“6th story”
Story by: Laleh Chini
First published on Sep.21.2017
Traveling was a big part of my childhood. We were originally from Shiraz. My father loved driving long distances.
He believed that all Iranians should see every spot in Iran first before traveling anywhere else in the world. Because of this, we’d gather in two or three cars along with our extended family and drive to different parts of the country one month every summer to see the century’s worth of the history of Iran.
Undeniably, Iran is an incredibly beautiful country with many historical sites to see and for us kids, every one of our road trips was the epitome of a dream vacation. There was no school or homework, only endless playing, and freedom ‘til we dropped. I loved adventure and kept my eyes open to record every second of it; maybe I knew one day I would write about those days.
One summer, we wanted to head towards the north. The north of Iran is the greenest part of the country. The weather is mostly foggy, and rainy and the humidity is very high. Our eyes never got tired of watching the beautiful forest and green lands.
The trips were never tiring because we’d stop frequently along the way. This time, my father chose a green land beside the road which looked great for having a lunch picnic break. We all helped spread the carpets and lay out all the things we needed. As our mothers were preparing lunch, we kids didn’t waste any time and started playing while our fathers lay comfortably on the carpets and talked.
Shortly after, the sound of a man shouting came from a distance capturing everyone’s attention. My father said that we might be on somebody’s land and made them mad. We then noticed a man running towards us. My father got up really fast and wore his shoes so that he could be ready to talk to the young man. As he got closer to us, we started to hear that he was yelling, “Get out! Get out!” My father started apologizing and explaining that he didn’t know he had stopped at a private property. The man got close to us and said to my Dad, “Sir, you are sitting on a snake land!” At that moment, everybody looked down and saw thousands of snakes covering the land. The snakes were so black and brown, many piled up next to and on top of each other that it looked like earth.
Everybody started screaming and jumping up and down. The scene was terrifying and at the same time hilarious. All the kids and mothers jumped into the cars while the fathers were scared as well, but they had to act bravely and get all of our things off the land infested with snakes. The young man said, “Don’t worry these snakes aren’t poisonous.” And he helped us get our belongings.
It might have been a scary moment with no lunch, but an unforgettable day.
Dear friends don’t forget to read my books.
That is indeed a humourous remembrance, of what might have been a terrible day- for humans and snakes alike.
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Well written story. It reminded my trip roads in Iran when I was a kid.
❤Thank you☺
I like the way you write I can visualize every single moment 🙂 <3
Love u Narciss. Thanks for your support.💋💋💋💋
Oh my! This was quite a frightening experience, Laleh. 🐍 I would have nearly fainted.
Hope you have a 💐 lovely day, dear friend. Smiles, Robin
Love u Robin. Glad to have kind friends like u.💋
I’m happy to get to be friends with you, Laleh. 🌞 🌹xo
Pleasure is mine.😘❤💋
Thank goodness this story has a happy ending! I’m really enjoying your stories and photos! 🙂
So sweet of you. Thanks☺
Az AghraB benveesssssss! 🙂 . I remember Bahman.
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Oh yea
OMG, it might be a scary experience but reading about it made me laugh out loud. Nice post!
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I like your dad’s philosophy about getting to know your own place well before exploring other places. I detest snakes and might have had a seizure if I was there.
So nice of you. Snakes are very scary, I’m with u.😄
So wonderful to read about your native culture!
Thank you dear friend.☺
My pleasure!
What a story! It probably wasn’t quite as funny at the time, but the memory is good for a laugh. 🙂
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You are a wonderful writer!! I saw this happening before my eyes!! Ugh!!! Too many snakes!!!
Lol. So scary😄
Great story and great pictures. It is interesting to hear the other side of a country which, as I am sure you know, gets a very bad rep in the West.
Unfortunately lol🙂
We were a driving family also, and I am still a big fan of road trips!
Oh so nice.🙂
Very scary indeed. Snake is one of the two creatures I dislike most. The other is crocodile.
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Me too😊
Despite I’ve never visited Iran, I have seen videos of the scenery… beautiful. But the snakes… what you described I have seen countless times in a repeating nightmare. And as with your story, the snakes aren’t venomous but I used to be snake phobic, and in my dreams I still am.
Even so, I enjoyed your story.
I know snakes are ver scary venomous or not- big or small.😂 I personally am terrified of it. Appreciate your comment dear.❤️
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Beautiful, thnx to share
Appreciate your kind visit dear.❤️
I love Iran and Persia. Japanese and Iranian are friends each other.
I am not good at snakes too!!
Awesome, that’s very kind of you dear. Appreciate your nice words.❤️
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Laleh, my heart is in my throat. Just seeing that snake photo is terrifying for me. I cannot imagine being there with the ground crawling with snakes! Wow!
😂😂😂 what a great sentence. I am terrified-of snakes too. 🤗😘
I’m amazed that no one noticed the snakes. They must’ve been well camouflaged. Poisonous or not, snakes are not my favorite kind of living creatures.
What a memory it was. Even the name snake makes me shiver.🤗😘
Snakes don’t usually scare me but that many might. Quite a day for you!
Trust me it’s horrifying, lol. Appreciate your comment.🌹
Lovely story
Thanks so much for reading dear, appreciate your comment.❤️
Your welcome ❤️❤️❤️
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What a story, dear Laleh! The snake land makes ponder. It might be used as an allegory to our present world.
Shiraz is a mystic place. Your great wiseman Saadi is buried there. Greetings, Maria!
That’s very nice of you to mention Saadi. Thanks so much sweetheart.❤️
🙂 I adore him. That’s a pity that there are few works of him translated in languages I know. 🙂
You’re so smart and I love your historical posts, amazing.❤️
Thanks, my dear Laleh! Always at your service! 🙂
Awwww,LOl.
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I believe your blog is so very important, Laleh, especially now with the tensions that are between then USA and Iran. You speak of a lovely country, and not one that is portrayed by the news. Keep on writing. The world needs to know the truth about your country and its people.
Unfortunately Iran is under the wrong hands, this beautiful country doesn’t deserve all this. Thanks so much Amy🌹❤️
You are so welcome. All of us in this world are people, but unfortunately there are some countries who are in the wrong hands. How the media and the news portrays who those people are is wrong, very wrong. I refuse to watch the news and instead continue to walk in love and peace with all who cross paths with me. I refuse to be brainwashed with fear and hate. xo
You chose the best path. World will continue having dictators and cruelty, why should we waste our short time in hate and greed.❤️
AGREED!! xo
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Good times, Shiraz, “The City of Roses and Poetry.”
Awww, you know Shiraz that’s amazing thanks so much.❤️
Snake land, yikes, that’s a creepy thought have those squirming around you. Very vivid tale, Laleh! xx
Tell me about it😂 appreciate your comment dear.❤️
Laleh, first your story caused terror, but when it turned out that these snakes are not venomous, I smiled, because such snakes are useful.
I watch Iran virtually, it is a beautiful country and the people are nice and warm.
Regards
LOL, sorry dear I know how horrible that feeling is. LOL It is very kind of you to say nice words towards Iran. Thank you
LOL, I’d probably be shitting myself 🙂
LOL, LOL, LOL
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Thanks dear Jonathan.❤️
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Horrifying 😱
😂 it really was a nightmare.❤️
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May be that is you! Taking a look ahead to peer you.
Oh my this was a scary event and a fun one at that… years later of course.. lol 😂
I guess that how the memories build up, funny later in life, but horrible at the moment.😂❤️❤️❤️
That’s exactly right! I can only imagine!
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How wonderful of your dad to take your family on trips like that. Special memories. But OOOH that would definitely have been scary about the snakes! Made lighter by the fact that they weren’t poisnous, but still I would be freaking out. LOL!
So terrifying indeed. Thank you dear, appreciate your comment.🙏
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A beautiful and instructive story. Fortunately, it ended successfully, the snakes were non-venomous, but the memories remained. It’s better not to be or eat where it’s dangerous.
Regards
Thanks dear friend for your kind visit.🌷
A memorable event
Thanks Derrick.🌷
We visited in Iran . But you saw those snakes there . Anita
We visited in Iran. But you saw those snakes . Anita
You went to Iran?
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Every time I read this, it gives me chills, Laleh! Poisonous or not… I’m afraid of snakes. I can’t imagine the ground covered by thousands of them! That would be my worst nightmare!
Believe it or not, when I think about that day I think to myself how did we manage to! 😮😮😮
Snakes and humans it appears were never meant to coexist together on any kind of property.
Very scary indeed.🌷
Snakes and humans I reason were never meant to coexist on any kind of property.
😂😂😂very scary.
Even the non venemous ones.
True.😍
Wow! This is certainly a memory that will always be remembered. I’d be jumping up with just one snake, but I cannot imagine scores of more snakes. Thank you Laleh for sharing.
Thanks a million dear.🌷
I like the surprising turn at the end of the story.
Thanks for reading, dear.🌷