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"One must look to the end of the matter" is a tale in Indians, Turks, Boccaccio and Shakespeare.

Title	"One must look to the end of the matter" is a tale in Indians, Turks, Boccaccio and Shakespeare.
Author	Ruben, W
Publication Place	- Ankara: Turkish Historical Society Printing House
Subject	Belleten (Turkish Historical Society), 1943-01, Vol.7 (25), p.113-134
Type	Periodical
Language	eng,tur
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	The University of Leicester Library
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 0041-4255, DOI: 10.37879/ttkbelleten.1400150
Record ID	cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8a7c3e6ad4be4909a51019533e409211
Library Location	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes	Once upon a time... A young girl was growing basil in her mother's garden; A gentleman lived next door; This Bey's son saw the girl in the garden and fell in love with her. He teased him and asked: How many basil leaves are there? Instead of answering, he asked her with coyness: "Tell me, gentle scholar, how many stars are in the sky?" Thus, the young man was defeated. The girl loved fish, and Beyzade knew this, so he disguised himself as a fisherman and sold fish to the girl, but only in return for a kiss. The next time, when the young man asked the girl about the petals of her flowers and the girl asked him about the stars in the sky, the young man said: Shame on you! "You kissed me for a fish or two," he overpowered the girl, and the young girl was bored; He disguised himself as Azrael, the angel of death, and entered Beyzade's room at midnight; The young man was very frightened; The girl asked for her life; He also cried and cried. The girl said, "If you let me hit your ass, I will be willing not to take your life." and the girl hit the boy's back until it bled. The next time, when the young man referred to the leaves of the flower and the girl referred to the stars in the sky, the girl mocked him for the beating he received. This time the boy was bored, and he was so bored that he couldn't find any other solution other than marrying the girl. Only in this way was he able to dominate the girl and become her master. The young man sent his mother to the girl and as a result, the wedding took place. But one day before the wedding night, the young man threw the girl into a well; He made fun of the girl because of the fish; The girl made fun of the young man because of the beating; "You will stay in the well from now on," he shouted, telling him that he was victorious. But the girl insisted and said, "You are my husband, one day you will carry my shoes." - One day, the young man came to the well and told the girl in a sarcastic language that he would go to Damascus and love beautiful girls there. The girl wished him a good trip, secretly came out of the well, dressed in men's clothes, followed her husband and pitched her tent next to his in Damascus. Two young men started playing chess. The girl, disguised as a man, told the boy that if he lost the game, she would send a concubine to him at night. She deliberately lost the game, disguised herself as a concubine and spent the night with the young man, then returned to her hometown and entered the well again; The young man gave the girl a watch as a gift for the child she was expecting; He no longer has any eyes on other girls; After a while, a boy was born. - One day, the young man went on a trip to Egypt and a third time to the country of Elif; Again the girl followed her husband and once became pregnant with a boy and once with a girl; Her husband never knew her and gave her a dagger and a gold band. - Three more years passed, Beyzade sent his mother to look for another woman. This time, when the wedding was about to take place, the girl sent her three children to the wedding venue with their father's gifts in their hands as signs of recognition; Their father also recognized them, immediately sent back the new bride who had just arrived and remarried the basil girl; When the young man hugged the girl and wanted to take her out of the bridal car, the girl dropped her shoes as if she was careless; The man carried them to the bride's room after the girl. Thus, the girl's condition was fulfilled; They too, together with their children, achieved what they wanted, so let us achieve it too. Hungarian turkologist Kunos recorded this tale as it was passed from mouth to mouth in Adakale forty years ago. This person found a shorter version of the same tale in Istanbul. This is a simple folk tale.

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"One must look to the end of the matter" is a tale in Indians, Turks, Boccaccio and Shakespeare.

Author Ruben, W

Publication Place - Ankara: Turkish Historical Society Printing House

Subject Belleten (Turkish Historical Society), 1943-01, Vol.7 (25), p.113-134

Type Periodical

Language eng,tur

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library The University of Leicester Library

Library Asset ID ISSN: 0041-4255, DOI: 10.37879/ttkbelleten.1400150

Record ID cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8a7c3e6ad4be4909a51019533e409211

Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Notes Once upon a time... A young girl was growing basil in her mother's garden; A gentleman lived next door; This Bey's son saw the girl in the garden and fell in love with her. He teased him and asked: How many basil leaves are there? Instead of answering, he asked her with coyness: "Tell me, gentle scholar, how many stars are in the sky?" Thus, the young man was defeated. The girl loved fish, and Beyzade knew this, so he disguised himself as a fisherman and sold fish to the girl, but only in return for a kiss. The next time, when the young man asked the girl about the petals of her flowers and the girl asked him about the stars in the sky, the young man said: Shame on you! "You kissed me for a fish or two," he overpowered the girl, and the young girl was bored; He disguised himself as Azrael, the angel of death, and entered Beyzade's room at midnight; The young man was very frightened; The girl asked for her life; He also cried and cried. The girl said, "If you let me hit your ass, I will be willing not to take your life." and the girl hit the boy's back until it bled. The next time, when the young man referred to the leaves of the flower and the girl referred to the stars in the sky, the girl mocked him for the beating he received. This time the boy was bored, and he was so bored that he couldn't find any other solution other than marrying the girl. Only in this way was he able to dominate the girl and become her master. The young man sent his mother to the girl and as a result, the wedding took place. But one day before the wedding night, the young man threw the girl into a well; He made fun of the girl because of the fish; The girl made fun of the young man because of the beating; "You will stay in the well from now on," he shouted, telling him that he was victorious. But the girl insisted and said, "You are my husband, one day you will carry my shoes." - One day, the young man came to the well and told the girl in a sarcastic language that he would go to Damascus and love beautiful girls there. The girl wished him a good trip, secretly came out of the well, dressed in men's clothes, followed her husband and pitched her tent next to his in Damascus. Two young men started playing chess. The girl, disguised as a man, told the boy that if he lost the game, she would send a concubine to him at night. She deliberately lost the game, disguised herself as a concubine and spent the night with the young man, then returned to her hometown and entered the well again; The young man gave the girl a watch as a gift for the child she was expecting; He no longer has any eyes on other girls; After a while, a boy was born. - One day, the young man went on a trip to Egypt and a third time to the country of Elif; Again the girl followed her husband and once became pregnant with a boy and once with a girl; Her husband never knew her and gave her a dagger and a gold band. - Three more years passed, Beyzade sent his mother to look for another woman. This time, when the wedding was about to take place, the girl sent her three children to the wedding venue with their father's gifts in their hands as signs of recognition; Their father also recognized them, immediately sent back the new bride who had just arrived and remarried the basil girl; When the young man hugged the girl and wanted to take her out of the bridal car, the girl dropped her shoes as if she was careless; The man carried them to the bride's room after the girl. Thus, the girl's condition was fulfilled; They too, together with their children, achieved what they wanted, so let us achieve it too. Hungarian turkologist Kunos recorded this tale as it was passed from mouth to mouth in Adakale forty years ago. This person found a shorter version of the same tale in Istanbul. This is a simple folk tale.