hi steemians today i am going to share a very beautiful but a painful story of love which was ages ago witnessed in kashmir.it is the story of 16th century , when a girl was born in the" pampore " also known as saffron valley of kashmir .she was born to the poor peasant parents , but she was so extremely beautiful that she due to her immense beauty was given the name of "zoon"(moon), days and years passed she became to turn young and with the passing years she turned more and more beautiful. besides this she was an exuberant poetess and a very good singer as well infact her songs after so many centuries are still sung in the valley of kashmir.As zooni used to compose and her own songs , they became famous in the sorrouding villages very soon . one day she was collecting saffron in her saffron fields and the prince namely " yusuf shah chak " by chance was on patrolling and happened to pass by there. zooni was lost in her world of singing and the prince while listening a melodious voice followed the verses of her singing like a hypnotized creature . once the crown prince saw that fairy faced face his senses were lost in air and he madly felt in love with her at first sight. prince extended his trip and stayed longer than he was supposed to stay in village .zooni also felt in love with yousuf without knowing who he was.soon the village was abuzz with the rumours of a dalliance between zooni and the stranger ( prince).her parents forced her to marry a carpenter "aziz" who belonged to the neighbouring village .though married zooni refused to allow her husband to consummate the marriage . she was thrashed and thrown out of her home.and was made to live in the sheep pen in the court yard . on a snow storm night she ran away to her parents home . her husband refused to divorce her and accused her of committing adultery with yousuf.zooni appealed in the court of emporer and in the court of emporer yousuf made a dramatic entry and revealed his identity. yousuf denied all the allegations which were imposed on zooni .therefore the emporer decreed the divorce but refused his son the permission of marriage with zooni. ignoring his father's orders yousuf eloped with zooni to gulmarg and married her .after her marriage with yousuf zooni was given the name of" habba khatun". ......... to be continued in next part .....to know more of this romantic story stay tuned and vote and comment for me ........