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19. The blind man who was in the cave [lit. the in-the-cave (adj ) 

 Wind man] heard this speech ; next day he rose up thence (and) went out 

 20. He went to the foot of the plane-tree. He laid hold of the plane-tree 

 struck his hand into the pool, smeared (water) on to the plane-tree, smeared 

 [to] his own eyes. His eyes became renewed. 21. He rose up thence 

 (and) went (away) . He went to the king's city ; when [that] the king had 

 [has] assembled (his) wazirs. 22. He interrogated his wazirs (saying) : 

 To-day, your ten days' agreement is up [lit. to you ten-days' (adj.) agree- 

 ment was]. To-day I slay you. 23. The good (hero of the tale) said : Oh 

 king of the world ! I beg (off the punishment of) their fault for one day. 

 The king said : All right. 24. The good one said : If the order be 

 (given) to me, I will cure (renew) the eyes of the king's daughter. 25. 

 The king said ; If thou curest my daughter's eyes, I will give her to thee, 

 26. The good one said : Amongst thy flocks (there) is a blue goat. Bring 

 (it) to me. 27. He brought that goat (and) flayed (it). He took its 

 gall (and) bound (it) on to the eyes of the king's daughter. Her eyes 

 became renewed. 28. Next morning news went to the king (that) (his) 

 daughter's eyes were cured. The king rejoiced. He said : Call (them and) 

 bring (them). They came before the king. He said : If I give thee my 

 daughter wilt thou be glad. 30. The good one said : Oh king ! thou (art 

 my) father, I (am thy) son. He gave his daughter to the good one. 31. 

 The king said : Oh son ! mount on the throne. The good one mounted on 

 the throne. 



32. After some days the bad one came. (He said) Peace be with you. 

 The good one replied : And with you be peace. What is thy desire [lit. 

 what desire of thine is (there)]. 33. The bad one said : Oh king ! I desire 

 a hidden treasure from thee. He replied : (It) is good. Go, in such a 

 place (there) is a cave. Inside the cave (there) is a sack of pearls, (there) 

 is a box of rubies. Take (and) bring them [it] to me. The box of rubies 

 (shall be) for me, the sack of pearls for thee. 34. Well, thence he started 

 (and) went. He went into the cave. (There was) food to eat, clothes to 

 put on, no lack of any thing [lit. from one thing not lack]. 35. The bad 

 one said : Oh God ! have I become mad ? Shall I take this to the king ? 

 By myself I will eat, I will lie down. 36. Well, (it) became night. The 

 bear, the night-mare, the wolf, the fox, came. (They) gave ear (and 

 heard) that a sound came from within. 37. The wolf said : Oh bear ! show 

 [make] a light. The bear took (a) candle (and) opened the door. (A) 

 person was sitting (there) [lit. person has sat down]. 38. The bear felt 

 fear; each invited the other (to enter) [lit. one to this one gave trouble*]. 



* The expression, taklif hardan, "to give trouble," "to trouble," is a common 

 oriental one for "inviting in", answering to the French " donnez-vous la peine d'en- 

 trer." 



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