Mukhtar throws his wife Maimuna into the pit, but she saves herself, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night
A man in an orange shirt and white pants kneels on a rocky outcropping, reaching down. A woman with long gray hair wears a green top and red pants with gold bangles on her wrists; she grasps a branch. The rocks are shades of pink, purple, and gray. A tent with a blue, red, and white pattern is on the left. The background has tan borders with black writing at the top and bottom.
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