The owl then came, looking bewildered, and said: “I have chosen a ruined house for my dwelling. I am weak; I was born among ruins, and I take pleasure in them; but not in order to drink wine. I have indeed found hundreds of inhabited places; but some are in turmoil, others in hatred. He who wishes to live in peace must go, like the drunkard, among the ruins. If I dwell sadly in the midst of ruins, it is because the treasures are hidden there. Love of these treasures has thus led me into the ruins, for they exist only in their midst. There I conceal my concern from everyone, in the hope of finding my treasure, which is not guarded by
The Persian word “coûf” in the text is, moreover, rendered both in the Hindustani translation and in the Turkish translation by the word “chou,” also Persian, which is more commonly used to denote the noctua or owl, and which is rendered both in the Hindustani translation and in the Turkish translation by the word “chou,” also Persian, which is more commonly used to denote the noctua or owl.
The Persian word “coûf” in the text is, moreover, rendered both in the Hindustani translation and in the Turkish translation by the word “chou,” also Persian, which is more commonly used to denote the noctua or owl, and which is rendered both in the Hindustani translation and in the Turkish translation by the word “chou,” also Persian, which is more commonly used to denote the noctua or owl.