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1. Define literary frame story and discuss how this device applies in Chapter 1.

A frame story is a story within a story that serves as a companion piece or sets up the main narrative through mood, characters, setting, or tone. In this chapter, the author uses the story of Baba Ayub to set up the events in the following chapter--namely, Saboor's abandonment of Pari.

2. Discuss the narrative style in Chapter 1. From whose perspective is this chapter related and why?

Chapter 1 is related from the first-person perspective of Saboor as he tells a fairy tale to his children Pari and Abdullah before bedtime. This perspective is important because it establishes Saboor as a storyteller and it shows his love for his children.

3. Describe the character of Baba Ayub. Where and when does Baba Ayub live?

Baba Ayub, the protagonist of Saboor's story in Chapter 1, is a poor farmer who lives in a small village called Maidan Sabz. He lives in long ago in the times when divs and jinns supposedly roamed the land.

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