Persian and English
فیل در تاریکی
Several people touch an elephant in the dark, each describing it as a different object (a pillar, a fan, a pipe), teaching that partial truth can be misleading.
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روزی روزگاری، مردمانی فیلی بزرگ را از سرزمینی دور به شهر آوردند.
Once, a great elephant was brought to a city from a far-away land.
مردم خیلی بودند تا این حیوان را ببینند.
The people were very curious to see this giant animal.
اما آنها را به اتاقی بردند که کاملاً بود.
But they were brought into a room where it was completely dark.
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تاریک
tārik
dark
Because the room was completely تاریک, the people had to use their hands instead of their eyes to explore.
غولپیکر
ghul-peykar
giant
The people are amazed by the غولپیکر size of the elephant, a word that combines 'ghul' (giant/ogre) and 'peykar' (body/form).
کنجکاو
konjkāv
curious
The people in the city were so کنجکاو that they couldn't wait to see the mysterious creature from a far-away land.