Fellah Firuz Here

claimed the dew from its leaves could cure the "sand-cough."

The Governor left, unable to tax or carry away a spring. Firuz remained a simple fellah, but he never had to worry about a dry season again. To this day, the people of the Wadi tell the story of , the man who turned a piece of the sun into a drink for the thirsty. fellah firuz

Firuz planted the seed in the center of his modest plot. While his neighbors’ wheat succumbed to the unusual heat of that spring, Firuz’s "Sun-Flower" grew at an impossible rate. Its stalk was as thick as a ship’s mast, and its petals were translucent, trapping the daylight even after the moon rose. The village began to talk: claimed the dew from its leaves could cure the "sand-cough