The story of Mongol Genghis Khan and Shahinsh
One morning, Genghis Khan and his courtiers went out to hunt. His companions took their bows and arrows and Genghis Khan placed his beloved Shahin on his forearm. The falcon was more accurate and better than any arrow, because it could climb up in the sky and see what humans could not see.
That day, despite all the enthusiasm of the group, they did not hunt. Genghis Khan returned to the camp disappointed, but in order not to weaken the morale of his companions, he separated from the group and decided to walk alone.
They had stayed in the forest for too long and Khan was about to pass out from exhaustion and thirst. The summer heat had dried up all the streams and he could not find water until he saw a streak of water flowing over a stone. Khan put Shahin on the ground from his arm and took his small silver cup which was always with him. It took a long time for the cup to be filled, but when he was about to bring it to his lips, Shaheen flapped and knocked the cup out of his hand.
Genghis Khan was angry, but the falcon was his favorite animal, maybe he was also thirsty for it. He took the cup, wiped the dirt from it and filled it again.
But the cup was not half full when Shahin threw it again and spilled the water. Genghis Khan loved his animal, but he knew that he should not let anyone disrespect him in any way, because if someone saw this scene from afar, he would later tell his soldiers that the great conqueror could not control a simple bird.
This time he took out the sword from its scabbard, took the goblet and started to fill it. He had one eye on the water and the other on the falcon. As soon as the cup was full and he was about to drink it, Shahin flew again and attacked him. Genghis Khan split Shahin’s chest with a precise blow.
But the water flow had dried up. Genghis Khan, who was determined to drink the water in any way, climbed the rock to find the source. But to his surprise, he realized that there is a small water pond up there, and in the middle of it, one of the most poisonous snakes in the area is dead. If he had eaten from the water, he would no longer be among the living. Khan took his dead Shahin in his arms and returned to the camp. He ordered to make a golden statue of this bird and engrave on one of its wings:
A friend, even when he does something you don’t like, is still your friend and they wrote on his other wing: Any action based on anger is doomed to failure.
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