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第12章

Then Aziz folded the letter and gave it to Taj alMuluk,who read it and was pleased with it.So he handed it to the old woman,who took it and went in with it to Princess Dunya.But when she read it and mastered the meaning thereof,she was enraged with great rage and said,'All that hath befallen me cometh by means of this ill omened old woman!'Then she cried out to the damsels and eunuchs,saying,'Seize this old hag,this accursed trickstress and beat her with your slippers!'So they came down upon her till she swooned away;and,when she came to herself,the Princess said to her,'By the Lord! O wicked old woman,did I not fear Almighty Allah,I would slay thee.'Then quoth she to them,'Beat her again'and they did so till she fainted a second time,whereupon she bade them drag her forth and throw her outside the palace door.So they dragged her along on her face and threw her down before the gate;but as soon as she revived she got up from the ground and,walking and sitting by turns,made her way home.There she passed the night till morning,when she arose and went to Taj alMuluk and told them all that had occurred.He was distressed at this grievous news and said,'O my mother,hard indeed to us is that which hath befallen thee,but all things are according to fate and man's lot.'Replied she,'Be of good cheer and keep thine eyes cool and clear,for I will not give over striving till I have brought thee and her together,and made thee enjoy this wanton who hath burnt my skin with beating.'Asked the Prince'Tell me what caused her to hate men;'and the old woman answered,'It arose from what she saw in a dream.''And what was this dream?'''Twas this:one night,as she lay asleep,she saw a fowler spread his net upon the ground and scatter wheat grain round it.Then he sat down hard by,and not a bird in the neighbourhood but flocked to his toils.Amongst the rest she beheld a pair of pigeons,male and female;and,whilst she was watching the net,behold,the male bird's foot caught in the meshes and he began to struggle;whereupon all the other birds took fright and flew away.But presently his mate came back and hovered over him,then alighted on the toils unobserved by the fowler,and fell to pecking with her beak and pulling at the mesh in which the male bird's foot was tangled,till she released the toes and they flew away together.Then the fowler came up,mended his net and seated himself afar off.

After an hour or so the birds flew back and the female pigeon was caught in the net;whereupon all the other birds took fright and scurried away;and the male pigeon fled with the rest and did not return to his mate,but the fowler came up and took the female pigeon and cut her throat.The Princess awoke,troubled by her dream,and said,'All males are like this pigeon,worthless creatures:and men in general lack grace and goodness to women.'

When the old woman had ended her story,the Prince said to her,'O my mother,I desire to have one look at her,though it be my death;so do thou contrive me some contrivance for seeing her.'

She replied,'Know then that she hath under her palace windows a garden wherein she taketh her pleasure;and thither she resorteth once in every month by the private door.After ten days,the time of her thus going forth to divert herself will arrive;so when she is about to visit the garden,I will come and tell thee,that thou mayst go thither and meet her.And look thou leave not the garden,for haply,an she see thy beauty and Loveliness,her heart will be taken with love of thee,and love is the most potent means of union.'He said,'I hear and obey;'whereupon he and Aziz arose and left the shop and,taking the old woman with them,showed her the place where they lodged.Then said Taj al Muluk to Aziz,'O my brother,I have no need of the shop now,having fulfilled my purpose of it;so I give it to thee with all that is in it;for that thou hast come abroad with me and hast left thy native land for my sake.'Aziz accepted his gift and then they sat conversing,while the Prince questioned him of the strange adventures which had befallen him,and his companion acquainted him with the particulars thereof.Presently,they went to the Wazir and,reporting to him Taj alMuluk's purpose,asked him,'What is to be done?''Let us go to the garden,'

answered he.So each and every donned richest clothes and went forth,followed by three white slaves to the garden,which they found thick with thickets and railing its rills.When they saw the keeper sitting at the gate,they saluted him with the Salam and he returned their salute.Then the Wazir gave him an hundred gold pieces,saying,'Prithee,take this small sum and fetch us somewhat to eat;for we are strangers and I have with me these two lads whom I wish to divert.'[39] The Gardener took the sequins and said to them,'Enter and amuse yourselves in the garden,for it is all yours;and sit down till I bring you what food you require.'So he went to the market while the Wazir and Taj alMuluk and Aziz entered the garden.And shortly after leaving for the bazar the Gardener returned with a roasted lamb and cotton white bread,which he placed before them,and they ate and drank;thereupon he served up sweetmeats,and they ate of them,and washed their hands and sat talking.Presently the Wazir said to the garth keeper,'Tell me about this garden: is it thine or dost thou rent it?'The Shaykh replied,'It doth not belong to me,but to our King's daughter,the Princess Dunya.'

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