【】frightenedsooftheyoungerobabalu,eyn.</p>

“hey,babalu,today”theybarkedtoachorusoflaughter.“,youflatnosedbabalu”</p>

theyongoloidfeatures.foryears,thatentiohendreferredtotheiranothersoldhistorybooks.itedkhora.ibleethatnight,andypeople,thepashtuns,hadperseypeoplehadkilledthehazaras,driventheroheirlands,buedtheirhos,andsoldtheiren.thebooksaidpartofthereasonpashtunshadoppressedthehazarass,yteaentioher.italsosaidsothingsididkhekidsintheneighborhoodyellthosenastohassan.</p>

thefolloyteadthroughaupleofpages,sniartyrs.”heekindofdisease.</p>

butdespitesharihniadeofherdisdainforhisappearance.</p>

“thisisahusband”shetersuitedtobeahusband.”</p>

intheend,stpeoplesuspeehonortohisunclesbleshedhoughali,theageoffive,hadnoaospeakof.</p>

alialiatedagainstanyofhistorntors,isupposepartlybeuotheinsultsofhisassailants;hehadfoundhisjoy,hisantidote,thentsanaubarhadgivenbirthtohassan.ithadbeenasileenoughaffair.noobstetrionitdeviattressiduchhelpatall,because,eveninbirth,hassaohisnature:</p>

heehassan.outhecasling.</p>

asoaneighborsservantbythegarrulousds,seenthecleftlip,andbarkedabitterlaughter.</p>

“there,”shehadsaid.“noilingforyou”shehadrefusedtoevenholdhassan,andjustfivedayslater,shewasgone.</p>

babahiredthesanursingaonursehassan.alitoldussheanfroayayofthegiantbuddhastatues.“assingingvoiceshehad,”heusedtosaytous.</p>

didshesing,hassanandiales.edtohearalising.</p>

hedclearhisthroatandbegin:</p>

onahighuntainistood,</p>