Achmed fell in love with the figure in the window.
All he could see was the burqua, the Islamic robe that covers women from head to toe and reveals absolutely nothing.
Her modesty was her beauty.
Every day, he would walk by the window, bow to the figure, and walk on.
She stood there, unmoving.
Sometimes, he thought he heard whispers.
And each time, his heart beat stronger.
Until one day, he worked up the courage to ask the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper laughed, and lifted the burqua… revealing a birdcage beneath.
So, Achmed bought the bird and the burqua anyway.