A fairy tale of devotion

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When Saiful Malook was taken out of the well, Badr Jamal—she was a princess, the daughter of a king—turned her face away from him. When Saiful Malook expressed sorrow, she said:

"Is this the reward for all my efforts—that you turned your face away from me? I crossed jungles, climbed mountains, passed through many dangerous places. I went through storms, through terrifying lands. I even reached the place where your enemy, the demon, trapped me and threw me into a well. And now, when I was taken out of the well, you turned your face away from me? That was not right."

Saiful Malook became very surprised and began to cry. He said:

"Forgive me. I didn't turn my face away because I don’t love you—I do love you. But when I saw you coming out of the well, I was afraid that maybe your face had been damaged. And if that had happened, perhaps my heart would falter. That’s why I turned away. But your face is just as beautiful, and my heart still belongs to you."

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When the fairy Badr Jamal said:

"My heart now belongs to you, and I am yours alone. Come, let me take you to meet my father."

She took him to her father, the King of the Fairies. The king looked at Saiful Malook and said:

"I will certainly give you my daughter, for you have endured countless hardships for her. But on one condition: you must always take care of her—you must never forget her well-being."

Saiful Malook smiled and replied:

"Why not! I have already gone through so many trials for her—mountains, rivers, demons, and darkness. How could I ever neglect her now?"

The king was pleased, and right there and then, he arranged their wedding.

Meanwhile, Saiful Malook’s own father, a mighty king, had found out that his son had gone to a dangerous and unknown land. He immediately gathered his army and set out himself to find and bring his son back.

As he journeyed along a path, he saw Saiful Malook approaching—from the distance—accompanied by his bride, Badr Jamal, seated in a beautiful bridal palanquin (doli).

The father stopped, stunned at the sight, his heart overflowing with joy. He embraced his son tightly and said:

"My son! You have truly conquered the battle of love!"

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When she met her father and returned, she was very happy about the marriage. And her father — who was like a child — invited everyone in the village and all the people from the nearby tribes to celebrate, saying, “My son is getting married, you all must come!” He fed everyone, and even gave clothes to the women from the lower caste out of happiness.

As for Badri Jamal — the fairy who used to run away before — now she didn’t run. Because now, they were married properly. Earlier, he had brought her by force, without marriage. But now, with her father’s permission, they had a proper nikah (marriage), so she wasn’t going to run away anymore.

And yes — I had read this in a book. I don’t remember exactly which book it was, but I saw this story in a book at least four or five years ago. That’s why I wanted to share it with you all.

One more thing I remember is that when Prince Saiful Malook passed away, the fairy (pari) lived much longer — because she was a supernatural being, and they live for hundreds of years. But Saiful Malook was human, and humans don’t live that long. After he died, the fairy took his bones and made a necklace out of them, and wore it around her neck. She used to cry for him every full moon.

This is not just a story — it is a truth. A tale of love between a human and a fairy. A real story, not fiction — something I read in a book.

Goodbye — this is the final end.

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