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# سندبادنامه 158.16

سندبادنامه 158.16

- **Language:** Persian

### [158.16](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.158.16)

پاذشاه لشکریانرا مثال داذ تا هرچه در آن کوه حمدوبه یابند تیر وسنگ یزنند ، وپیه ایشان بیرون کنند ودر سلان مالند . مردم حتر بیرون رفتند ، واز نشیب وبالای کوه در آمذند وتیر وسنگ روان کردید . حمدونگان از آن حال متحیر شذند ، وآواز داذند : باری بگوئیذ کی سبب کشتن وخستن ما چیست ؟ چندین سالست تا ما درین کوه متوتطنیم وهیچ آفریده را از ما رنجی نبوذه است کی بذان سبب مستوجب تعرض وسحخط شویم . مردمان حکایت گوسفند وزن وآتش وپیلان بگفتند ، وآن نادره شرح داذند . حمدونگان گفتند : ما سزاوار زیادت ازین بلائیم ، چون سخن پیر ومهتر خوذ نشنوذیم (2/3) وزرا گفتند : اکنون بدبیر ما چیست وچگونه می بایذ با ستقبال این مهم شتافتن ؟ گفت : مصلحت آنست کی هروز از ما یکی تحدمت روذ ودر

> The king gave an order to the soldiers to shoot arrows and stones at whatever monkey they find on that mountain,  
> and take out their fat and rub it on the elephants. The crowd of people went forth, and  
> entered from the bottom and top of the mountain, and launched arrows and stones. The monkeys  
> were bewildered by that situation, and cried out: “At least tell us, what is the cause of killing and wounding us?  
> For so many years we have resided on this mountain, and not a single creature has suffered distress from us  
> that on that account we should deserve hostility and wrath.” The people recounted the tale  
> of the ram, the woman, the fire, and the elephants, and explained that strange event. The monkeys  
> said: “We deserve more than this calamity, since we did not listen to the words of our elder and leader.”  
> The viziers said: “Now what is our deliberation, and how must we hasten to confront this  
> important matter?” He said: “Expediency is that each day one of us should go into attendance and,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.158.16) — English, machine translation

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