Find out how Prince Amir remains cheerful in the midst of great difficulties.
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Cheerfulness
Amir was
the prince of Khorasan.
He lived
in grand style.
When he set out to war,
three hundred camels
carried pots and pans
and plates
for his kitchen.
One day
he was taken prisoner
by the Caliph Ismail.
But misfortune
does not exempt
a man from hunger.
So when Amir saw
his chief cook nearby,
he asked
the good man
to prepare him
a meal.
The cook had
one piece of meat left
which he had put
in a pot
on the fire.
Then he went
to find some vegetables
to give a little taste
to the stew.
A passing dog
sniffed at the meat
and put his nose
in the pot.
Then,
feeling the heat of the fire,
he drew back sharply.
But he was so clumsy
that the pot
got stuck on his head
and he ran off in a panic,
unable to get rid of it.
Amir
burst out laughing
at the sight.
“Why are you laughing
when you have
every reason to be sad?”
asked the officer on guard.
Amir showed him
the dog
streaking away
from the camp
and said,
“I am laughing
at the thought
that this very morning
it took
three hundred camels
to transport
my kitchen.
Now,
one dog is enough
to carry it all away!”
Amir took pleasure
in being cheerful
in spite of
going through
one of the worst times
of his life.
So we should
give him credit
for his light-heartedness.
If he was able to joke
in the midst of
such serious difficulties,
is it not possible for us
to smile
in the face of lesser worries?
Narration: Edzard
Translation: Aditi Das & Hella-Maria Vierus
Illustrations: Emanuele Scanziani
Music: Umar
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