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all in a slithering tangle together!

I thought you knew this story.

How come you're scared?

I'm not scared.

It's the most exciting part,

that's all.

Well, considering you've stitched

such a beautiful picture...

...you must know the rest of the story.

I do, but...

...you're better at telling it.

Now the snake woman realizes...

...how terrified Camsab is.

So she explains,

"This is an underground kingdom."

"And I," she says, "am the queen."

"We people of this kingdom,"

she says...

"...we know

all the secrets of the world."

"Now that you've stumbled upon us,"

she says, "you count as one of us."

"We won't harm you," she says.

Then they fall in love, get married

and live happily ever after.

There you go, that's the story.

Is that it?

Isn't there more?

That's all for today.

I'll tell you the rest another time.

You can't do that!

It's a sin.

God, now I'm done for!

Why is it a sin?

Some stories are enchanted.

Once you've started, you must finish.

Otherwise bad things will happen.

What does that mean?

Say I don't finish Shahmaran's story,

what will happen?

A snake might crawl into the bed.

That's the first time

I've heard anything like it.

It's true.

It happened in our village.

You mean if I don't finish the story...

...Shahmaran will get so angry

she'll send a snake into our bed?

Yes. It happened in our village.

Now listen.

Don't believe

old wives' tales like that.

Well?

So is the bride miffed at the groom

on the very first day?

No, I'm not miffed.

Just a bit scared.

Look, what would a snake be doing

in this spotless house?

Don't believe such nonsense.

Do you know how to play cat's cradle?

What? You mean have a game now?

Why would you know?

It's a girl's game.

Why not? Men are better it.

Let's play then and see.

But look, I have one condition.

Whoever loses has to do

exactly what the winner wants.

- OK?

- OK. You start.

Are you sure?

Let go.

- Shall I let go?

- Go on.

Well, I won. Now you have to do

everything I say.

Thanks.

C'mon!

Take your shoes off

and come and lie down here.

You must be exhausted.

- Shall I bring over the nuts and stuff?

- Nice idea, yes.

So... Where were we?

You said they live happily ever after,

but that's not how the ending goes!

Well...

Camsab and Shahmaran...

...love one another

more than life itself.

But there's something troubling Camsab.

And he can't talk about it.

He misses the land where he grew up,

the land of mountains, sea and sun.

Actually, Shahmaran knows this.

And one day, Camsab says to her...

"I miss the mountains, sea and sun

of my homeland. I want to go back."

And Shahmaran says...

"I was afraid of this."

"I knew you'd want to go some day."

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