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licr luisljaml. And wlieu lie had gone forth from the sanetnaiy, 

 and the king sat beside her to make good day for himself, and 

 she found herself in favor -with the king, and he showed her grace 

 above all measure, then si)ake she to the king: Swear unto me 

 by God to fulfill all I shall say to thee ! Then he fulfilled all 

 that she said. And she said: Ijct me eat of the liver of this 

 bull, for thou hast no need of him. Thus she said ; but he was 

 very sad at what she had spoken, and Pharaoh's soul was 

 troubled beyond measure. 



"When the earth had become light, and another day was come, 

 then the}' prepared a great festival, in order to sacrifice nnto the 

 bull ; but there went forth one of the chief servants of the king 

 to slay the bull. And it came to pass as thej' were about to slay 

 him, there stood people by his side. And as he gave him a blow 

 upon the neck, two drops of blood sprang forth upon the place 

 where the two door posts of the king are, the one on one side of 

 Pharaoh's door, and the other on the other. But they grew up- 

 wards into two great Persea trees ; and each of them stood alone. 

 Then the}^ went to the king to tell him so : Two great Persea 

 trees have grown up in the night to the great good fortune of 

 the king, on the spot Avhere the great king's gate is to be found, 

 and there is therefor J03' in all the land. 



And after many days, the king was dressed in the collar of 

 lapis-lazuli, and fair chaplets of flowers were upon his neck. He 

 was in a golden car ; and when he issued from the royal palace, 

 lie saw the Persea trees. And the beautiful wife went forth in 

 another carriage behind the Pharaoh. And the king seated him- 

 self beneath one Persea tree. But it said to his wife : Ha, false 

 one, I am Batau ; I live still, I have transformed myself. Thou 

 didst teach the Pharaoh m^- residence in order to slay me ; I Avas 

 the bull and thou didst cause mj' death. 



After many daj's stood the beauty in the favor of the king, 

 and he showed her grace. Then said she to the king ; Swear 

 now to me by God, to do all that I shall say. And he fulfilled 

 her whole speech, and she said : Cause the two Persea trees to 

 be sawn down, and fair planks to be made from them. And they 

 fulfilled her words. 



After manj' da^'s the king sent for cunning craftsmen to cut 

 down Pharaoh's Persea trees, and the beautiful queen stood near 

 and looked thereon ; and there flew a splinter of wood into the 

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