Khalid Laqlaq

Khalid Laqlaq is the son of Caliph Chasid from The Story of Caliph Stork, a German fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff.

Info

Name: Khalid Laqlaq

Age: 14

Parent's Story: The Story of Caliph Stork

Roommate: Robert Bärenhäuter

Alignment: Neutral

Appearance: Average height, with olive skin, brown hair, and hazel eyes. Wears a black and white shirt and black pants. Has an orange scarf around his neck..

Secret Heart's Desire: To learn every language under the sun.

My "Magic" Touch: I can turn into a stork.

Storybook Romance Status: Almas Haqiqat is my girlfriend.

"Oh Curses!" Moment: I tend to laugh at the worst possible times.

Favorite Subject: Storytelling 101. I enjoy learning stories from around the world!

Least Favorite Subject: Beast Training and Care. They've used me for demonstrations in here.

Best Friend Forever After: Vilmos Szakall and Hassan Mouch. Vilmos shares my love of birds and Hassan loves to read my stories.

Biography
Salam! I am, the son of Caliph Chasid, the ruler of Baghdad, also known as Caliph Stork. I'll tell you about my father. He and his Grand Vizier Mansor went to visit a peddler. They purchased a scroll and powder in a box and brought it to a man named Selim, who knew every language. Selim told them that the scroll was written in Latin, and it said when you snuff the powder and say "Mutabor", you will turn into an animal, and then to resume your human form, to bow three times to the east and say "Mutabor" again, but if you laugh, you will forget the word and remain an animal forever. Chasid and Mansor used it to transform into storks, since the caliph wanted to leanr the language of storks. But after overhearing two storks, the caliph and Mansor laughed. Then they realized that they forgot the word. For the next few days, they sadly traveled around Baghdad, and then flew towards Medina, taking refuge in a castle.

While there, Chasid met a screech owl. He told her his story, and he learned from her that she was a princess named Lusa, who was enchanted by the magician Kaschnur because she refused to marry his son Mirza. She also said that Kaschnur visited the ruins once a month. Princess Screech Owl led the two storks to a hall where Kaschnur (who was the peddler Selim) talking to his sons. The three birds overheard him say "Mutabor", and Chasid and Mansor uttered the word, and they were restored to their original shapes. Princess Screech Owl was also restored to her original shape. The evil magician was hanged, and his son Mirza, who had usurped the throne, was given the magic snuff and turned into a stork. Then Chasid married his beloved Princess Screech Owl.