle, unable to withstand the hungry winter, died. Completely left without a livelihood, the bai went to his daughters. His daughters, after consulting, decided to help their father in any way they could. No matter which of them he came to, his daughters and sons-in-law were first fed meat, given tea, then given a hundred sheep, a dozen cows and horses, and escorted home with honor.
Bai, returning home, said: “A daughter is like a son, if she doesn’t forget her father, goat meat is tasty if it’s fatty enough, a donkey is good transport if the road is successful, tea is pleasant to drink if your soul is light.”
So the bai thanked the Almighty for sending him daughters.
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