Persian Tales - Written Down for the First Time in the Original Kermāni and Bakhtiāri #230808

There was a goat who had four children, one was Alil, one was Balil, one was Ginger Stick, and the fourth was Black E es. Y One day she said Sit quietly here, children; I'm going off to bring grass for you. If the wolf Should come and knock, don't Open the door for him. And if he says' I am your mother,' say: Put your hand in at the crack of the door,' and if you see that the hand is black, don't Open the door, but if you see a red hand you'll know that it's your mother back again. Now the wolf had all the time been listening, and as soon as the goat was gone he dyed his hand with henna to make it red and came and knocked at the door. They called out: Who's that?