The Shekarestan Book Collection is a written narrative of the attractive Shekarestan animation series, published by Soore-ye Mehr Publications. Each volume of the Shekarestan book is published in 24 pages and relates to an episode of the animated film, containing a story based on ancient Iranian fables, narratives, and legends. The collection will consist of 100 volumes, of which 30 volumes have been released so far. The characters play different roles in each episode based on the dramatic requirements of each story. The tales of this collection were selected based on the ancient Iranian / oriental stories, proverbs, fables and folklore and then, they were rewritten in a modern and up-to-date style. The titles of the published volumes of this collection are: “Half a Fistful of Salt”, “Anti-theft Spells”, “The Water Tap”, “The Magical Feather”, “Uncle Nowrooz and the Forty Thieves”, “The Lost Brother”, “The Treasure Chest”, “Donkey is Gone and Donkey is Gone”, “Consequences of Being Crafty”, “The Bohlol’s Flea”, “The White Ear, The Black Tail and the Others”, “The Wise Man and the Maniac”, “Smart and Smarter”, “The Broken Jug”, “The Foundling”, “The King’s Dream”, “A Rare Friend”, “The Great Horse Racing”, “The Ordinary Fortuneteller, The King’s Fortuneteller”, “Enchanted Chickens”, “The Friendly Policeman”, “The Mat Weaver and The Bandits”, “Happy Shoemaker”, “The Thief and Golensa”, “Cart Wheel Spokes”, “Ancestral Keepsake”, “Chickens and Floods”, “Pennilessness Patient”, “The Donkey Riding the Pharaoh”, and “The Unknown Illness”.
The king of Shekarestan wanted to own all magnificent things. One day, The Vizier said to the king jokingly, “The king of Morocco has built a great palace.” The king was upset by hearing the news and ordered to build a palace much larger than the palace of the king of Morocco. Since the royal treasury was empty, they ordered that the people must pay more taxes. All of the wealth of Bohlool was only a flea, which he handed over to the sheriff as a tax. They brought the taxes to the king. As they unpacked them, the Bohlool’s flea jumped inside the king’s apparel. The king’s body started to itch. But no matter what he did, he could not calm it down. He asked the sheriff to beat him with his stick and the rest of the story . . .
