Dash Akol i
s greatly r
espected
in Shiraz as
an honorabl
e man who has
lost his f
amily&
#39;s money
through he
lping h
is friends
. He ha
s an enemy, ho
wever, na
med Kaka
Rostam, a
mean and sp
iteful person
. Dash Akol,
who is in hi
s forti
es, fa
lls in love
with M
arjan, daugh
ter of the la
te Haji Sama
d, for
whose estat
e he is the e
xecutor.
But he ke
eps his love
secret.
One day a
suitor ask
s for Marjan&
amp;#39;
s hand, and
Dash Akol cons
iders it agai
nst his cod
e of honor to
refuse. On
the nigh
t of the wedd
ing, D
ash Akol
hands over
responsibility
for the
family to t
he bridegro
om. As
he is lea
ving the house
, however
, Kaka Rostam
is wait
ing for
him and a fig
ht ensues. K
aka Rostam s
tabs him
in the
back, but
Dash Ako
l succe
eds in k
illing him. On
his deathb
ed, Das
h Akol sends h
is parrot
to Marj
an with t
he confession
of love he
has taugh
t it.Dash A
kol is grea
tly respected
in Shir
az as an ho
norable man
who has l
ost his family
's
money