Then the people said, "The slave-girl has made a mistake."

But she replied, "The slave-girl has made no mistake, 'tis her

mistress has made the mistake."

On this the King married his daughter to the Fakir, who was really no

Fakir, but a Prince.

What fate had decreed came to pass in that country, and they were

married. But the King of that city became very sad in his heart,

because when so many chiefs and nobles were sitting there his daughter

had chosen none of them, but had chosen that Fakir; but he kept these

thoughts concealed in his heart.

One day the traveller Prince said, "Let all the King's sons-in-law

come out with me to-day to hunt."

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