Miemun and Khojisteh
This particular story provides a background of how Miemun came to get the parrot. I like the idea of using this as a rewrite but changing the animal or something like that. It would be fun to write about a dog with such powers or even to make the main character that comes to own the pet a female, showing what difference they might have in request.
The type of parrot that took over and manipulated so many
people in the piece. Source: Pixabay
Khojisteh and the Parrot
This section shows some of how manipulative the parrot can be, especially towards the main characters lover. As a rewrite, I could change what the parrot was asking the girl to do, all while keeping with the theme of the trickster character being an animal other than a parrot. There's a lot of room for character development in this section. I also like the way this highlights the way it is a continuous story with the way the ending is formatted.
The Parrot of Ferukh Beg
There's a lot of plot development here as you see that the parrot and the wife are not fond of each other but that they want to get back at each other for what they believe the other did. As far as an idea for a rewrite, this segment might be fun to modernize a little bit to where the parrot made the wife do something like taking the kids somewhere fun or going out herself, and not so old timey.
The Goldsmith, the Carpenter, the Taylor, and the Hermit
I like the way this story opens with a narrative before diving in to the actual story. For a rewrite, I might consider having the men fight over the woman a little bit more, making it more modern as opposed to the old jobs that they claim in this piece.
The King of Kinoje and his Daughter
I like the way that this is told from the perspective of someone else as it has already happened and not in a way as if it were happening in the present. For a rewrite idea, I could focus on the sacrifice made that makes the royroyan so generous. I could even change this character completely and make it to where the generosity is from a completely different character with different traits and everything.
The Fowler, the Parrot, and her Young Ones
As I continue to read these different stories, I like the variation between them and the way that none of them are the same but they are related just enough to fall under the same story. For a rewrite of this one, I would most likely want to focus on the way that the young birds were trapped and told to play dead. That would probably look like one of the babies talking and expressing fear as they listen to the parrot telling him/her what to do.
The Merchant and His Wife
For a rewrite on this piece, I would want to focus from the perspective of the merchant that endured something because of the parrot that causes him to be embarrassed and, as a result, mad at the parrot and vowing to get revenge.
The Old Lion and the Cat
I like the way that the lion had to depend on a much smaller and less intimidating animal in this section, the cat, instead of the other way around. For a rewrite, it might be fun to write more of a trickster story where the cat takes advantage of the new found trust since a cat doesn't get that opportunity all that often.
The Commander of the Frogs, and the Snake
This was an interesting story in which the chief from made a plan to get his power back that ultimately backfired on him. For a rewrite, I might would change the outcome of the frog going to the snake in a way that the snake made the from serve him either for a time or for the remainder of his life, adding to the idea that what he did backfired and he went from being the most to the least powerful.
Four Rich Persons who Became Poor
This piece is super interesting, especially when thinking of how to go about recreating it into my own version. I like the idea of taking it the reverse direction and writing about four poor people who became rich instead of four rich people who became poor. It also would be fun to modernize it and play around with the concept of money and riches.
Besheer and a Woman Named Chunder
To rewrite this piece, the most interesting viewpoint I can think of is to focus from the perspective of Chunder, mentioning what she might have seen in such a person to have a relationship with him. This would be a prime way to work on the character development.
Bibliography
Ziya-alDin Nakhshabi's Tales of a Parrot
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