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Amoo Norooz 
And Other Persian
Stories
The Tale of Ringy
The Crystal Flower and the Sun
Bastoor
Compiled and Edited by
Ahmad K. Jabbari
Amoo Norooz is the story of
the coming of the Persian new year, Norooz, which begins on the twenty-first of March, the
first day of spring. Norooz is celebrated in Iran (Persia), Afghanistan, countires around
the Persian Gulf, Turkey, parts of China, among the Parsi's in India, and some former
Soviet Republics such as Tajikistan, Uzbakistan, and Azerbaijan, to name a few. Like Santa Clause, who symbolizes Christmas and
New Year for the Christians, Amoo Norooz is the symbol of the New Year for the Persians
and those nations who have been influenced by the Persian civilization throughout history. This is one of the oldest tales passed down from
generation to generation, keeping the tradition of Persian New Year alive. Because of the importance of this story, the publisher decided to
print it in a bilingual, English-Persian, format.
 The Tale of Ringy, is the story of a
young bird with a ring of feathers around his neck, and so the name "Ringy." In
this story, which is told and translated in poetry
style, Ringy learns a valuable lesson about team work. One morning Ringy finds a cotton
boll and brings it to his father. His father tells him that indeed this cotton boll is
used to make a gown. Seeing the astonished look on Ringy's face, he sends him off into the
world to discover for himself how, by cooperation and division of tasks between the
spinner, the weaver, the dyer, and the tailor, this cotton boll ultimately is turned into
a gown.
The Crystal Flower and the
Sun is an original story written by Farideh Farjam.
This story was awarded a prize by the National Commission of Unesco in Japan in 1970. The story is about friendship and coexistence
between two diametrically opposite elements; one made of frozen water, and the other the
source of energy for all living things on our planet.
Bastoor is a stirring tale
for children inspired by a passage in the ancient epic of Iran (Persia), the Shahnameh, or
The Epic of the Kings, written by the poet Ferdowsi in tenth-century. This is the story of
a young boy who takes the place of his fallen father in the battlefield. His bravery
results in the saving of Iranian independence from foreign invaders.
Specifications:
2000:108 pages, 8x8, full color.
ISBN:1-56859-065-2
(hard cover): $24.95
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Amoo Norooz and Other Persian Folk Stories
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