The Golden-Haired Children: Turkish Folktale of Miracles, Jealousy, and Justice
Long ago, in the heart of Anatolia, there reigned a great sultan whose palace gleamed like sunlight over marble. Yet for all his wealth and splendour, the sultan longed for one thing above all, a true and worthy heir. Among the women of his court, three sisters served him faithfully. One evening, as they sat spinning by the hearth, they
