Bana Masal Anlatma

Once upon a time...

...in a land far away...

...the other side of Mount Qaf.

This is a fairy tale, so enjoy and listen well.

Anyone who doesn't listen shall dream about a blind cat.

Once upon a time, there lived a girl called Ayperi...

...whose beauty was the envy of the sun...

...whose hair was a rainbow, whose skin was white as a cloud.

But she was a blacksmith's daughter, not a fairy princess.

News of her beauty spread far and wide...

...and from distant lands young men came calling.

They fought by the sword for Ayperi.

The sultan of sultans, the master of all realms...

...He too had a daughter of marriageable age.

Now, she may have been of marriageable age...

...but not a single young man came to the sultan's door.

The girl cried and cried until her tears ran dry.

The sultan flew into a rage.

He sent his soldiers to Ayperi's house.

When Ayperi's father saw the horses galloping closer...

...he told his wife and daughter to flee.

Ayperi refused to go. She embraced her father.

The soldiers burst in...

...and killed both Ayperi's parents before her very eyes.

A soldier swung his sword toward Ayperi's face.

A single drop of blood fell from her cheek.

Flowers grew where the blood spilled on the ground.

The soldier looked at Ayperi and dropped his sword.

'Run!' is all he could say. 'Run away from here.'

Ayperi fled.

She travelled strange roads.

She drank of strange waters.

Finally, she found a tent.

When she entered the tent, the old man inside said...

...'Welcome, Ayperi.'

Ayperi was astonished.

'How do you know my name?' she asked.

The old man was a wizard.

'Only your hero can save you from captivity, ' he said.

'When the moon hangs in the night sky like a dinner plate...'

...'He will dodge giants...'

...and dash through flames to come.

This hero will sacrifice everything for you.'

'He has a scar on his cheek just like yours.'

'Now, he will kiss you and so end your captivity.'

Then what happened?

Huh?

I'm talking about Ayperi. Then what happened?

They swept her off, of course. That's what they do.

But she defied the sultan. They'd crush her.

Dad, what kind of story is that?

What's wrong with it? It's a nice fairy tale.

It's saying how important...

...education is.

If she'd studied, she'd have a job and not depend on anyone.

Study and become a great man people respect.

Dad, don't tell fairy tales.

Tell jokes or talk about your army days.

But don't tell tales.

Anyway, why the fairy tales at this time of night?

What's the problem? We shared a father-and-son thing.

Cut it out.

You woke up a sleeping kid to tell him a fairy tale.

Mom kicked you out of bed again, right?

Yes. She told me to go sleep with my drinking buddies.

Oh God.

- Get up. - Come here.

Turn around when you sleep. You stink of booze.

All I had was three beers.

- Dad. - OK, four.

I'll be a hero one day, won't I? When I grow up.

When I'm as big as you.

Actually, when I'm Jilet's age. You're a little too old.

And Jilet has a minibus too. That's why.

Will I be a hero like that?

Hey? Dad?

What was all that about a blind cat?

Thank you, Buse.

Unal, your family cell phone dealer, is back with you.

You haven't washed your face again.

You're telling a grown man to wash his face. Shame on you.

Isn't that something I had to do as a kid? How old am--

- Mom, did you put tape on the cola? - Yes.

- Why? - To cover the brand name.

- They do it on TV. - Stop watching TV all the time.

You've put tape on everything.

Plus what's with cola at breakfast? Is there no tea?

Your mom's your slave, huh?

I struggle to set the table, make breakfast.

And instead of thanking me...

...he asks where the tea is.

Struggle? You just dumped everything on the table.

Oh my God.

Enough, Mom. How am I supposed to eat this?

Just yell at me. That's all you do.

Could you have done this if your dad was here?

Do you expect me to slave away in the kitchen all day?

OK, Mom. I'm not yelling.

Speaking of Dad...

- Today is Friday. - Do your ablutions and go.

- Go to noon prayers. - I will. That's not what I meant.

- Shall I marry you off? - Riza!

Don't get all bug-eyed and say ‘Riza' like that.

I have to ask.

Dad said to ask you every Friday after he died.

Shall I find you a decent husband?

Get out of here. Don't push me.

I'm going. It's not like there's any food here.

Ah, there's this.

You ate all you'll get, Riza.

For God's sake. Take the trash out.

Mom! The water guy!

Get back. Mete, run.

Wait, he hasn't passed yet.

- It hit the post. - It was a goal.

We gave you a goal when it happened to you.

Let's stop if you're gonna cry.

What are you yelling about?

- They're crying over our goals. - Can't you play somewhere else?

An old lady lives here.

- Madame never gets mad at us. - Even so, keep it down.

OK.

Balotelli. Oh, Balotelli.

Kick it.

Goal!

Hasmet, how's it going?

Who are you?

- It's Riza, Hasmet. - I didn't recognize you.

Cologne?

No thanks. I don't use it. You should quit too.

I'll be fine.

Cemal, keep him back.

What's wrong? He's just sitting there.

Just give us some tea.

He might go wild.

They say barking dogs don't bite.

He's not barking. He's clearly sneaky.

Nafi, are you really scared?

He's so cute there. What are you scared of?

I'm not scared, Yasar. I just don't trust him.

What if he decides to bite as I'm passing?

We've chained him. He's just sitting here.

Give me that tea.

See, I'm petting him. He's not doing anything.

- OK, then hold him back. - Here. I got him.

Stop it, Cemal.

I'll spill the tea.

Good morning. Nafi, I took a tea.

Payment?

I'm keeping a record.

Stop it. Cemal, stop it.

You broke a 30-year-old set.

Good morning.

- Here's your tea. - Thanks, Riza.

Come a bit earlier.

They complain when you're only a bit late.

It's hard to calm them down.

You've got the key. You could take over.

- Nope. - OK, I'll go.

Riza.

No dawdling on the way back.

No, don't worry. I'll come straight back.

He's out of control.

Waiting outside the school every day.

I wish he'd talk to her and end all this.

What could she ever see in him?

Shame on you, Sefike. I can hear every word.

What about your son? He's outside the girl's school every day.

Anyway, I'm tall. Why wouldn't she like me?

Honey, camels are tall too and it does them no good.

You don't say? What has this got to do with her?

Why did we stop, son?

I'm in a hurry.

A marriage prospect is waiting.

A prospect? At your age?

What about my age?

Your age is into triple figures.

You smell of false teeth. What more can I say?

You gave me a pebble for payment. I said nothing.

And you had the nerve to demand change.

Use the bus. It's free. Why take the minibus?

OK, uncle. I understand affairs of the heart.

I'll take you there. You'll give her those flowers.

I wonder who she is?

Riza.

I'll be right back.

Ah, Riza. Ah.

There's no point talking to him. He only has eyes for that girl.

We're fed up with waiting every day.

We're late to our gathering. We'll have missed the gossip.

You need to do something. We can only take so much.

What are you looking at? Get going. We're late.

They brought this in but I can't find any dents.

Fresh tea.

Fresh? What are you, a bun man?

Give me a token. Dad complains if you don't.

Go get two tokens.

Five black guys in a souped-up Sahin.

Our hood's turned into Harlem.

I wonder when they discovered Sedat Sayan?