Anon E. Mouse 
The Soothsayer and the Hodja – A fairy tale from Persia 
Baba Indaba Childrens Stories Issue 027

In this 27th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children’s Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the ancient Persian tale of “The Soothsayer’s Wife and the Hodja”.The wife of a Jack-of-All-Trades wants to improve her life. She approaches the chief Soothsayer’s wife in the public baths who says she won’t talk to anyone who isn’t an important Soosthsayer like her husband. So the wife sets about transforming her husband into a soothsayer. Will the experiment end with success or a gnashing of teeth and shame?You’re invited to download and read this story to find what happened next……….Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children’s stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as ‘Father of Stories’.Each issue also has a ‘WHERE IN THE WORLD – LOOK IT UP’ section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story.HINT – use Google maps.33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIESBUY ANY 4 BABA INDABA CHILDREN’S STORIES FOR ONLY $1, 6 for $1.50 or 8 for $2 etc.