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Giv Confronts the Toll-Man

Giv Confronts the Toll-Man

From B10.27, Giv Confronts the Toll-Man. It illustrates B10.27.9–17:

  • B10.27.9
    Now when brave Giv and Khosrow reached the tide,They sought with urgent haste the farther side.
  • B10.27.10
    They found the toll-man waiting by the shore,And soon their words broke into sharp uproar.
  • B10.27.11
    Then Giv spoke first: “Where is your swift-set sail,A boat fit for Kay Khosrow without fail?”
  • B10.27.12
    The toll-man said: “What difference rank or name?The river treats both low and high the same.
  • B10.27.13
    If you would cross, then pay the proper fee;No man, however high, may cross for free.”
  • B10.27.14
    Then Giv replied: “Name what you wish as toll;The foe is near; speak quickly, name the whole.”
  • B10.27.15
    The toll-man heard and swiftly ventured near,Then turned to Giv and made his purpose clear:
  • B10.27.16
    “No trifling toll is what I ask from you;Of these four things, surrender one as due:
  • B10.27.17
    Your jowshan, or your horse of darkest hue,The serving woman, or the Shah’s crown too.”

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FarangisToll-man of the JihunGivKay Khosrow

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