Sa’di-e Shirāz’s Murgh-e Ivān (porch chicken)
Document Type : pajoohesh
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In the present article, the author attempts to provide a definition of «Murgh-e ivān (porch chicken)» which is part of the phrase «Murgh-e ivān ze hol-e ū beparīd (the porch chicken flies away due to being scared of him)» in one of Sa’di›s Golestān anecdotes. According to the author, what Sa’di means is the picture of the chicken painted or
stuccoed on the porch.
stuccoed on the porch.
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