The Deu Shiri Badat
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Shiri Badat was a human being, referred to as deu in the Shina language. He ruled over the village of Naupur for a long time. Shiri Badat had a peculiar and demanding habit as he required the villagers to provide him with one goat every day, which he would eat. One day, it was an elderly woman's turn to give a goat, but she only had one small goat left. She had raised this goat by feeding it her own milk because its mother had died. When her turn came, she reluctantly gave this cherished goat to Shiri Badat. After eating the goat, Shiri Badat found its meat exceptionally tasty and sought out the woman to ask why it was so delicious. The woman explained the story, telling him how she had fed the goat with her own milk. Moved by this, Shiri Badat stopped eating goats and instead ordered the villagers to bring their children for him to eat. This cruel demand drove the villagers to des-peration. Finally, they devised a plan to rid themselves of Shiri Badat. Knowing that his body was made of fat and that he could not withstand fire, they surrounded his house with flames. Their plan succeeded, and Shiri Badat fled the village as he could not endure the fire. The villagers were overjoyed and, from that day onward, celebrated their liberation annually. Each year, they commemorated their happiness by raising the slogan "Death to Shiri Badat" (Shiri Badat Murdabad).
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