Nabi came back and joined his caravan and rode toward the river, knotting the horse's bridle on its Ghoppose , bent down on his two hands and tried to remember the happenings. It was like a dream, everytime her face appears his heartbeat becomes faster…her looks, bravery and shooting skills…"I love her", he half said and half shouted it. Her beauty, he, the prey and she, the hunter, captivate him. A very strange feeling enveloped him, a feeling he felt for the first time in his life. No girl in Gharapapakh has made him feel this way. His thoughts of her made him happy and fill him with joy. He reached the river filled the leather barrels and after securing their lids jumped into the river and washed himself. After loading the barrels he proceeded to Gheshlagh all the while wishing to see her once more, although it seems futile.
It was almost noon by the time he reached Gheshlagh. Near his father's obeh , he filled the wooden troughs, about 30 cm. high, with water for the sheep to drink. His father came out of his tent and noticed the hole in Nabi's cap. Nabi told his father the story from the beginning. Upon hearing the story, his father positively identified the girl-rider as Hajar of Aghabashloo tribe. Nabi wanted to confess his feelings for the girl and seek his father's advice on what is good for his future when the dogs started fighting and one of them got entangled with the other so his father had to separate them leaving Nabi in the middle of a sentence. Thoughts about his aunt who got married with a person from that tribe entered his mind, "it will be a good reason for me to go there and visit my aunt" he reasoned, "and also to find out more about Hajar" he mused, knowing that the second reason is more acceptable for him.
With this thought in mind, he went to see his aunt. While passing in front of alachighs , he noticed a familiar looking horse fastened in a pole in front of one of the alachighs. His heart started pounding, making bigger steps, he reached the alachigh and saw her busy making doogh . She immediately recognised him as the hunter she met earlier during the
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Ghoppose is a part of a horse's saddle in front, a form of a knob.
Gharapapakh - Nabi's tribe.
Gheshlagh - a small area where the tribesmen go during summer for their sheep to feed. Usually
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Obeh - A place where tribesmen set up camp and tents
Aghabashloo - Hajar's tribe, a branch of Shahsavan tribe.
Alachigh - a wooden hut used for temporary shelter by tribesmen.
Doogh - native yoghurt drink.
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