MIDDLE EASTERN STORIES

Middle Eastern Stories



Middle Eastern Stories

The stories they choose are Pantofles, Sadik Beg, the City of Demons, Alischa and Emerald & Talismans The Four.

The Pantofles is a sarcastic story about an old merchant CASEM Abon. He was famous for his wealth, and even more so for their greed. In particular, his shoes were proverbial, and they had ten years, recommended many times and very heavy. The story is about what misfortunes were taken to the old miser through these shoes. When asked by a friend to get another pair, he refused saying it would be useful for some time. However, what emerged after a series of incidents at the Kadi CASEM begged to be allowed to be free of these to not be responsible for most of the accidents, "these shoes from now on can cause, and no doubt to anyone who ventures into his leather damn! "

The sixteenth century was not known for their practical footwear. Shoes that most rich people inside were wearing very sensitive, maybe silk or velvet, or very complicated, very high and the slippers worn by women. When people wanted to walk outdoors as he returned to practice pantofles clogs and shoes. A shoe clogs were highly resistant, usually of wood, bound on top of regular shoes. Some clogs could have a wooden sole to which was attached a metal ring several inches of height that rises to the user in the mud and dust of the street. Pantofles were much more delicate, like garden clogs or wear (flat-soled shoes) in modern times. In general, slipped on the foot and had a single cork. In the late pantofles were made of delicate materials such as indoor shoes and could be very ornate. Still, it provides protection for the feet, its main objective.

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