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wazir’s son pulled. At one sight of her face, (he fell) in love as if he had 
beheld her a hundred times. 54. Ala-aspa had kept a black sheep by him. 
By way of a trial, he made the rope fast to it and said : “ Pull well, it (is) I.” 
(The wazir’s son) pulled, (till) a cubit remained. He saw a black sheep. 
Then he cut the rope. (The body of the sheep) struck (the ground) in 
front of Ala-aspa, and was (dashed) to pieces. 55. Then he wept much, 
and said: “ Alas for the world. For the sake of that Beauty, he has trea¬ 
ted me so.” 
5G. Then the wazir’s son repented himself, saying: “ (Why) did I 
not take him out ?” He returned and came to the mouth (head) of the 
pit, and threw down the rope to Ala-aspa, w r ho seized the rojDe: the other 
pulled, Ala-aspa came out. They embraced one another, and wept much. 
57. Ala-aspa said : “ Brother, why didst thou so ? Thou hast become in 
love with the Beauty, in love with the goods of this world.” The other 
replied: “ Whatever has happened, has happened so.” They went into the 
castle. 58. The wazir’s son said: “ Come, let us divide (the goods). Ala- 
aspa said : “ Do thou make the division.” The wazir’s son began to divide, 
and takes for himself what is large and good ; the refuse he gives to the 
other. Ala-aspa said : “ This woman is now thine, these goods are now 
thine, I want them not.” Even his own share he gave to him. 59. He 
said : “ Do thou sit still, I will go and bring thee the white falcon.” He sat 
still, and Ala-aspa went off. A certain space of time passed. He went 
into a town, he took a white falcon and came (back). He came and remain¬ 
ed there for the night, in the morning he said : “ Let us start.” They ate 
their food and saddled their horses, and started. 
GO. They went a certain distance of road. Then they arrived at the bank 
of that river. Ala-aspa said; “Here I say good-bye.” The wazir’s son 
said : “ Come, let us divide these goods.” Ala-aspa said : “ No, by thy 
mother’s milk (they are) a gift to thee. And I have one bargain (to 
make) with thee. If thou perform that same for me, I am satisfied with 
thee in this world and in the next. Make me the promise. 61. The 
bargain is this. (When) thou hast gone and made thy marriage, and 
arrived at the throne of prosperity, and art about to sleep, put out thy 
foot to thy wife and say : ‘ Pull oft my sock.’ When she has pulled oft 
one, say : “ Woi-Diregh ! (Ah, alas !)” • If thou doest that so, I (shall be) 
well pleased with thee.” 
62. Ala-aspa went on his way (direction). The wazir’s son came to 
his own place. They carried the news to the king, that the wazir’s son 
has come and has brought a white falcon. The king gave that man the 
reward of good news. 63. The wazir’s son arrived and entered the king’s 
presence. He took the falcon and went in. The king arose from his 
place. He gave him the salutation of a friend. He took the falcon on his 
