(Parrot; Picture from Pexels)
- At the beginning of this story, Khojisteh asked for a short story so that she could go see her lover at midnight
- The parrot told a story about a merchant who didn't have any children to take over his place when he passes away
- He then thought it would be smart to give the money to the poor and charity instead, since that would be the people who would appreciate it the most
- The merchant had a dream that night where a vision appeared and said he would show up as a Brahmin the next day and provide him with the necessary gold he needs, since he gave everything away to the poor that day and left nothing for himself to have
- The Brahmin instructed the merchant to hit him on the head when he saw him in order to get the gold
- The next day, the merchant did as he was told, and the Brahmin was turned into gold
- The merchant told the barber, who watched the whole thing, to keep it to himself
- The next night, the barber had some Brahmins over for dinner
- He started hitting them on the head with a stick
- They began to bleed and complain of this outrageous event
- The barber was brought before the magistrate who asked why he did what he did
- The story ends on a cliff hanger
- The merchant stuck up for the barber though, and the magistrate believed the merchant about what he had said
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