Articles #The sparrow and the grasshopper

Had it not been for the locust, the bird would not have fallen into the hands of the Sultan

It is said that a poor cobbler named “Asfour” lived in the ancient city of Baghdad. And he had a wife named Jaradah, who reminded him every day of his poverty and his inability to provide her with a more comfortable life. One day, Jaradah, while walking around the market, saw a woman wearing a luxurious robe, adorning her fingers with diamond rings, pearl necklaces hanging on her chest, gold earrings hanging around her, and a group of beautiful maids walking around her. And when I asked about this lady, they told her: She is the wife of the king's chief astrologer. I asked: and what does the astrologer do? . They told her: He looks at the stars in the sky, then predicts what will happen in the future, reads people's thoughts, and knows the places of lost things.