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Page 72
... bowed to his master , and answered , " Sir ! whether I look thoughtful or not is more than I know ; but certain it is , that there is a pedler down stairs who has such beautiful things , that it vexes me not to have any money to spare ...
... bowed to his master , and answered , " Sir ! whether I look thoughtful or not is more than I know ; but certain it is , that there is a pedler down stairs who has such beautiful things , that it vexes me not to have any money to spare ...
Page 74
... twenty - five blows on the soles of your feet , for having been called , without reason , Selim the Learned . " Selim bowed and said , “ Be it as you com- mand , Sir ! " He examined the writing for 74 WHAT THE ANIMALS DO AND SAY .
... twenty - five blows on the soles of your feet , for having been called , without reason , Selim the Learned . " Selim bowed and said , “ Be it as you com- mand , Sir ! " He examined the writing for 74 WHAT THE ANIMALS DO AND SAY .
Page 79
... bowing ; " but , if I may be allowed the observation , your highness looks almost hand- somer as stork than as caliph . But come , if you please , let us listen to our comrades yon- der , and try whether we really do understand Storkish ...
... bowing ; " but , if I may be allowed the observation , your highness looks almost hand- somer as stork than as caliph . But come , if you please , let us listen to our comrades yon- der , and try whether we really do understand Storkish ...
Page 82
... bowed away till their beaks touched the ground . But , alas ! The magic word had vanished , and with all the caliph's bowing , and his vizier's crying Mu- Mu- , all recollections of it had disappeared from their memories , and the poor ...
... bowed away till their beaks touched the ground . But , alas ! The magic word had vanished , and with all the caliph's bowing , and his vizier's crying Mu- Mu- , all recollections of it had disappeared from their memories , and the poor ...
Page 95
... bowed their long necks towards the sun , which just then was rising over the mountains ; cried Mutabor , and in an instant they were disenchanted , and the master and servant lay in each other's arms , weeping for joy . But who could ...
... bowed their long necks towards the sun , which just then was rising over the mountains ; cried Mutabor , and in an instant they were disenchanted , and the master and servant lay in each other's arms , weeping for joy . But who could ...
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