The story of good boy

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The tale is a narrated story, and it is distinguished by the fact that it is based mainly on imagination, and on the mighty and extraordinary capabilities of its heroes, and it deals with many topics such as: death, life, wealth, and poverty, with the aim of consolidating some governance and moral values, as well as with the aim of entertainment and entertainment, and from The most famous example of stories in Arab heritage is the story of the good boy, which we will introduce you to in this article.

The story of good boy

It is said that there was a rich merchant who lived alone with his son Hassan, who was known for his intelligence and acumen. When the merchant felt that his death was approaching, he summoned his son and said to him: (My son, I feel that my death is approaching, and I give you all my money that I own. This is my beautiful palace in room forty, and here are the keys to it, but I ask you not to open room number forty, because that will cause trouble for you. and calamities).

After the merchant died, his son grieved for him, so he buried him, and returned to the palace, where he stayed alone, and continued as he was for several days, until it occurred to him to open the rooms of the palace, so he started them one after the other, and he saw in them a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry, so when he arrived Room forty stood in front of it hesitantly, but decided to open it, and said to himself: I will open it no matter what.

Hassan put the key in the door with his hands shaking, but it was a surprise when he entered; As he found only a small table with a cup of water on it containing a long hair that lights up like a candle, so he stood there and said to himself: You can see this hair from any woman's head.

This room was overlooking the king's palace, and while the king was walking with his minister in the palace, he noticed the light emanating from the room, and when he looked closely, he saw Hassan carrying something shining in his hand, so he ordered his minister to bring it, and the thing he was carrying, so the minister went to him and asked him The thing that was with him, but Hassan refused to give it to him, so it was only from the minister that he got angry and threatened Hassan that he would kill him, so Hassan asked him to give him a period of time while he thinks about the matter, so the minister agreed, and it was only good that he pushed him, and he fled Fleeing on the horse his father left him, carrying his cup and hair.

Hassan set out on the horse; who was one of the kings of the elves; But Hassan did not know that, so when he got off the horse, and signs of sadness were showing on him, the horse asked him: What makes you sad? Hassan was terrified of the matter and signs of fear appeared on him, so the horse informed him of his command, so the horse advised him to give the cup to the minister and not be afraid, so Hassan went to the minister and gave him the cup, so the minister took it to the king. From this hair, how to be its owner? So he ordered his guards to search for her and bring her, so the minister said: Hassan must know who this girl is, so we have to ask him to bring her to us, or we will kill him, so the king agreed to the opinion of his minister.

The minister went to Hassan and said to him: The king wants the owner of the hair, and if you do not bring her to him, he will kill you. Hassan tried to convince the minister that he did not know her, but he did not believe him, and gave him a short time to bring her. His horse: Do not be afraid, I will teach you how to take revenge on the minister, and how to bring the owner of the hair. The horse said to him: Go to the king and ask him to prepare for you a ship loaded with gold and silver from the minister’s fund, and tell him that your request can only be fulfilled in this way, and when he prepares for you Take this ship to the first beach that overlooks you, so you anchor there and display what is in it to the people, then a black man comes to you, with thick lips, and with him a girl as beautiful as the moon, so if they want to board the ship, then board the girl alone, and take the ship to the sea, and take her to the king immediately .

Hassan went to the beach after the king gave him the ship, and he did what the horse indicated, but when the girl saw herself in the ship, she got angry, and she removed her ring from her hand and threw it into the sea. When they arrived, Hassan went to his house carrying the girl with him, then he went to the king telling him that So the king asked to see the girl, but she refused to see him except on one condition, which is that he orders King Hassan to bring her ring that fell from her in the sea, so King Hassan ordered to bring the ring, and threatened to kill him if he did not.

Hassan went to the horse worried, and told him what had happened, so the horse said to him: Do not be afraid, ask the horse to prepare for you a boat filled with luxurious foods from the minister's money, then take it and go to the open sea, and wait for what happens.

Hassan did what the horse asked of him, so he stood in the open sea and waited, and it was only moments until the birds began to eat the food, and the fish also climbed to eat, and a fish said: Who did this favor here? So he told her about the ring, so she went to the bottom of the sea looking for it, and found it, then she went to Hassan and gave it to him, so he rushed it to the girl and put it on her finger.

Although Hassan brought the girl the ring, she refused to go to the king, and asked him to order Hassan to bring her room from her father's palace, so Hassan slapped his face when the minister told him that, so he went to the horse asking him for help, and the horse said to him: Do not be afraid And ask the minister to fill you with a boat of precious artifacts from the minister's bag, and go by boat to the beach where the girl was kidnapped, the black man from whom you kidnapped the girl will come to you, and he will ask you about her, cut off his head, and carry it on your head, and thus the room will start from the palace, and it will come to you, and it will work Well what the horse indicated, and the room came to the king's garden, and yet the girl refused to see the king, and asked him to burn Hassan in order to see it, so Hassan panicked when he heard what she said, and he regretted violating his father's order, and asked the king to give him one day to say goodbye to his friends Hassan did not find a refuge except the horse, so he told him what happened, and the horse said: He said to him: Do not be afraid, ride on my back, and leave me until I sweat and get tired, so collect my sweat, put it in hot water, and wash yourself in it, and go and surrender yourself to be burned, so Hassan did that .

The king gathered the people of the city, lit a great fire, and placed Hassan in it, but he did not burn, so the people were astonished, and King Hassan called upon him to ask him about the secret, so Hassan wanted to take revenge on him and his minister, so he said: Your ancestors protected me, they came to the fire and protected me, and they are angry with you, nor They only accept that you put yourselves in a great fire, then they come and save you. The king ordered the fire to be lit, and he and the minister entered, so they burned and died. When the people saw that Hassan survived the fire while the king and the minister burned, the people thought that Hassan was a friend.

Hassan called the girl and gave her the choice between staying with him or returning to her country, and she answered him that she wanted to stay with him, so Hassan went to the horse and asked him what he would do for him in order to reward him, and the horse answered him: that you release me from this bondage so that I can return to the king of the jinn as I was, so Hassan asked him: And how do I do that? The horse replied: To remove my halter from my neck and burn it, so that I can return to the way I was. Hassan did that, and behold, the horse disappeared, hit his feet on the ground, and bid farewell to him, so he flew to his kingdom in the Valley of the Jinn.