[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-157821-105":59,"doc-detail-157821-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":124,"head_meta":126,"extra_data":128,"updated_unix":130},105,"en","farrah-noorzad-and-the-ring-of-fate-excerpt","Farrah-Noorzad-and-the-Ring-of-Fate - Excerpt","","A child climber recounts how rope, fear, and discipline shaped her early relationship with her father, Padar, from a near-disaster at a climbing gym to mastering her own protection and balance. On a difficult ascent in Pennsylvania’s Wissahickon Valley Park, she imagines fantastical possibilities and tries to impress him, but mistakes a clip, triggers a dangerous slip, and is forced to rely on the final hold. The fall brings renewed conflict, promises to improve, and an inner determination to prove herself.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":10,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/farrah-noorzad-and-the-ring-of-fate-excerpt/157821/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/farrah-noorzad-and-the-ring-of-fate-excerpt/157821.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Xiajie","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-28","2026-08-29",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",17,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"Why does Padar say “To be truly free, we must face the things that scare us”?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"Padar connects climbing to confronting fear. His cheesy message becomes part of how Farrah understands growth through danger and control.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What happens when Farrah tries a trick to impress Padar?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Chalk from her bag lands on Padar’s face, she panics, and then misses the catch. Her shoulder hits the rock and her rope slackens.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"How does Farrah’s fall end?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"She drops after messing up a clip, but the last clip holds and jerks her to a stop two feet above the ground, preventing further disaster.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},157821,1787990060,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":8,"category_name":10,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":140,"language":141,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":142,"faqs":143,"seo_title":144,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":130,"read_time":105},8814010472675,"https://avatar.qwps.com/avatar/WGlhamll","T  \nhe first couple of times Padar took me climbing, he’d always say something cheesy like To be truly free, we must face the things that scare us.  \nI’m not sure freedom is what I felt when he tripped over a tangle of rope and let me drop twenty feet before saving me from imminent death at the Go Vertical climbing gym.  \nI was only six then, so what did I know about metaphors anyway? Or gym rules, like Parents shall not let go of rope when belaying child climber, otherwise risk being banned forever.  \nIt’s safe to say we never went back there again. It’s fine, though, because now I don’t need my dad to belay me. Now I hold my own rope. And I haven’t been afraid of falling since.  \nWhich is good on a day like today. My fingers are crimped into the crack of a large boulder, my toes are wedged into a crevice, and there’s nothing stopping me from plummeting to the ground except my own strength and expertly placed clips. I like to think that gravity and I are in a never-ending fight that I always win. I push myself higher and smile when I’m eye-level with the treetops. Up here, I can  \nimagine that impossible things could be real, like little flying pari with their wings fluttering in between leaves, or tricky forest spirits waiting for lost travelers to confuse. Or impressing barely-there dads.  \nI sneak a quick glance at the ground of Wissahickon Valley Park—one of my favorite places in Pennsylvania to climb. My dad and I have a birthday tradition to try different climbing spots (even though December can get pretty chilly, but I don’t let a little wind and dry skin stop me) . In between our yearly trips, I practice anywhere I can—up the side of my rowhome, dynoing between one fire escape and another, improving my grip strength by hanging off my school’s roof by my fingers and toes (because you never know) .  \nFrom up here, my dad resembles a burly ant with his thick brows pinched together (breaching into unibrow territory) . He smiles encouragingly. I can’t help but shyly grin back. I feel like a bottle of freshly shaken soda when my dad gets to see me climb. The excitement convinces me I can do anything.  \nGet ready to be impressed, Padar. I want to show him a trick I’ve been practicing since our last trip. I keep one hand on my rope and push out hard with my feet, so for a moment I’m flying like the mythical simurgh—the fabled Persian phoenix that’s way cooler than regular phoenixes. I pretend I have wings and arc with the rope as itswings. The periwinkle sky shimmers around me while I wave at Padar. I swing around, ready to catch the rock when it nears again. Clumps of chalk flutter from my bag—and land directly on my dad’s face.  \n“Sorry!” I frantically wave, causing more chalk to fall from my pouch. My body veers to the left, and I miss the catch. My shoulder crunches into the edge of the rock, causing little stars to dance in front of my eyes. “Oh no no no.” Something goes slack above me.  \nSuddenly, I don’t feel as great as a mythical phoenix. To make the whole situation worse, Padar loses his grin. “Stop goofing around and focus, Farrah,” he chastises. “Remember our lessons! Check your rope and clips.”  \nThe fizz I had goes completely flat. My cheeks are hot and sweaty. Lessons. My entire life was a lesson. I wish he could see past my mess-ups for once. I can imagine his voice now. You ’re doing  \nawesome, Farrah. You ’ve gotten so much stronger since last year. I wish I could see you more too.  \nThe last thought slips out before I get a chance to squash it.  \nGet a grip, Farrah. I pump myself up. You ’re twelve now. No one needs their dad anymore at twelve.  \nI climb higher, ignoring Padar’s shouts to come back down. Climb, clip, climb, clip. The farther I go, the taller I feel, and the bad feelings fall away until there’s nothing but sun and sky and air. My best friend and sister-in-crime, Arzu Ahmadi, thinks if I started a social media account to show off my doodles and calligraphy (with some ASMR sound effects) , the","cbCaimri2g7NKxZb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimri2g7NKxZb","pdf",148777,11,"English","# Excerpt Overview\n## Early climbing lessons\n## Imagination during the climb\n## Trying to impress Padar\n## The dangerous fall and consequences","[{\"question\":\"Why does Padar say “To be truly free, we must face the things that scare us”?\",\"answer\":\"Padar connects climbing to confronting fear. His cheesy message becomes part of how Farrah understands growth through danger and control.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens when Farrah tries a trick to impress Padar?\",\"answer\":\"Chalk from her bag lands on Padar’s face, she panics, and then misses the catch. Her shoulder hits the rock and her rope slackens.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Farrah’s fall end?\",\"answer\":\"She drops after messing up a clip, but the last clip holds and jerks her to a stop two feet above the ground, preventing further disaster.\"}]","Farrah-Noorzad-and-the-Ring-of-Fate - Excerpt | PDF"]