The birth of a deception. Fairy Tale

Al'dar's father, Aldan, was a humble man. Throughout his life, he made a living by herding sheep. Since the sheep he tended belonged to a wealthy man, he would say when seeking employment:

 — "Rich man, I have come to tend your sheep at God's will. It would be good if you could tell me how much you will pay," he would say when seeking work.

— "What are you asking, poor fellow... Isn’t it just like a lake we have! You eat while lying down, and if you say 'livestock,' you can drive them away. Just know how to herd them. The rest I will take care of... God is here, and I am here. If your bitter sweat falls to the ground, so be it; my wealth will not spill, it will only transfer from one to another, and you'll drive a hundred while guiding one," the rich man would say to him. It was indeed true that he "ate while lying down." Exhausted from work, Aldan could not even lift his head and ended up eating while lying down. When his time was up and he was about to leave, the rich man sent him off with a goat. "You said you would leave, and you left. You have eaten one portion, and what I am giving you now is a 'goat for your memory.' If the goat gives birth to twins, there will be two. Next year, there will be four. Before you know it, there will be a hundred. The one you took with you is indeed the same as the hundred you drove away. Poor fellow, just go," the rich man deceived him. If Aldan went to complain, the khan deceived him. "The law is as such," the cleric deceived him. If he went to the market, the merchants deceived him as well, saying, "I accidentally sold you the flat meat, I forgot and sold you the big one," while selling bread; "I wove this from silk, and I wove this from wool," while selling cloth, they deceived him. "The fortune-teller told me," they deceived him. "Close your eyes, and you will see wonders," the thief deceived him. As deceivers multiplied, Aldan lamented, searching for an official to voice his grievances, when his wife gave birth to a son. He decided to name the boy "Al'dar," for he was born in an era of deceivers. "Let the shameless deceivers deceive him like they did to me, or else let him be a barrier against the deceivers," Aldan said. As he grew older, he would rock his son and lament the shamelessness of the deceivers through songs. He would say:

— "The shameless deceivers are multiplying,

I am tired of the shame, my dear.

Justice cannot be found, I am tired of the law, my dear,

This shameless era brings suffering,

I am tired of life, my dear. I named him Al'dar to be my savior, my dear..."

The boy grew up quickly, his speech developing rapidly. He became aware of his surroundings. Sensing his father's lullabies, he asked:

— "Father, who deceived you?"

— "The rich man deceived me without paying."

— "I will go and take revenge."

— "The cruel-hearted khan deceived me."

 — "I will go and make him bleed."

— "The market is full of merchants, all liars! They deceived the poor man a lot."

— "I will go to the market and take all his gold."

— "There are clerics, scholars, fortune-tellers, and magicians. They all deceived the people."

— "I will grow up, travel the land, and confront the deceivers!" the boy said. Thus, the boy grew up and set out to battle the deceivers.