,ELIAS 
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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ROB]T ,NISBET ,BA9 

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,!RE DWELT ONCE UPON A TIME 9 ! ,UFIMSK  
GOV]NM5T A ,BA%KIR NAM$ ,ELIAS4 ,! FA!R  
( ,ELIAS HAD LEFT HIM A POOR MAN4 ,HIS FA!R HAD  
ONLY GOTT5 HIM A WIFE A YE> BE=E1 & !N DI$4  
,9 ?OSE DAYS ,ELIAS [N$ SEV5 M>ES1 TWO C[S1  
& TWICE T5 %EEP4 ,BUT ,ELIAS WAS N[ ! MA/]1  
& BEGAN TO SPREAD HIMSELF \T2 FROM MORN TO EVE  
HE LABOR$ ) HIS WIFE1 ROSE UP E>LI] & LAY  
D[N LAT] ?AN ALL O!R M51 & GREW RI*] EV]Y  
YE>4 ,FIVE-&-?IRTY YE>S DID ,ELIAS CONT9UE TO  
LABOR1 & WON = HIMSELF GREAT POSSESSIONS4  

,ELIAS N[ HAD TWO HUNDR$ HEAD ( HORSES1 A  
HUNDR$ & FIFTY HEAD ( HORN$ CATTLE1 & ONE  
?\S& TWO HUNDR$ %EEP4 ,MANY M5-S]VANTS  
PA/UR$ ! TABUNS.<#a.> & ! H]DS ( ,ELIAS1 &  
MANY MAID-S]VANTS MILK$ ! M>ES & ! C[S  
& MADE KUMIS1 BUTT] & *EESE4 ,ELIAS HAD MU*  
( EV]Y?+1 & EV]YBODY R\ND AB\T 5VI$ !  
LIFE ( ,ELIAS4 ,PEOPLE SAID3 0,AH1 :AT A LUCKY FELL[  
?AT ,ELIAS IS6 ,HE HAS EV]Y?+ 9 ABUNDANCE1 HE  
HAS NO NE$ TO DIE40 ,& GOOD PEOPLE BEGAN TO  
KN[ ,ELIAS & MAKE HIS ACQUA9TANCE4 ,& GUE/S  
CAME TO HIM FROM AF>4 ,& ,ELIAS WELCOM$ !M  

ALL1 & GAVE !M TO EAT & TO DR9K4 ,:OSOEV]  
CAME TO HIM F\ND ABUNDANCE ( KUMIS1 & TEA1 &  
%]BET1 & ! FLE% ( RAMS4 ,:5EV] GUE/S  
CAME A RAM OR TWO WAS IMM$IATELY KILL$1 & IF  
!RE W]E MANY GUE/S !Y KILL$ A M>E4  

,ELIAS HAD ?REE *ILDR5 -- TWO SONS & A DAU<T]4  
,ELIAS HAD PROVID$ HIS SONS ) WIVES1 & HAD  
GIV5 HIS DAU<T] 9 M>RIAGE4 ,:ILE ,ELIAS WAS  
POOR HIS SONS HAD WORK$ ) HIM & GU>D$ !  
H]DS & ! TABUNS !MSELVES1 BUT :5 ! SONS  
BECAME RI* !Y BEGAN TO AMUSE !MSELVES1 &  
ONE ( !M TOOK TO DR9K4 ,ONE ( !M -- ! ELDE/  
-- WAS PRES5TLY KILL$ 9 A BRAWL1 & ! Y\NG]  
SON FELL 9TO ! P[] ( A /UCK-UP WIFE1 & ?IS  
SON NO LONG] LI/5$ TO HIS FA!R1 & ,ELIAS HAD TO  
GIVE HIM HIS PORTION & GET RID ( HIM4  

,SO ,ELIAS PAID HIM \T & GAVE HIM A H\SE &  
CATTLE1 & ! RI*ES ( ,ELIAS W]E DIM9I%$4 ,&  
%ORTLY AFT] ?IS A DISEASE FELL UPON ! %EEP (  
,ELIAS1 & MANY ( !M P]I%$4 ,& !N CAME  
A YE> ( SC>C5ESS -- NO HAY W\LD GR[ -- & MANY  
CATTLE />V$ 9 ! W9T]4 ,!N ! ,KIR<IZ CAME  
& /OLE ! BE/ P>T ( ! HORSES1 & ! E/ATE  
( ,ELIAS DIM9I%$ /ILL FUR!R4 ,ELIAS BEGAN TO FALL  
L[] & L[]1 & HIS NATURAL =CES W]E LESS4  
,& :5 HE HAD REA*$ HIS SEV5TIE? YE> ?+S  
CAME TO SU* A PASS ?AT HE BEGAN TO SELL HIS FURS1  
HIS C>PETS1 HIS KIBITKI.<#b.> & !N HE BEGAN TO SELL  
HIS CATTLE1 D[N TO ! V]Y LA/ ONE2 & SO ,ELIAS  
CAME TO NAU<T4 ,& HE HIMSELF P]CEIV$ ?AT HE  
HAD NO?+ LEFT1 & HE WAS OBLIG$ 9 HIS OLD AGE  

TO GO ) HIS WIFE TO LIVE AMONG ! COMMON PEOPLE4  
,& ! ONLY ?+S :I* ,ELIAS C\LD N[ CALL HIS  
[N W]E ! CLO!S HE HAD ON HIS BODY1 HIS FUR  
CLOAK1 HIS HAT1 & HIS %OES2 & HIS WIFE1 ,%EM  
,%EMAGI1 WAS ALSO AN OLD WOMAN4 ,! SON :OM  
HE HAD B\<T (F DEP>T$ 9TO A DI/ANT L&1 &  
HIS DAU<T] DI$4 ,& !RE WAS NONE TO HELP !  
OLD FOLKS4  

,!IR NEI<BOR1 ,MUHAM$%AH1 PITI$ ! OLD  
FOLKS4 ,HE HIMSELF WAS NEI!R RI* NOR POOR1 BUT  
LIV$ AT HIS EASE1 & HE WAS A GOOD MAN4 ,HE  
REMEMB]$ ?AT HE HAD EAT5 BREAD & SALT )  
,ELIAS1 & HE WAS FILL$ ) COMPASSION & SAID  
TO ,ELIAS3  

0,COME TO ME1 ,ELIAS1 & LIVE ) ME ALONG  
) ?9E OLD WOMAN4 ,9 ! SUMM] ?\ %ALT  
WORK = ME ACCORD+ TO ?Y /R5G? 9 !  
MELON FIELDS1 & 9 ! W9T] ?\ %ALT FE$ MY  
CATTLE & LET ,%EM ,%EMAGI MILK ! C[S &  
MAKE KUMIS4 ,I WILL FE$ & CLO! Y\ BO?1 &  
:ATEV] YE MAY WANT TELL IT ME & ,I WILL GIVE IT  
Y\40  

,ELIAS ?ANK$ HIS NEI<BOR & DWELT ) HIS  
WIFE 9 ! H\SE ( ,MUHAM$%AH AS ONE ( HIS  
S]VANTS4 ,AT FIR/ IT SEEM$ GRIEV\S TO !M1 BUT  
SOON !Y GREW ACCU/OM$ TO IT1 & ! OLD PEOPLE  
CONT9U$ TO LIVE !RE & WORK ACCORD+ TO !IR  
/R5G?4  

,IT WAS PR(ITABLE TO ! MA/] TO HAVE SU* PEOPLE1  
= ! OLD FOLKS HAD !MSELVES BE5 MA/]S &  
KNEW H[ ?+S %\LD BE RI<TLY ORD]$1 &  
W]E NOT IDLE BUT WORK$ ACCORD+ TO ! IR ABILITY2  
! ONLY ?+ :I* GRIEV$ ,MUHAM$%AH WAS TO  
SEE PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 SO HI< FALL TO SU* A L[  
E/ATE4  

,& IT *ANC$ ONE DAY ?AT DI/ANT RELATIONS  
CAME AS GUE/S1 TO ,MUHAM$%AH1 & A ,MULLAH  
CAME ALSO4 ,& ,MUHAM$%AH BADE ,ELIAS TAKE A  
RAM & SLAY IT ,ELIAS SK9N$ ! RAM & COOK$  
IT1 & SET IT BE=E ! GUE/S4 ,! GUE/S ATE !  
RAM'S FLE%1 DRANK AS MU* TEA AS !Y WANT$1 &  
!N FELL A-DR9K+ KUMIS4 ,! GUE/S SAT )  
!IR HO/ ON D[N CU%IONS ON ! FLOOR & DRANK  
!IR KUMIS \T ( LITTLE CUPS1 & CONV]S$ TOGE!R1  
& ,ELIAS W5T AB\T HIS WORK & PASS$ BY !  
DOOR :]E !Y W]E SITT+4  

,MUHAM$%AH SAW HIM & SAID TO ONE ( HIS  
GUE/S3 0,DID/ ?\ SEE ?AT OLD MAN :O PASS$  
BY MY DOOR80  

0,I SAW HIM10 SAID ! GUE/2 0IS !RE ANY?+  
EXTRAORD9>Y AB\T HIM80  

0,!RE IS ?IS MU* EXTRAORD9>Y AB\T HIM --  
?AT HE WAS ONCE UPON A TIME \R RI*E/ MAN -- ,ELIAS  
!Y CALL$ HIM2 P]*ANCE ?\ HA/ HE>D CONC]N+ HIM80  

0,H[ C\LD ,I HELP HE>+ ( HIM80 REPLI$ !  
GUE/2 0SE5 IT ALL ,I HAVE NOT1 BUT ! FAME ( HIM  
WAS SPREAD F> & WIDE40  

0,WELL1 N[ HE HA? NAU<T1 & HE LIVES ) ME  
AS A S]VANT1 & HIS OLD WOMAN LIVES ) HIM &  
MILKS MY C[S40  

,! GUE/ WAS A/ONI%$4 ,HE CLICK$ ) HIS  
TONGUE1 %OOK HIS HEAD1 & SAID3 0,AH6 'TIS PLA9  
H[ =TUNE GOES FLY+ R\ND LIKE A :EEL 4 ,ONE %E  
RAISES ON HI<1 ANO!R %E ?RU/S D[N BEL[4 ,TELL  
ME10 SAID ! GUE/1 0IS ! HE>T ( ! OLD MAN SORE  
)9 HIM1 P]*ANCE80  

0,:O CAN TELL8 ,HE LIVES PEACEABLY & QUIETLY1  
& LOOKS WELL4  

0,MAY ONE CONV]SE ) HIM80 SAID ! GUE/2  
0,I %\LD LIKE TO QUE/ION HIM CONC]N+ HIS LIFE40  

0,C]TA9LY1 IT IS POSSIBLE10 REPLI$ ! HO/1 &  
HE %\T$ FROM BEH9D ! KIBITKA1 0,BABAD10 :I*  
SIGNIFIES GR&FA!R 9 ! ,BA%KIR LANGUAGE1 0GO  
& DR9K KUMIS & CALL HI!R ! OLD MAN60  

,& ,ELIAS CAME TO !M ) HIS WIFE4 ,ELIAS  
GREET$ ! GUE/S & ! HO/1 RECIT$ A PRAY]1 &  
SQUATT$ D[N ON HIS KNEES AT ! DOOR1 & HIS  
WIFE W5T BEH9D ! CURTA9 & SAT D[N ) H]  
MI/RESS4  

,!Y GAVE ,ELIAS A CUP FULL ( KUMIS4 ,ELIAS DRANK  
! HEAL?S ( ! GUE/S & ! HO/1 DID OBEISANCE1  
DRANK A LITTLE MORE1 & !N PLAC$ ! CUP ASIDE4  

0,N[1 TELL ME1 GR&FA!R10 SAID ONE ( !  
GUE/S1 0,I SUPPOSE IT GRIEVES !E LOOK+ AT US1 TO  
CALL TO M9D ?Y =M] LIFE1 & TO RECOLLECT H[  
=TUNATE ?\ W]T1 & H[ N[ ?\ DWELLE/ 9  
MIS]Y80  

,& ,ELIAS SMIL$ & SAID3 0,IF ,I W]E TO SPEAK TO  
!E ( GOOD =TUNE & ILL =TUNE ?\ W\LD/  
NOT BELIEVE ME -- F> BETT] IT W\LD BE IF ?\ DID/  
ASK MY OLD WIFE CONC]N+ ?IS ?+4 ,%E IS A  
WOMAN1 & !RE=E :AT H] HE>T FEELE? ?AT H]  
TONGUE SPEAKE?2 %E WILL TELL !E ! :OLE TRU?  
AB\T ?IS MATT]40  

,& ! GUE/ SPAKE1 TURN+ T[>DS ! C URTA93  
0,SPEAK N[1 OLD WOMAN6 TELL ME1 H[ JUDGE/ ?\  
CONC]N+ ?Y =M] GOOD =TUNE & ?Y PRES5T  
ILL =TUNE80  

,& ,%EM ,%EMAGI ANSW]$ FROM BEH9D !  
CURTA93 0,?IS IS H[ ,I JUDGE3 ,I & MY OLD MAN  
LIV$ TOGE!R = FIFTY YE>S2 WE S\<T AFT] HAPP9ESS & WE C\LD NOT F9D IT1 & ONLY N[ ?IS IS !  
SECOND YE> 9 :I* WE HAVE WANT$ = NO?+1  
& WE LIVE AS WORK+ FOLKS & HAVE F\ND REAL  
HAPP9ESS1 & WE WANT NO?+ ELSE40  

,! GUE/S W]E A/ONI%$ & ! HO/ WAS  
A/ONI%$2 HE EV5 ROSE UP & ?REW ASIDE !  
CURTA9 TO BEHOLD ! OLD WOMAN4 ,& !RE !  
OLD WOMAN /OOD ) FOLD$ >MS1 & %E WAS  
SMIL+1 & %E LOOK$ AT H] OLD MAN1 & HE  
SMIL$ ALSO4  

,& ! OLD WOMAN ALSO SAID3 0,I SPEAK ! TRU?1  
,I JE/ NOT3 WE S\<T HAPP9ESS = HALF A HUNDR$  
YE>S1 & :ILE WE W]E RI* WE DID NOT F9D IT AT  
ALL2 N[ ?AT WE HAVE NO?+ LEFT & LIVE AMONG  
WORK+ PEOPLE WE HAVE F\ND SU* HAPP9ESS ?AT  
WE NE$ NO?+ BETT]40  

0,& 9 :AT1 !N1 DOES Y\R PRES5T HAPP9ESS  
CONSI/ 80  

0,IT CONSI/S 9 ?IS3 :ILE WE W]E RI* ,I &  
MY OLD MAN HAD NOT A S+LE QUIET H\R TOGE!R1  
WE HAD NO TIME TO TALK1 NO TIME TO ?9K ( \R  
S\LS1 NO TIME TO PRAY TO ,GOD4 ,SO MANY C>ES W]E  
WE SADDL$ )4 ,AT ONE TIME GUE/S CAME TO SEE  
US1 & IT WAS A WORRY :AT TO SET BE=E EA* &  
) :AT PRES5TS TO GRATIFY !M LE/ !Y %\LD  
SPEAK SCORNFULLY CONC]N+ US4 ,!N T H]E WAS !  
TR\BLE ( SEE+ TO IT ?AT ! WOLVES DID NOT R5D  
! LAMBS OR KIDS OR ?AT ?IEVES DID NOT *ASE AWAY  
! HORSES4 ,EV5 :5 WE LAY D[N IT WAS NOT TO  
SLEEP1 = WE FE>$ ?AT ! %EEP MI<T OV]LAY !  
LAMBS 9 ! NI<T4 ,Y\ MI<T GET UP & GO AB\T  
AT NI<T1 & NO SOON] W\LD Y\R M9D BE AT EASE  
?AN A FRE% WORRY W\LD >ISE3 H[ TO F9D HAY OR  
PA/URAGE 9 ! W9T] TIME -- & SO IT W\LD GO ON4  
,& ALL ?IS WAS NO?+ TO ! DISAGREEM5TS BETWE5 MY OLD MAN & ME4 ,HE W\LD SAY3  ',WE  
\<T TO DO ?IS1' & !N ,I W\LD SAY3 ',NO6 WE  
\<T TO DO ?AT6' & SO WE BEGAN TO CURSE EA*  
O!R1 & ?AT WAS S9FUL4 ,?US WE LIV$1 & W5T  
ON FROM C>E TO C>E1 FROM S9 TO S91 & WE F\ND  
NO HAPP9ESS 9 LIFE40  

0,WELL1 BUT N[80  

0,N[ ,I & MY OLD MAN RISE UP TOGE!R1 WE  
CONV]SE LOV+LY & AGREE 9 ALL ?+S1 WE HAVE  
NAU<T TO QU>REL AB\T & NAU<T TO TR\BLE US --  
\R SOLE C>E IS TO S]VE \R MA/]4 ,WE LABOR  
ACCORD+ AS WE >E ABLE1 WE LABOR GLADLY1 SO ?AT  
\R MA/] MAY HAVE NO LOSS & MAY PROSP]4 ,WE  
COME TO ! H\SE -- !RE IS D9N]1 !RE IS SUPP]1  
!RE IS KUMIS4 ,IF IT BE COLD !RE IS ! KIZYAK.<#c.>  
:]E) TO W>M \RSELVES1 & !RE >E FURS4  
,& !RE IS TIME1 :5 WE WI% IT1 TO TALK TOGE!R1  
TO ?9K ( \R S\LS1 & TO PRAY TO ,GOD4 ,= FIFTY  
YE>S WE S\<T HAPP9ESS1 & ONLY N[ HAVE WE  
F\ND IT40  

,! GUE/S BEGAN TO LAU<4  

,BUT ,ELIAS SAID3 0,LAU< NOT1 BRE?R56 ?IS IS NO JE/1 BUT HUMAN LIFE4 ,& AT FIR/ MY OLD WOMAN &  
,I W]E FOOLS & WEPT BECAUSE WE HAD LO/ \R WEAL?1  
BUT N[ ,GOD HA? REVEAL$ ! TRU? TO US1 &  
N[ WE ALSO REVEAL IT TO Y\1 NOT = \R AMUSEM5T BUT = Y\R GOOD40  

,& ! ,MULLAH SAID3 0,!SE BE WISE SAY+S1 &  
,ELIAS HA? SPOK5 ! REAL TRU?1 & ALL ?IS IS  
WRITT5 D[N 9 ! ,SCRIPTURES40  

,& ! GUE/S CEAS$ TO LAU<1 & !Y POND]$  
!SE ?+S 9 !IR HE>TS4  

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