Diktaye Shab: Persian-Language Second Grade Homework + bonus Behrangi

This book is designed to help second-grade Persian (Farsi) language students practice their reading and writing skills at home. Assumes knowledge of the Persian alphabet.

The bonus book is a classic Persian story which also resonates with adults. Behrangi, one of Iran’s greatest writers, wrote stories that were not “fairy tales” but presented everyday life in an educational manner. His stories were considered symbolic of a reality of poor people who survived in difficult conditions under a repressive system. In this story, a little black fish seeks to understand the greater sea. It represents courage and the desire for knowledge, against age-old ignorance and fear – even if in the end a high price may have to be paid.