A king had three
sons and three daughters. On his deathbed he made his sons swear that
they would marry off their sisters to the first person who asked. When
one night a booming voice demanded that one sister be given to him, the
two older brothers were reluctant, except for the youngest
(the Least of Three) who heeded his father's dying request and handed
her over. The same thing happened for the next two nights, until all the
sisters were given away to mysterious strangers. The three brothers
decided to go and search for their sisters to find out where they were.
Throughout their travels, they fought many-headed serpents; in addition, the youngest brother used his wits to defeat nine giants
that were terrorizing the region; finally he saved the king’s daughter
from a snake bite. Because of all this, he is allowed to marry the
princess and becomes one of the king’s favorites. He lives in her castle
and is allowed to visit any of the rooms, except one which was bound
with chains (the One Forbidden Thing). When his wife was absent one day,
he went inside and saw a man held prisoner and bound by chains. The man
called himself Bash Celik, and he begged for three glasses of water.
Every time he complies he gets an extra life. When the third glass is
handed it to him, the man suddenly gained his massive strength, broke
the chains, opened his wings, and flew away with the youngest son's
wife.
Now the prince sets out on a new quest
to rescue his wife. On the way, he discovers that his sisters were
married to the Lords of Dragons, Hawks and Eagles. He tries to get his
wife back three times, each time losing a life that Bash Celik gave him
for the glasses of water. On the fourth time he fails again and dies,
but his body is saved by his brothers in law, and they resurrect him
using the magical water from River Jordan.
At this point the prince's wife learns that Bash Chelik cannot be
killed, because his life is in a bird that is in a heart of fox in
forest of a high mountain. Helped by the Lords, the prince finally slays
Bash Chelik and rescues his wife.
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