The Kitten on the Golden Horse

From E6.50, Khosrow Grants Rey to Gurdiyeh. It illustrates E6.50.5–14:

E6.50.5
Khosrow beheld the garden’s opened gates,And waterbirds that played beside their mates.
E6.50.6
He bade the karnays sound; attendants borePerfume in ornate basins to the fore.
E6.50.7
They sat upon the grass and called for wine,And decked their souls with joy in spring’s design.
E6.50.8
Then clever Gurdiyeh brought a kitten near,So like a child the creature did appear.
E6.50.9
A toy steed made of gold and silver shone,Whereon the kitten rode as on a throne.
E6.50.10
Its ears bore rings; its claws were tulip-red,Its eyes drooped like a drinker’s in its head.
E6.50.11
Its eyes were pitch-black, springlike was its face;It rode with golden trappings through the place.
E6.50.12
The Shah laughed loud, and laughter filled the court;All hearts were captured by the playful sport.
E6.50.13
He said to her, “What is your wish today,My gracious lady, what have you to say?”
E6.50.14
The clever dame bowed low and made her plea:“Great Shah, bestow the land of Rey on me.