. Zigzag journeys in the Levant, with a Talmudist story-teller : a spring trip of the Zigzag club through Egypt and the Holy Land . carpet was woven ; but it proved too small for his purpose, and hethen ordered the jinns to make for him a carpet on which could be transporteda whole caravan. He wished to visit Medina. The sun was fierce, and to make a shadow heordered the whole family of birds to fly above the magic carpet in such a waythat their wings might make a beautiful feathered canopy. He dared not trust the jinns out of his sight on these aerial journeys ; sohe drank from goblets of cry
. Zigzag journeys in the Levant, with a Talmudist story-teller : a spring trip of the Zigzag club through Egypt and the Holy Land . carpet was woven ; but it proved too small for his purpose, and hethen ordered the jinns to make for him a carpet on which could be transporteda whole caravan. He wished to visit Medina. The sun was fierce, and to make a shadow heordered the whole family of birds to fly above the magic carpet in such a waythat their wings might make a beautiful feathered canopy. He dared not trust the jinns out of his sight on these aerial journeys ; sohe drank from goblets of crystal, that nothing might come between his eyes andthe sight of the jinns. On his return from Medina he perceived that there was a little aperture inthe great canopy of the wings of the birds, through which the sunlight fell onthe magnificent carpet, much to the discomfort of the caravan resting upon it. 232 ZIGZAG JOURNEYS IN THE LEVANT. He called the eagle to him, and asked it what bird was missing.* The peewit. Now, the peewit was a little bird of wonderful wisdom. It could discoverhidden wells and fountains in the THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. Go, search the sky and the earth, and bring back the peewit, said Solo-mon. The simple bird was the most useful in the family, just as a littlediamond may be of more value than a mountain of glass. The eagle soared aloft until the earth seemed no larger than a golden pierced the transparent air with his clear eye, and at last beheld the peewitamid the rosy atmospheres of the South. THE JOY OF THE WHOLE EARTH. 23-^ The eagle brought the peewit to Solomon, who had threatened a severepunishment upon it. Solomon arose with a frown. I will judge thee, said the king. Then be merciful, said the peewit; for thou shalt thyself be judged. The peewit trembled, and its wings fell quivering upon the ground. How canst thou excuse thyself for thy absence} asked the king. I have discovered a country. A country ? Yes, Sheba. And a beautiful quee
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