The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . ten pieces of then shook it, and found it to be heavy, and said, I must openit, and see what is in it, and store it in my bag; and then I will sellthe bottle in the copper-market. So he took out a knife, and picked THE STORY OF THE FISHERMAN. 71 at the lead until he extracted it from the bottle. He then laid thebottle on the ground, and shook it, that its contents might pour out;but their came forth from it nothing but smoke, which ascendedtowards the sky, and spread over the face
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . ten pieces of then shook it, and found it to be heavy, and said, I must openit, and see what is in it, and store it in my bag; and then I will sellthe bottle in the copper-market. So he took out a knife, and picked THE STORY OF THE FISHERMAN. 71 at the lead until he extracted it from the bottle. He then laid thebottle on the ground, and shook it, that its contents might pour out;but their came forth from it nothing but smoke, which ascendedtowards the sky, and spread over the face of the earth; at which hewondered excessively. And after a little while, the smoke collectedtogether, and was condensed, and then became agitated, and was con-verted into an Efreet, whose head was in the clouds, while his feetrested upon the ground :4 his head was like a dome: his hands werelike winnowing forks;5 and his legs, like masts: his mouth resem-bled a cavern : his teeth were like stones ; his nostrils, like trumpets ;6and his eyes, like lamps; and he had dishevelled and dust-colouredhair. m. J: : ?V\ V»-
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