Caliph Stork

This tale tells us about one Caliph from the East, who used to sit all day long in front of the window and listen to the birds chirping. Caliph was very powerful, but there was one thing that disappointed him - he could not understand the birds' language. Poor Caliph began to cry and no one was able to make him laugh. One day a strange dwarf came to Caliph. He promised to help him to turn him into a stork. Caliph agreed and turned into a stork. Meanwhile, the dwarf sat on the throne and proclaimed himself Caliph. The poor Stork burst into tears and begged the dwarf to restore his human appearance and kingship. Nothing would have saved Caliph, if only one little parrot helped Caliph to bewitch the dwarf and return the human appearance to him. Masha concludes that it is very important to learn foreign languages.