Yeki Bud Yeki Nabud

Yeki Bud Yeki Nabud (), is a collection of short stories written in 1921 by Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh. Its publication made Jamalzadeh a major figure in the Persian literature.
The literal translation of the phrase "Yeki Bud Yeki Nabud" (Once Upon a Time) is "One Was There And One Was Not There," or "There Was One And There Wasn't One," alluding to an indefinite time and place. Opening a story by "Yeki Bud Yeki Nabud" prepares the hearers (especially those of very young age) or readers that what they are about to hear or read is not necessarily true. 