4th December 1677
Golestan, The Kingdom of Persia
Khosrow dug through the pots and pans in the kitchen and couldn't help but grow desperate. Looking at his 12-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter, both staring at him with those dark, beady eyes, he didn't know what to do. He turned to his wife, hoping she might have an idea, but her gaze, once full of life, now felt dead and empty.
Hunger really pushed his family to the brink of insanity.
Making up his mind, he went to his room and covered himself with the thickest cloth he could cover his whole body with, picked out an old cotton bag, and decisively stepped out of the house.
His wife, who was sitting at the corner as if someone had died, was immediately startled.
