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 Kumpir Diyor Settlement

The Kumpir Diyor settlement in Chipurson is relatively new settlement than the Yishkook. However, the story of both theses resembles in terms of the arrogance and in terms of the holy man's appearance, and finally the devastation of the village by the curse of Allah. It has been and is being related that Kuempir Diyor, the village of the Old Woman, was inhabited by a number of people. These people became very lavish and did not heed towards the gratitude for the blessings of Allah. All things they associated with themselves rather than God. In contrast, there was an old lady who was very pious among all these people; because of her honesty, a small piece of land saved from the natural disaster and that is why the village has been named after her. In connection with the haughtiness and lavishness of the people, the day came that they had to go through a great Devine examination.

According to the famous story once there was a wedding in Kuempir Diyor and these arrogant people were busy with preparations in the wedding house. A holy man appeared in shape of a beggar in order to further test their lavishness and deceit. He started entering in all the houses of this village and asked for food because he was hungry. In each house, he was severely disgraced and nothing was given to him. Then he reached to the wedding house and he was also disgraced in this house. The owner of this house told the beggar to come the next day as the wedding is on this day and he would be given food and he will be full stomach. The beggar insisted that he should be given the stuff the same day because he is very hungry. The owner stood in hatred terms with the beggar and gave a piece of cooked meat, tendon, and the beggar went out.

Finally, this day, the beggar arrived in the house of the old woman. When he entered therein the old woman welcomed him very warmly and got surprised that no one was visiting her because of her poverty, as the old woman had a black sheep as her only source of livelihood. And that is why the visit of this beggar she thought as a blessing of Almighty God. Before begging for food, the old woman said to the beggar: ": my father! I haven't got any thing for you except for this little quantity of milk", as it was in a bit broken loot, a stone pot, "so if you don't mind, kindly have this milk". The beggar thanked the old woman and put his walking stick into the loott, the milk raised high and became full in the stone pot and further, the broken stone pot also renewed. The beggar did not drink any milk, as he tested the truthfulness of the old woman that fully proved her honesty. Before leaving the house, the holy man, in shape of beggar, directed the old woman that day after tomorrow she should come out of her house in sunrise, stand on the mound of the village, and watch the drama; but before that she should collect all her assets, if lying with any person. Then the beggar went out and disappeared. The next day, as it was the wedding day, the same beggar appeared in shape of a rich man by riding a horse. The people of Kumpir Diyor astonished the owner of the wedding house, astonished that such a rich man has come to their village and thought it as an honour for them to be their guest. These people, of course, did not recognize that he is the same person who came the previous day in shape of beggar and whom they had disgraced to the whole extent. Anyhow, this wealthy person was taken to the wedding house and given full honour, and about the hypocrisy, the holy man is full aware of. When the time of meal came, the rich man was asked to eat but he did not share with them and said that he is full. Now, the holy man revealed that he had the piece of meat given to him the previous day. The holy man added that yesterday he was in their village but was fully disgraced when he was in a position of beggar, and today, it is the other way round. Then he showed them the piece of meat, which was in his pit. The people of Kumpir Diyor got humiliation and embarrassment. The holy man added before his disappearance that all dwellers would see the consequences of their hypocrisy and dishonesty.

The next day, day-after-tomorrow given to the old woman, at sunrise the old woman went to the mound in accordance with the directive of holy man; the people of Kumpir Diyor are seeing the curse of God in terms of the heavy flood. The flood was coming onto the settlement; the holy man holding his walk stick is in the front. When the holy man stops, the flood behind him also stops, and when he starts walking the flood also moves forward behind him. Thus the holy man accessed the mound whereon the old woman along with her black sheep is watching the situation. A sieve came on top of the flood, which belonged to the old woman and she had forgotten to collect, and the holy man took it (sieve) on the tip of his stick and threw towards the old woman. Thus, all people of Kumpir Diyor along with their assets destroyed and only the Kuempir, the old woman, along with her sheep and sieve survived.

It is however not known when flood destroyed this settlement. The Kumpir Diyor still exists in Chipurson and the flood ways are clearly visible.

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