The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . ll, withoutthe knowledge of any one, and went his way, imagining that he hadkilled him. But this well was inhabited by Jinn, who received him unhurt,and seated him upon a large stone ; and when they had done this, oneof them said to the others, Do ye know this man ? They answered,We know him not.—This, said he, is the envied man who fled fromhim who envied him, and took up his abode in this quarter, in theneighbouring oratory, and who entertaineth us by his zikr02 and hisreadings; and when
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . ll, withoutthe knowledge of any one, and went his way, imagining that he hadkilled him. But this well was inhabited by Jinn, who received him unhurt,and seated him upon a large stone ; and when they had done this, oneof them said to the others, Do ye know this man ? They answered,We know him not.—This, said he, is the envied man who fled fromhim who envied him, and took up his abode in this quarter, in theneighbouring oratory, and who entertaineth us by his zikr02 and hisreadings; and when his envier heard of him, he came hither to him,and, devising a stratagem against him, threw him down here. Hisfame hath this night reached the Sultan of this city, who hath pur-posed to visit him to-morrow, on account of the affliction whichhath befallen his daughter.—And what, said they, hath happened tohis daughter ? He answered, Madness ; for Meymoon, the son ofDemdem, hath become inflamed with love for her; and her cure isthe easiest of things. They asked him, What is it i—and he answered,. Mil? The black cat that is with him in the oratory hath at the end of hertail a white spot, of the size of a piece of silver; and from this whitespot should be taken seven hairs, and with these the damsel shouldbe fumigated, and the Marid would depart from over her head, andnot return to her ; so she would be instantly cured. And now it isour duty to take him out. When the morning came, the Fakeers saw the Sheykh rising out of the well; and he became magnified in their eyes. And when he entered the oratory, he took from the white spot at the end of the cats tail seven hairs, and placed them in a portfolio by him ; and at sunrise the King came to him, and when the Sheykh saw him, he said to him, 0 King, thou hast come to visit me in order that I may cure thy daughter. The King replied, Yes, 0 virtuous Sheykh.—Then, said the Sheykh, send some person to bring her hither; and I trus
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