Khan loved this falcon and boasted lavishly about the bird’s loyalty. It could see things from the skies that humans could not. 46. On a certain day, however, the warrior and his entourage embarked on a hunt. Despite the group’s best efforts, they found nothing. They had stayed in the forest longer than expected, and an irate Khan was now desperately tired and thirsty.
Then, to his delight, he saw a thread of water flowing from a rock just in front of him. He took out a cup to fill and drink. Just as he was about to raise it to his lips, the falcon plucked the cup from his hands and spilled it. Once again, he filled the cup and the falcon spilled it a second time.