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The queen consented ‘to it’ with ‘great willingness. ‘Sir,’ ‘said.
she’ to. the’ King, ‘be pleased’ to take thé bird into ‘your room, and’
I will show you-a king worthy of the consideration you have for’
lim’. The bird, which had.céased eating, and. attended to: what:
the -king and queen said; would not give his majesty the trouble’
te. take him,. but hopped: into the room’ before him ; and. the queen:
came its soon” after, with a: vessel full of water’ in her hand. She
proriounced: over’ the vessel some words unknown to the king, till. the
water? began to. boil, when shé.took some of it in her hand, and,
sprinkling’ a little: upon the: bird, said,’ ‘By virtue of these holy and-
mysterious. words I have just pronounced, quit that form of a bird,:
oe ‘reassume that which thou hast teceived: from: thy ‘Creator.’

 The-words were’ scarcely out of the’ quéen’s niouth, when, instead?
of a bird, the king saw a young prince. King Beder immediately:
fell:on his linees, and thanked God’ forthe favour that had been
bestowed ‘upon him.» Then. he took the-king’s hand, who helped’
him~ up, Jand ‘kissed Jit’ in token ' of gratitudé; but. the king
embraced: him with great’ joy. -He would.’then’ have made’ his-
acknowledgments: to. the ‘queen, but she had alréady retired to- her’
apartment. The king made him sit- at. the’ table :with him, ‘and,
after dinnet.was over, prayed’ him- to . relate “how. the Princess
Giauhara could have had:.the inhumanity. to ‘transform into a’  bird-
so amiable.a. prince ashe was; andthe King of Persia immediately’
told him. “When he had done, the king; provoked ‘at:the. proceeding
of the princess, could ‘not help blaming: het. : ‘It-was commendable,’
said he, ‘in the Princess of Samandal to feel hurt at:the king “her
father’s. ill-treatment; but to \carry~ her -vengeance -so far, and:
especially against a prince who: was not guilty; was. what ‘she will:
never: be able to justify “herself for. » But let'us. have done’ with:
this. EC ONiss: and tell. nes Te beseech you, in what: I ‘can’ ‘farther!
serve ,.you.’ me SS gee ar ie =

SUSire daswered ide: Beder,‘ my dbligation to~ your. majesty is: