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Parchment-style artwork of a Tajik tailor and merchant in a lively market, classic Tajik folktale scene.

The Clever Tailor: A Tajik Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Justice and Wit

In a bustling mountain village of Tajikistan, where the call of merchants echoed through cobbled lanes and the scent of dye and spices filled the air, there lived a poor but skillful tailor. His shop was small, tucked between the stalls of a weaver and a pot seller, yet it was always bright with laughter. Though his clothes were modest,
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