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hand, and said : “ Wazir’s son ; thou hast had much trouble. Go (and 
repose) in thy house.” 
64. He went home. His mother saw him and rejoiced much. That 
night he remained (there) and in the morning he took up (the arrange¬ 
ments for) his wedding. Men assembled together. They made a wedding 
feast for five days. The king did not give such a feast, as the wazir’s son 
gave. 65. The next day they celebrated the marriage. He took his wife 
and went home. On going to bed he put out his foot to his wife and 
said : “ Pull oft my sock.” She pulled oft one : He said : “ Wo'i Diregh 
(Ah ! alas !),” and his wife said : “ What is this ? If thou hast taken 
Wo'i-Diregh (to wife), why didst thou take me ?” 66. He said : “ Wo'i- 
Diregh is a man, not a woman.” She said : “No, a woman. That same 
day that thou wentest forth, she at the same time went. I and she 
studied at school together.” He said: “If that be so, I do not want 
thee at all.” 67. He put on his sock (again), and mounted his horse 
and went forth that same night. At last it became light. A flock of sheep 
met him. He saluted (the shepherd) and said : “ Whose is this flock ?” 
(The shepherd) replied ; “ Woi-Diregh’s.” 68. Thence he went on ; a 
camel-herd met him. He said : “ Oh camel-herd ! whose are these camels ?” 
He answered : “ Wo'i-Diregh’s.” Thence he went on, a cow-herd met him. 
He said : “ Whose are these cattle ?” He replied ; “ Woi-Diregh’s.” 
69. He went on ; a garden came (in sight) in front of him. He 
asked : “ Whose is this garden ?” The gardener answered “ Woi-Diregh’s.” 
The gardener had (has) taken some flowers in a vase. His face was away 
from (the wazir’s son). The latter took oft his ring and hid it in the midst 
of the flowers. The gardener took (them) up and went away. 70. He 
took the flowers to Wo'i-Diregh. She had thrown herself on to a couch. He 
took up the flowers to her. She said : “ Oh gardener, thou hast brought 
wonderfully sweet-smelling flowers.” 71. Then she took the flowers and 
opened them 'out. The ring came out. She said : “ Oh gardener, who is 
in the garden ?” He answered : “ Oh lady ! a person came into the gar¬ 
den.” She said : “ Speak not of flowers (compared) with his face.” 
72. The wazir’s son came out of the garden. He came to the castle 
gate. A maid came out for water. He came and sat by the side of a 
bush. The maid came and fetched water. 73. He said: “ Oh maiden, 
give me some water.” She said : “ Art thou not a wonderfully foolish 
person ? Wo’i-Diregh is fairy-born. How shalt thou drink water in her 
cup ?” (So) she would not give him any water, (but) she took her water 
and went oft. 
74. She had not gone a yard (when) her water turned into blood. 
She poured it away and came again and fetched (more) water. He said : “ Oh 
maiden, give me water.” She did not give him (any). 75. Again she went 
