Nafas Page #2

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Upper than our house or lower?

Upper. Near Hajji Khankar's orchard.

I know where it is. He

means the apricot grove.

We were going to the farm in the morning.

I saw her in the water. She was weak.

And the dogs were barking around her.

My God! God had mercy on her.

It was a close call.

I love you!

Thank you.

Granny!

Bahar had gone to Nader's

piggybank last night.

She was cutting it with a knife!

Don't beat her. She is only a child.

I was very happy granny

slapped Chaghaleh Badoom!

I wanted to tell her she was

put down nice and proper!

When that man and woman left,

I wanted to stay with them...

...and become their child all my life.

My dad said he'd tell me the story of Hassan

the Baldie and the Shining Gem tonight.

I don't like Chambalghooz and Mooshkamal

and Chaghaleh Badoom listen too,

but I can't do anything!

Careful! Watch the lamp!

How far did we go last night?

When they walked for 2 days and nights.

Yes, you're very clever.

They walked for 2 days and nights and

reached the top of the mountain.

They see a big pond on top of the mountain.

There were very tall trees around the pond.

They suddenly see a

beautiful girl in the pond.

She was as beautiful as the full moon and

she was chained in the middle of the pond.

She was crying.

And her tears fell into the

pond and became shining gems.

The girl tells Hassan the Baldie and the princess,

"I am a girl from the land of fairies and the jinn.

The wicked Black Demon has chained me here.

You must save me."

And she was crying all the time.

Hassan and the princess look

at one another and pity her.

They decide to save her.

Don't pick your nose! You made me sick!

I hope you die!

They save her.

Don't rub your hand on the carpet!

The fairy becomes very happy.

She says, "You saved me. Can I

ask you another favour too?"

They say yes.

The fairy tells the princess,

"My father has asthma.

Will you do a magic or

something to cure him?"

The princess says, "Yes,

but there is a condition.

Your hair mustn't be unkempt any more.

Then if you close your eyes at New Year and

make a wish, God will grant your wish."

Sit down.

Kids, I won't come to your

class as of tomorrow.

I must go from this school.

Why, Miss?

I'll come only tomorrow.

Then I won't come again.

Maybe she doesn't want

anybody to see her hair.

We'll miss you, Miss.

Miss? Will you not go?

I must do something big for Miss Qahremani.

Is it time to come to school?

Where were you?

Don't you have a class?

Go to your class!

Hurry!

Go!

Hurry!

We couldn't find it. No problem!

When I grow up and become an asthma doctor,

I'll make my dad well and buy

a necklace with my money,

and find Miss Qahremani,

and give it to her.

Tomorrow is the New Year.

Dad warmed the water in the barrel

and washed Nader and Kamal.

Dad washes Chambalghooz

and Mooshkamal tenderly.

Good for them!

Then he got granny, Chaghaleh Badoom,

and me on Bella Shoes lorry,

and took us to Valad Abad public bath.

Granny doesn't like the bathroom at home.

She says you can't clean yourself.

She washes Chaghaleh

Badoom and me very hard.

Sometimes she pours boiling water on us.

- I wish dad bought Atlasi chocolate.

- No, zoo biscuits.

No, only sweets!

No! Sweets are bad for the teeth.

No, lollipop!

Quiet, damn you all!

- We are hungry.

- We're very hungry.

- Why your father didn't come?

- He's gone to uncle to watch film.

Jackass! Who watches film at New Year?

If he isn't at home at New Year,

he'll be out the whole year.

God! Finish it!

I'm sure he's gone to the Alien's house.

Miserable! What I should do with you!

We don't have time.

Dad's back!

- Hello, dad!

- Hello!

You are very late.

Hurry! It is the New Year soon.

You can't breathe, dad? My

hair isn't dishevelled.

What is it to your hair?

Take them inside.

Run, guys! It is the New Year!

Put them here. Go inside.

It is almost New Year.

Ghafoor! Where've you been?

Hurry!

Ghafoor!

Hurry! It is the New Year.

My God!

Don't panic! It's nothing.

I had a fight.

I'm fine. Don't fear.

Hurry, kid!

Hurry!

Breathe!

Don't panic.

I was at the seller's. This

guy came to buy 150 gr nuts.

The nut seller was an old man

and wasn't paying attention.

He tore off the picture of the crown

prince from the children's study book.

He made a cone and poured the seeds in it.

That jerk got upset.

Drink! My God!

- Dad!

- It's nothing, dear.

That jerk kicked the seller's stand

and started to tangle with him.

The old man was alone and I backed him up.

He called his friend.

I thought I'd beat the two yobs.

I wanted to bring the chain from the

lorry when I slipped and fell down...

...because I'd folded the back of my shoe.

And they thrashed me. I beat them too.

It is nothing. I was beaten a little!

Give me an AXAR. I have a headache.

May God damn them!

I told you many times not to

fold the back of your shoe!

Is it good you were beaten?

Thank you.

You didn't get angry so soon in the past.

Gold in the past!

It calmed people down.

Gold is not gold now!

- I forgot!

- What?

God!

I forgot to wish at New Year

my dad's asthma gets well.

Dad, will you tell us the

story of King Jamshid?

Please, dad!

- No, Hassan the Baldie!

- We've heard it 100 times!

Why you haven't combed your hair again?

Let's go in.

Why don't you comb your hair?

You know what'd happened?

People had held a rally.

They shouted, "Down with Shah!

Long live Khomeini!"

Down with shah?

Don't say that in front of the kids.

They'll say that in school

and they'll give us hell.

I wasn't saying it. People did.

Granny, what's the meaning of rally?

- It means rally!

- What does it mean?

It means rally!

They used to say,

"Where are you going? To rally!

Where you're not going? To rally!"

I didn't ask granny what 'longling' meant,

because I knew it meant

'to make something long'!

Like the tailor shop beside

our school in Valad Abad.

It makes the tails long! I

think two girls live there.

The soldiers started to shoot.

Then the people ran away. The

soldiers ran after them.

I thought they might see the

factory's car in the alley.

I got on and drove off.

May God have mercy on Bisafa's brother!

My uncle?

My late mother's name was Bibi Safa.

But Yazdi people say it

fast and it becomes Bisafa.

Her brother, Seyyed Hossein, is my uncle.

He is studying theology in Qom.

Whenever we go to Qom, I take a

few of my uncle's books secretly.

He has many books in Yazd too.

My uncle doesn't have

any book for children.

All of them are big and hard!

Only his books about

prophets are good for me.

And Dastan Rastan and Blood Seller.

In Blood Seller, there was a

poor man who sold his blood...

...to get money from people

and buy food with the money.

I pity him very much.

Then the man sells so much of his blood...

...and buys food with its money

that he is nearly dying.

Then his brother finds him

and takes him to the doctor.

The doctor says he must

have a lot of blood.

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