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Thirty Birds
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A thousand birds set out to find their king. Only thirty made it.
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This is a story by the Persian poet Attar, written more than 800 years ago.
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The birds crossed seven valleys: longing, love, knowledge, and harder ones after that.
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Most turned back. Some were too proud, some too tired, some just afraid.
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When the last thirty arrived, they found a lake, and saw only themselves in it.
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In Persian, thirty birds is si morgh. The king they searched for was the Simorgh.
