buheymockedahim,andoneofhemwaggedabckbeard,andsedownhisshieldandcried,“ofaruh,hymoherwillnobemerrywhensheseeshee,forhouarmoreillfavouredhanheoadofhemarsh,orheadderhacrawlsinhefengeheegonegeheegohymoherdwellsnoinhisciy”

andanoher,whoheldayellowba

erinhishand,saidohim,“whoishymoher,andwhereforearhouseekingforher?”

andheanswered,“mymoherisabeggarevenasiam,andihavereaedherevilly,andiprayyeosuffermeopasshashemaygivemeherforgiveness,ifibehashearriehinhisciy”buheywouldno,andprickedhimwihheirspears

and,asheurnedawayweeping,onewhosearmourwasinidwihgilflowers,andonwhosehelmecouchedalionhahadwings,cameupandmadeinquiryofhesoldierswhoiwaswhohadsoughenranceandheysaidohim,“iisabeggarandhechildofabeggar,andwehavedrivenhimaway”

“nay,”hecried,ughing,“buwewillsellhefoulhingforasve,andhispriceshallbehepriceofabowlofsweewine”

andanoldandevilvisagedmanwhowaspassingbycalledou,andsaid,“iwillbuyhimforhaprice,”and,whenhehadpaidheprice,heookhesarchildbyhehandandledhiminoheciy

andaferhaheyhadgohroughmanysreesheycameoaliledoorhawasseinawallhawascoveredwihapomegranaereeandheoldmanouchedhedoorwiharingofgravedjasperandiopened,andheywendownfivesepsofbrassinoagardenfilledwihbckpoppiesandgreenjarsofburncyandheoldmanookhenfromhisurbanascarfoffiguredsilk,andboundwihiheeyesofhesarchild,anddravehiminfronofhimandwhenhescarfwasakenoffhiseyes,hesarchildfoundhimselfinadungeon,hawaslibyanernofhorn

andheoldmansebeforehimsomemouldybreadonarencherandsaid,“ea,”andsomebrackishwaerinacupandsaid,“drink,”andwhenhehadeaenanddrunk,heoldmanwenou,lockinghedoorbehindhimandfaseningiwihanironchain

andonhemorrowheoldman,whowasindeedhesublesofhemagiciansoflibyaandhadlearnedhisarfromonewhodwelinheombsofhenile,cameinohimandfrownedahim,andsaid,“inawoodhaisnighohegaeofhisciyofgiaoursherearehreepiecesofgoldoneisofwhiegold,andanoherisofyellowgold,andhegoldofhehirdoneisredodayhoushalbringmehepieceofwhiegold,andifhoubringesinoback,iwillbeaheewihahundredsripesgeheeawayquickly,andasunseiwillbewaiingforheeahedoorofhegardenseehahoubringeshewhiegold,orishallgoillwihhee,forhouarmysve,andihaveboughheeforhepriceofabowlofsweewine”andheboundheeyesofhesarchildwihhescarfoffiguredsilk,andledhimhroughhehouse,andhroughhegardenofpoppies,anduphefivesepsofbrassandhavingopenedheliledoorwihhisringhesehiminhesree

andhesarchildwenouofhegaeofheciy,andcameohewoodofwhichhemagicianhadspokenohim

nowhiswoodwasveryfairolookafromwihou,andseemedfullofsingingbirdsandofsweescenedflowers,andhesarchildeneredigdlyyedidisbeauyprofihimlile,forwhereverhewenharshbriarsandhornsshoupfromhegroundandencompassedhim,andevillessunghim,andhehislepiercedhimwihherdaggers,sohahewasinsoredisressnorcouldheanywherefindhepieceofwhiegoldofwhichhemagicianhadspoken,houghhesoughforifrommornonoon,andfromnoonosunseandasunsehesehisfaceowardshome,weepingbierly,forheknewwhafaewasinsoreforhim