. The olive fairy book . ou must go at once to the sultan, and tell him thatI want his daughter for my wife, he said. WHAT ? shouted the old woman, shrinking backinto a corner, for nothing but sudden madness couldexplain such an amazing errand. Dont you understand ? You must go at once to thesultan and tell him that I want his daughter for mywife, repeated the youth impatiently. But—but, do you know what you are saying ? stammered the mother. You will learn no trade, andhave only the five gold pieces left you by your father,and can you really expect that the sultan would give hisdaughter to a
. The olive fairy book . ou must go at once to the sultan, and tell him thatI want his daughter for my wife, he said. WHAT ? shouted the old woman, shrinking backinto a corner, for nothing but sudden madness couldexplain such an amazing errand. Dont you understand ? You must go at once to thesultan and tell him that I want his daughter for mywife, repeated the youth impatiently. But—but, do you know what you are saying ? stammered the mother. You will learn no trade, andhave only the five gold pieces left you by your father,and can you really expect that the sultan would give hisdaughter to a penniless bald-pate like you ? OL. B 2 MADSCHUN That is my affair; do as I bid you. And neither daynor night did her son cease tormenting her, till, indespair, she put on her best clothes, and wrapped herveil about her, and went over the hill to the palace. It was the day that the sultan set apart for hearingthe complaints and petitions of his people, so thewoman found no difficulty in gaining admission to Do not think me mad, 0 Excellency, she began, though I know I must seem like it. But I have ason who, since his eyes have rested on the veiled faceof the princess, has not left me in peace day or nighttill I consented to come to the palace, and to ask yourExcellency for your daughters hand. It was in vainI answered that my head might pay the forfeit of my MADSCHUN 3 boldness, he would listen to nothing. Therefore am Ihere ; do with me even as you will! Now the sultan always loved anything out of thecommon, and this situation was new indeed. So, insteadof ordering the trembling creature to be flogged or castinto prison, as some other sovereigns might have done,he merely said : Bid your son come hither. The old woman stared in astonishment at such a when the sultan repeated his words even more gentlythan before, and did not look in anywise angered, shetook courage, and bowing again she hastened homeward. Well, how have you sped ? asked her son eagerlya
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