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“ Delu Karchar said: "Bring me one thousand male camels that have not seen female camels. Bring me one thousand stallions that have never been crossed with mares. Bring me also one thousand rams that have never seen ewes. Bring me one thousand dogs without ears or tails. And bring me one thousand fleas. Deliver these things to me, and I shall give you what you seek. Otherwise, I shall kill you. I spared your life once, but next time I shall take it."
Dede Korkut returned to the tent of Bay Bure. "Dede, are you a male or a female?", asked Bay Bure. ”

“ What would you know about ours?", replied the shepherds.
"Well, what is the matter with you?" asked Beyrek.
"Our bey had a son, and whether he is dead or alive no one has been able to discover for sixteen years. Yaltajuk, the son of a man called Yalanji, brought news of his death the other day. Now they are giving our prince's fiancée to him. We have decided to stone this man as he passes by, so that he may not marry this girl, but rather someone his own equal", replied the shepherds.
"May your faces always be bright. May the bread of your master be blessed for you!", said Beyrek. ”

“ Beyrek replied: "From the land of the Inner Oghuz."
"To whom are you related there?", asked Banu Chichek.
"I am Bamsi Beyrek, the son of Bay Bure", replied the young man.
"What is your business here, young man?", asked Banu Chichek.
"Bay Bichen Bey is supposed to have a daughter. I have come to see her", replied the young man.
The girl said: "She is not the sort of person who would show herself to you. But I am her nurse. Let us go hunting together. If your horse can run faster than mine, you can beat her horse, too. ”

“ Drums were then beaten loudly and, in the terrible battle that followed, the field was filled with human heads. Kazan Bey knocked Shokli Melik, crying like a wild animal, from his horse. Kara Tekur fell to the ground under the blows of Delu Tundar's sword. Kara Budak knocked down Kara Arslan Melik. The infidels were caught and killed in small valleys; seven infidel princes were among those put to the sword. Beyrek, Yigenek, Kazan Bey, Kara Budak, Delu Tundar and Uruz Bey, the son of Kazan, attacked the castle. Beyrek went to save his thirty-nine warriors and found them safe and well. ”

“ Shir Shemseddin, the son of Gaflet Koja; Delu Karchar, the brother of the girl — all these men were also shooting arrows. When Budak shot his arrow, he said again: "May your hand live long!" When Shir Shemseddin shot his, he repeated once more: "May your hand live long!" But when the groom let fly his arrow, Beyrek said: "May your hand dry up and your fingers rot, you pig and son of a pig. You are too mean to be the groom."
Yaltajuk, the son of Yalanji, grew angry and shouted: "You mad cuckold, how dare you say such things about me? ”

“ She then turned to Beyrek and asked: "Oh, mad minstrel, what are you up to?"
"My lady, I want the girl who is getting married to dance while I play my kopuz", said Beyrek.
There was a woman there by the name of Kisirja Yinge, and now she was called. "Kisirja Yinge, you dance instead of the bride. After all, how can the mad minstrel know the difference?", several said.
Kisirja Yinge said: "Ho, mad minstrel, I am the girl who is to be married." She began to dance while Beyrek played his kopuz and sang. ”

“ Yaltajuk dipped this shirt in blood and brought it to Bayindir Khan and dropped it on the ground before him.
When he saw this, Bayindir Khan said: "What is this shirt?"
"They killed Beyrek at Kara Dervent. Here is the proof, my sultan", said Yaltajuk.
When the princes saw the shirt, they wept aloud and moaned. Bayindir Khan said: "Why are you crying? We cannot tell whether this shirt is his or not. Take it to his betrothed. She will know, for she must have made it for him."
They sent the shirt to Banu Chichek. As soon as she saw it, she recognized it. ”

“ Beyrek went to the wedding banquet, but, after eating, he overturned the kettles and spilled out the food they held. He threw chunks of stewed meat to right and to left. "Whatever comes from the right goes to the right; whatever comes from the left goes to the left. Justice for the just; dark faces for the unjust."
Reports of this reached Kazan Bey. Several said to him: "My sultan, the mad minstrel has overturned the kettles and spilled out the food. ”

“ I have taken an oath not to mount the sterile mare
And go into battle.
Shepherds behind oxen are looking at you,
Their tears streaming down from their eyes.
Go to them there,
For they know of your wish. ”

“ But, minstrel, you are not aware.
A brother has been taken from me,
But, minstrel, you are not aware.
Do not play or sing now, minstrel;
What comfort can it bring a grieving girl?
There is a wedding farther on. Go play your kopuz there."
Beyrek moved along the way, and approached next his elder sisters. He noticed that everyone was sitting dressed in black and blue. Let us listen to what he said, my khan. ”

“ In due time, Almighty Allah did grant a son to Bay Bure and a daughter to Bay Bichen. When the strong Oghuz princes had news of this, they were most gratified. Bay Bure Bey called his merchants and gave them the following order: "Oh, merchants, Allah the All-Powerful has given me a son. Go to the Land of Rum and bring back fine presents for my son before he comes to manhood."
The merchants set out on their long journey and traveled steadily for many days and nights. They came at last to the city of Istanbul. There they purchased many rare and beautiful gifts. ”

“ Meanwhile, the merchants had come to the Pass of Kara Dervent, in Pasin, and had set up camp there. But, unknown to them, the infidels of Avnik Castle — may they be cursed! — had observed them. While the merchants were asleep, the infidels sent against them five hundred men who struck their camp and plundered their goods. Their leaders were taken prisoners, but the younger men fled and reached the land of the Oghuz. There they saw a many-colored tent erected on the border of the Oghuz territory and a handsome prince sitting in it with forty young warriors seated to his right and left. ”

“ Dede Korkut advised him to go and throw himself into the water. Delu Karchar ran and jumped into a stream, and the fleas were washed away in the running water. Delu Karchar came out of the stream, put on his clothes and went home to start preparations for the wedding.
During the time of the Oghuz, when a young man was to be married, he would shoot an arrow into the air and, wherever the arrow fell, there he would have his nuptial tent erected. Beyrek Khan too shot his arrow and had his nuptial tent set up where it landed. ”

“ They presented rare birds, valuable goods, beautiful girls and cloth for nine suits to Bayindir Khan, the khan of khans. Beyrek, the son of Bay Bure, married the Melik's daughter and returned to his happy home, where he began his wedding ceremony. Some of the forty warriors were given girls by Khan Kazan and some by Bayindir Khan. They had forty tents erected. Thirty-nine girls shot arrows to determine their fortune, and thirty-nine warriors followed these arrows. ”