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The Woman with the Sack of Straw

The Woman with the Sack of Straw

From E5.7, Bahram Chubin Rides against Saveh. It illustrates E5.7.47–53:

  • E5.7.47
    A woman bore a sack of straw for sale,And hurried through the troops along the trail.
  • E5.7.48
    A horseman bought the sack she brought that day,Then rode off with the straw and did not pay.
  • E5.7.49
    He rode away. She came in grief and shame,And stood before Bahram to state her claim:
  • E5.7.50
    “I brought a sack of straw that should be sold;A horseman took the sack, but paid no gold.
  • E5.7.51
    He wore an iron helmet on his head;He took my goods and left,” the woman said.
  • E5.7.52
    They searched and found the culprit in the band,And brought him to the chief at his command.
  • E5.7.53
    Brave Bahram Chubin met him with a stare:“You thought your theft too small to warrant care?”

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