Madschun
Turkish fairy tale
Madschun is a Turkish fairy tale from Andrew Lang's The Olive Fairy Book. The tale was first published by folklorist Ignác Kúnos in a collection of Turkish folktales.
Translations
The tale was also translated into English as "Madjun".
Summary
Once, there was a young man who, even from childhood, had never grown any hair. One day, he saw the Sultan's daughter and became determined to marry her.
He first sent his mother to ask the Sultan for his daughter's hand in marriage. The Sultan was intrigued by the request, and told the woman to send her son to him. However, by the time the son arrived, the Sultan's interest had waned, and he only wanted to be rid of the boy. So he told the boy that he must first gather all the birds of the world and bring them to the Sultan's garden, which had no birds.
After wandering for a time, the boy met a dervish, and asked for his help.
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