,ELIAS 
,TRANSLAT$ BY ! ,MAUDES 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE ONCE LIV$1 9 ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ,\FA1 A ,BA%KIR NAM$ ,ILYAS4 ,HIS FA!R1 :O DI$ A YE> AFT] HE HAD F\ND HIS SON A WIFE1 DID NOT LEAVE HIM MU* PROP]TY4 ,ILYAS !N HAD ONLY SEV5 M>ES1 TWO C[S1 & AB\T A SCORE ( %EEP4 ,HE WAS A GOOD MANAG]1 H[EV]1 & SOON BEGAN TO ACQUIRE MORE4 ,HE & HIS WIFE WORK$ FROM MORN TILL NI<T2 RIS+ E>LI] ?AN O!RS & GO+ LAT] TO B$2 & HIS POSSESSIONS 9CREAS$ YE> BY YE>4 ,LIV+ 9 ?IS WAY1 ,ILYAS LITTLE BY LITTLE ACQUIR$ GREAT WEAL?4 ,AT ! 5D ( ?IRTY-FIVE YE>S HE HAD #b HORSES1 #ae HEAD ( CATTLE1 & #a1#b %EEP4 ,HIR$ LABOR]S T5D$ HIS FLOCKS & H]DS1 & HIR$ WOM5 MILK$ HIS M>ES & C[S1 & MADE KUMISS .<#a.>1 BUTT] & *EESE4 ,ILYAS HAD ABUNDANCE ( EV]Y?+1 & EV]Y ONE 9 ! DI/RICT 5VI$ HIM4 ,!Y SAID ( HIM3 

',ILYAS IS A =TUNATE MAN3 HE HAS PL5TY ( EV]Y?+4 ,?IS WORLD MU/ BE A PLEASANT PLACE = HIM4' 

,PEOPLE ( POSITION HE>D ( ,ILYAS & S\<T HIS ACQUA9TANCE4 ,VISITORS CAME TO HIM FROM AF>2 & HE WELCOM$ EV]Y ONE1 & GAVE !M FOOD & DR9K4 ,:OEV] MI<T COME1 !RE WAS ALWAYS KUMISS1 TEA1 %]BET1 & MUTTON TO SET BE=E !M4 ,:5EV] VISITORS >RIV$ A %EEP W\LD BE KILL$1 OR SOMETIMES TWO2 & IF MANY GUE/S CAME HE W\LD EV5 SLAU<T] A M>E = !M4 

,ILYAS HAD ?REE *ILDR53 TWO SONS & A DAU<T]2 & HE M>RI$ !M ALL (F4 ,:ILE HE WAS POOR1 HIS SONS WORK$ ) HIM1 & LOOK$ AFT] ! FLOCKS & H]DS !MSELVES2 BUT :5 HE GREW RI* !Y GOT SPOIL$1 & ONE ( !M TOOK TO DR9K4 ,! ELDE/ WAS KILL$ 9 A BRAWL2 & ! Y\NG]1 :O HAD M>RI$ A SELF-WILL$ WOMAN1 CEAS$ TO OBEY HIS FA!R1 & !Y C\LD NOT LIVE TOGE!R ANY MORE4 

,SO !Y P>T$1 & ,ILYAS GAVE HIS SON A H\SE & SOME ( ! CATTLE2 & ?IS DIM9I%$ HIS WEAL?4 ,SOON AFT] ?AT1 A DISEASE BROKE \T AMONG ,ILYAS'S %EEP1 & MANY DI$4 ,!N FOLL[$ A BAD H>VE/1 & ! HAY CROP FAIL$2 & MANY CATTLE DI$ ?AT W9T]4 ,!N ! ,KIR<IZ CAPTUR$ HIS BE/ H]D ( HORSES2 & ,ILYAS'S PROP]TY DW9DL$ AWAY4 ,IT BECAME SMALL] & SMALL]1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME HIS /R5G? GREW LESS2 TILL1 BY ! TIME HE WAS SEV5TY YE>S OLD1 HE HAD BEGUN TO SELL HIS FURS1 C>PETS1 SADDLES1 & T5TS4 ,AT LA/ HE HAD TO P>T ) HIS REMA9+ CATTLE1 & F\ND HIMSELF FACE TO FACE ) WANT4 ,BE=E HE KNEW H[ IT HAD HAPP5$1 HE HAD LO/ EV]Y?+1 & 9 !IR OLD AGE HE & HIS WIFE HAD TO GO 9TO S]VICE4 ,ILYAS HAD NO?+ LEFT1 EXCEPT ! CLO!S ON HIS BACK1 A FUR CLOAK1 A CUP1 HIS 9DOOR %OES & OV]%OES1 & HIS WIFE1 ,%AM-,%EMAGI1 :O ALSO WAS OLD BY ?IS TIME4 ,! SON :O HAD P>T$ FROM HIM HAD GONE 9TO A F> C\NTRY1 & HIS DAU<T] WAS DEAD1 SO ?AT !RE WAS NO ONE TO HELP ! OLD C\PLE4 

,!IR NEI<BOR1 ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH1 TOOK PITY ON !M4 ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH WAS NEI!R RI* NOR POOR1 BUT LIV$ COM=TABLY1 & WAS A GOOD MAN4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ,ILYAS'S HOSPITALITY1 & PITY+ HIM1 SAID3 

',COME & LIVE ) ME1 ,ILYAS1 Y\ & Y\R OLD WOMAN4 ,9 SUMM] Y\ CAN WORK 9 MY MELON-G>D5 AS MU* AS Y\R /R5G? ALL[S1 & 9 W9T] FE$ MY CATTLE2 & ,%AM-,%EMAGI %ALL MILK MY M>ES & MAKE KUMISS4 ,I WILL FE$ & CLO! Y\ BO?4 ,:5 Y\ NE$ ANY?+1 TELL ME1 & Y\ %ALL HAVE IT4' 

,ILYAS ?ANK$ HIS NEI<BOR1 & HE & HIS WIFE TOOK S]VICE ) ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH AS LABOR]S4 ,AT FIR/ ! POSITION SEEM$ H>D TO !M1 BUT !Y GOT US$ TO IT1 & LIV$ ON1 WORK+ AS MU* AS !IR /R5G? ALL[$4 

,MUHAMMAD-,%AH F\ND IT WAS TO HIS ADVANTAGE TO KEEP SU* PEOPLE1 BECAUSE1 HAV+ BE5 MA/]S !MSELVES1 !Y KNEW H[ TO MANAGE & W]E NOT LAZY1 BUT DID ALL ! WORK !Y C\LD4 ,YET IT GRIEV$ ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH TO SEE PEOPLE BR\<T SO L[ :O HAD BE5 ( SU* HI< /&+4 

,IT HAPP5$ ONCE ?AT SOME ( ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH'S RELATIVES CAME FROM A GREAT DI/ANCE TO VISIT HIM1 & A ,MULLAH CAME TOO4 ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH TOLD ,ILYAS TO CAT* A %EEP & KILL IT4 ,ILYAS SK9N$ ! %EEP1 & BOIL$ IT1 & S5T IT 9 TO ! GUE/S4 ,! GUE/S ATE ! MUTTON1 HAD SOME TEA1 & !N BEGAN DR9K+ KUMISS4 ,AS !Y W]E SITT+ ) !IR HO/ ON D[N CU%IONS ON A C>PET1 CONV]S+ & SIPP+ KUMISS FROM !IR CUPS1 ,ILYAS1 HAV+ F9I%$ HIS WORK1 PASS$ BY ! OP5 DOOR4 ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH1 SEE+ HIM PASS1 SAID TO ONE ( ! GUE/S3 

',DID Y\ NOTICE ?AT OLD MAN :O PASS$ JU/ N[8' 

',YES1' SAID ! VISITOR1 ':AT IS !RE REM>KABLE AB\T HIM8' 

',ONLY ?IS--?AT HE WAS ONCE ! RI*E/ MAN AMONG US1' REPLI$ ! HO/4 ',HIS NAME IS ,ILYAS4 ,Y\ MAY HAVE HE>D ( HIM4' 

',( C\RSE ,I HAVE HE>D ( HIM1' ! GUE/ ANSW]$1 ',I NEV] SAW HIM BE=E1 BUT HIS FAME HAS SPREAD F> & WIDE4' 

',YES1 & N[ HE HAS NO?+ LEFT1' SAID ,MUHAMMAD-,%AH1 '& HE LIVES ) ME AS MY LABOR]1 & HIS OLD WOMAN IS H]E TOO--%E MILKS ! M>ES4' 

,! GUE/ WAS A/ONI%$3 HE CLICK$ ) HIS TONGUE1 %OOK HIS HEAD1 & SAID3 

',=TUNE TURNS LIKE A :EEL4 ,ONE MAN IT LIFTS1 ANO!R IT SETS D[N6 ,DOES NOT ! OLD MAN GRIEVE OV] ALL HE HAS LO/8' 

',:O CAN TELL4 ,HE LIVES QUIETLY & PEACEFULLY1 & WORKS WELL4' 

 ',MAY ,I SPEAK TO HIM8' ASK$ ! GUE/4 ',I %\LD LIKE TO ASK HIM AB\T HIS LIFE4' 

',:Y NOT8' REPLI$ ! MA/]1 & HE CALL$ FROM ! KIBITKA.<#b.> 9 :I* !Y W]E SITT+3 

',BABAY2' 7:I* 9 ! ,BA%KIR TONGUE MEANS ',GR&FA!R'7 'COME 9 & HAVE A CUP ( KUMISS ) US1 & CALL Y\R WIFE H]E ALSO4' 

,ILYAS 5T]$ ) HIS WIFE2 & AFT] EX*ANG+ GREET+S ) HIS MA/] & ! GUE/S1 HE REPEAT$ A PRAY]1 & SEAT$ HIMSELF NE> ! DOOR4 ,HIS WIFE PASS$ 9 BEH9D ! CURTA9 & SAT D[N ) H] MI/RESS4 

,A CUP ( KUMISS WAS H&$ TO ,ILYAS2 HE WI%$ ! GUE/S & HIS MA/] GOOD HEAL?1 B[$1 DRANK A LITTLE1 & PUT D[N ! CUP4 

',WELL1 ,DADDY1' SAID ! GUE/ :O HAD WI%$ TO SPEAK TO HIM1 ',I SUPPOSE Y\ FEEL RA!R SAD AT ! SI<T ( US4 ,IT MU/ REM9D Y\ ( Y\R =M] PROSP]ITY1 & ( Y\R PRES5T SORR[S4' 

,ILYAS SMIL$1 & SAID3 

',IF ,I W]E TO TELL Y\ :AT IS HAPP9ESS & :AT IS MIS=TUNE1 Y\ W\LD NOT BELIEVE ME4 ,Y\ HAD BETT] ASK MY WIFE4 ,%E IS A WOMAN1 & :AT IS 9 H] HE>T IS ON H] TONGUE4 ,%E WILL TELL Y\ ! :OLE TRU?4' 

,! GUE/ TURN$ T[>DS ! CURTA94 

',WELL1 ,GRANNY1' HE CRI$1 'TELL ME H[ Y\R =M] HAPP9ESS COMP>ES ) Y\R PRES5T MIS=TUNE4' 

,& ,%AM-,%EMAGI ANSW]$ FROM BEH9D ! CURTA93 

',?IS IS :AT ,I ?9K AB\T IT3 ,MY OLD MAN & ,I LIV$ = FIFTY YE>S SEEK+ HAPP9ESS & NOT F9D+ IT2 & IT IS ONLY N[1 !SE LA/ TWO YE>S1 S9CE WE HAD NO?+ LEFT & HAVE LIV$ AS LABOR]S1 ?AT WE HAVE F\ND REAL HAPP9ESS1 & WE WI% = NO?+ BETT] ?AN \R PRES5T LOT4' 

,! GUE/S W]E A/ONI%$1 & SO WAS ! MA/]2 HE EV5 ROSE & DREW ! CURTA9 BACK1 SO AS TO SEE ! OLD WOMAN'S FACE4 ,!RE %E /OOD ) H] >MS FOLD$1 LOOK+ AT H] OLD HUSB&1 & SMIL+2 & HE SMIL$ BACK AT H]4 ,! OLD WOMAN W5T ON3 

',I SPEAK ! TRU? & DO NOT JE/4 ,= HALF A C5TURY WE S\<T = HAPP9ESS1 & AS LONG AS WE W]E RI* WE NEV] F\ND IT4 ,N[ ?AT WE HAVE NO?+ LEFT1 & HAVE TAK5 S]VICE AS LABOR]S1 WE HAVE F\ND SU* HAPP9ESS ?AT WE WANT NO?+ BETT]4' 

',BUT 9 :AT DOES Y\R HAPP9ESS CONSI/8' ASK$ ! GUE/4 

',:Y1 9 ?IS1' %E REPLI$1 ':5 WE W]E RI*1 MY HUSB& & ,I HAD SO MANY C>ES ?AT WE HAD NO TIME TO TALK TO ONE ANO!R1 OR TO ?9K ( \R S\LS1 OR TO PRAY TO ,GOD4 ,N[ WE HAD VISITORS1 & HAD TO CONSID] :AT FOOD TO SET BE=E !M1 & :AT PRES5TS TO GIVE !M1 LE/ !Y %\LD SPEAK ILL ( US4 ,:5 !Y LEFT1 WE HAD TO LOOK AFT] \R LABOR]S1 :O W]E ALWAYS TRY+ TO %IRK WORK & GET ! BE/ FOOD1 :ILE WE WANT$ TO GET ALL WE C\LD \T ( !M4 ,SO WE S9N$4 ,!N WE W]E 9 FE> LE/ A WOLF %\LD KILL A FOAL OR A CALF1 OR ?IEVES /EAL \R HORSES4 ,WE LAY AWAKE AT NI<T1 WORRY+ LE/ ! EWES %\LD OV]LIE !IR LAMBS1 & WE GOT UP AGA9 & AGA9 TO SEE ?AT ALL WAS WELL4 ,ONE ?+ ATT5D$ TO1 ANO!R C>E W\LD SPR+ UP3 H[1 = 9/ANCE1 TO GET 5\< FODD] = ! W9T]4 ,& BESIDES ?AT1 MY OLD MAN & ,I US$ TO DISAGREE4 ,HE W\LD SAY WE MU/ DO SO & SO1 & ,I W\LD DIFF] FROM HIM2 & !N WE DISPUT$--S9N+ AGA94 ,SO WE PASS$ FROM ONE TR\BLE TO ANO!R1 FROM ONE S9 TO ANO!R1 & F\ND NO HAPP9ESS4' 

',WELL1 & N[8' 

',N[1 :5 MY HUSB& & ,I WAKE 9 ! MORN+1 WE ALWAYS HAVE A LOV+ WORD = ONE ANO!R1 & WE LIVE PEACEFULLY1 HAV+ NO?+ TO QU>REL AB\T4 ,WE HAVE NO C>E BUT H[ BE/ TO S]VE \R MA/]4 ,WE WORK AS MU* AS \R /R5G? ALL[S1 & DO IT ) A WILL1 ?AT \R MA/] MAY NOT LOSE1 BUT PR(IT BY US4 ,:5 WE COME 91 D9N] OR SUPP] IS READY & !RE IS KUMISS TO DR9K4 ,WE HAVE FUEL TO BURN :5 IT IS COLD1 & WE HAVE \R FUR CLOAK4 ,& WE HAVE TIME TO TALK1 TIME TO ?9K ( \R S\LS1 & TIME TO PRAY4 ,= FIFTY YE>S WE S\<T HAPP9ESS1 BUT ONLY N[ AT LA/ HAVE WE F\ND IT4' 

,! GUE/S LAU<$4 

,BUT ,ILYAS SAID3 

',DO NOT LAU<1 FRI5DS4 ,IT IS NOT A MATT] = JE/+--IT IS ! TRU? ( LIFE4 ,WE ALSO W]E FOOLI% AT FIR/1 & WEPT AT ! LOSS ( \R WEAL?2 BUT N[ ,GOD HAS %[N US ! TRU?1 & WE TELL IT1 NOT = \R [N CONSOLATION1 BUT = Y\R GOOD4' 

,& ! ,MULLAH SAID3 

',?AT IS A WISE SPEE*4 ,ILYAS HAS SPOK5 ! EXACT TRU?4 ,! SAME IS SAID 9 ,HOLY ,WRIT4' 

,& ! GUE/S CEAS$ LAU<+ & BECAME ?\<TFUL4 

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