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food. But they all ate and were all very tired and very 

 sleepy. At last they all fell asleep except the king's daughter 

 who could not. 



The story goes on to say that the king of the country who 

 had lost his daughter >and his property was very sorrowful. 

 So too were his nobles. The nobles spread the news in all the 

 countries round about. While this was going on the son of 

 the Chief Vizier of one country who knew that the king's 

 daughter had been lost, made a gigantic roc on which he flew 

 off to a very great height. In a short while he noticed at the 

 edge of a plain some small heaps. He went in that direction 

 and when he got near he saw that this was the king's lost 

 daughter. So he snatched her up and flew away. Number 

 One started from his sleep and looked right and left behind 

 and before, but he could see nothing of the king's daughter. 

 Then he looked above and noticed a very large bird flying 

 away. Then he woke up Number Four and said, 



" The king's daughter has disappeared. Perhaps she has 

 been pounced upon and carried off by that bird flying there. 

 Now is the time for you to use your bow." 



So Number Four took his bow and shot and hit the bird 

 which fell into the sea. 



Then Number One said, " This is the time for you to 

 work." 



Number three said, '" Very well." So he walked on till 

 he walked into the sea then he dived right down into it. 

 After a long time he found the king's daughter and brought her 

 back to the place where his friends were waiting. But when 

 he laid her down she was dead. 



Then Number One said to Number Five, ^ This is the 

 ' time for you to resuscitate the king's daughter and make her 

 as she was before." 



So Number Five stroked her face. In a little while the 

 king's daughter sneezed and revived. Then they gave her a 

 seat. But she began to cry once more. While this was going 

 on Number One began to plan a division of the plunder. 



K. A, Soc, No. 48, 1907. 



