The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . number ; the rest having fled away. Taj-el-Mulook then alighted at some water, and, havingcaused the game to be brought before him, I*. e. I. 478 THE STORY OF TAJ-EL-MULOOK divided it: ho appropriated to his father, Suleyman Shall, the best ofthe beasts, and despatched the portion to him ; and some he distributedamong the officers of his court. Thev passed the night at that place; and in the morning thereapproached them a great caravan, comprising black slaves and servantsand merchants. Th
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . number ; the rest having fled away. Taj-el-Mulook then alighted at some water, and, havingcaused the game to be brought before him, I*. e. I. 478 THE STORY OF TAJ-EL-MULOOK divided it: ho appropriated to his father, Suleyman Shall, the best ofthe beasts, and despatched the portion to him ; and some he distributedamong the officers of his court. Thev passed the night at that place; and in the morning thereapproached them a great caravan, comprising black slaves and servantsand merchants. The caravan halted at the water and the verdanttract; and when Taj-el-Mulook beheld them, he said to one of hiscompanions, Bring me an account of these people, and ask themwherefore they have halted in this place. And when the messengerwent to them, he said to them, Inform us who ye are, and return ananswer quickly. So they replied, We are merchants, and have haltedhere for the sake of rest, for the next station is distant from us ; andwe have halted in this place because we here enjoy tranquillity underthe protection of the King Suleymiin Shah and his son ; for we knowthat every one who alighteth in his dominions is in safety and peace;and
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