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Page 41 - You must know then,' said the vizier, ' that one of these owls has a son, and the other a daughter, between whom they are now upon a treaty of marriage. The father of the son said to the father of the daughter in my hearing, Brother, I consent to this marriage, provided you will settle upon your daughter fifty ruined villages for her portion.
Page 41 - The sultan would not be satisfied with such an Answer, but forced him to repeat word for word every thing the owls had said.
Page 41 - I would fain know,' says the sultan, ' what those two owls are saying to one another ; listen to their discourse, and give me an account of it.' The vizier approached the tree, pretending to be very attentive to the two owls. Upon his return to the sultan, ' Sir,' says he, ' I have heard part of their conversation, but dare not tell you what it is.
Page 41 - Brother, I consent to this Marriage, provided you will settle upon your Daughter fifty ruined Villages for her Portion. To which the Father of the Daughter replied, Instead of fifty I will give her five hundred, if you please. God grant a long Life to Sultan Mahmoud! whilst he reigns over us we shall never want ruined Villages.
Page 23 - I looked into this well, when the necklace of pearls that was on my neck, slipped off and fell into the water. Now, if I go home without the necklace, my father and mother will beat me ; on this account I am crying. The thief, thinking he would be able to steal it, said to him "Dont be afraid my lad, I will go down into the well and get your pearl necklace, do you only take care of my clothes.
Page 38 - Oude lived a king, who had a flower garden, in which he spent most of his leisure hours. This king had a minister, whose son was in the habit of going daily to the garden and stealing the flowers. The king missing a number of them, told the gardeners to watch for the thief, and having apprehended him, to bring him into his presence.
Page 46 - On their way home, the former, not knowing the contents of the pumpkin, began to grumble at the king's present and told the latter that he would sell it to him for his two fanams, to which the Brahman consented.
Page 14 - One day he saw a bull and made a spring at him, but by chance missing his aim, he fell into a deep pit that was on the other side. Upon this the beasts, having seen the tiger fall, collected together, and said, if we do not now kill the tiger, he will again oppress us; we should therefore, destroy him.
Page 25 - The crow was moved by this supplication, and taking compassion on him, entered his mouth, from which he took out the bone, and asked the tiger for the flesh he had promised. The tiger replied "When you entered my mouth I did not crush you in my jaws, but allowed you to come out uninjured. Ungrateful for this, do you ask me for flesh? go about your business.
Page 23 - As а boy was sitting on the brink of a well crying bitterly, a thief came there, and seeing him, asked him why he was crying. He answered, as I was playing here I looked into this well, when the necklace of pearls that was on my neck, slipped off and fell into the water. Now, if I go home without the necklace, my father and mother will beat me ; on this account I am crying.