26. Dindik Hinar—A Girl Called Pomegranate Grain

An orphan girl called Hinar, ‘Pomegranate’, had a hard time living with her evil stepmother. Hinar befriended a red cow among their livestock. The stepmother intended to kill the red cow. The red cow asked Hinar to collect three bones from its corpse, saying that she could ask them for help whenever she was in difficulty. After a while, rumour had it that the emir’s son was sick. The stepmother knew about the bones and asked Hinar what the treatment for the emir’s son was. Hinar gave her the wrong medicine, which led to the stepmother’s imprisonment. Later, Hinar paid a visit to the emir’s son as a doctor and healed him. The emir’s son fell in love with her and they got married. Hinar had her stepmother released from prison, but she accused Hinar of espionage and plotting against the emir. In the end, the bones made sure that Hinar was released and the stepmother was killed.