Kadu gheghelzan is one of the most well-known and popular children folkloric legends of Iran that has been transferred from old times generation to generation and chest to chest. This legend has been published in different narrative forms and illustrations.This story is about a brave old woman who manages her life alone and persistently and all on her own she sets out an adventurous and dangerous trip for visiting her daughter. In the way of her trip, she faces with dangerous animals that desire to eat her. Finally, she can survive herself with the help of her wisdom, bravery, and cleverness.

Mitra Zarif keyvan (1987-Tehran) Mitra was born in Tehran. She, with her 2 daughters, immigrated to Germany in 1987 and now is living in Dusseldorf. As an artist, besides painting and teaching that, she narrates legends, writes poems and writes, illustrates and reads books for children. This German resident writer has published 4 folkloric stories in the bilingual form of German and Farsi. She is active in the way of expanding Iran’s culture.