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The old woman, who was mother to Queen Labe, and had

instructed her in all her magic secrets, had no sooner embraced

her daughter, than to show her fury, she whistled. | Immediately
rose a genie of gigantic form and stature. This genie took King
Beder on one shoulder, and the old woman with the magic queen
on the other, and transported them in a. few minutes to the palace
of Queen Labe in the City of Enchantments.

The magic queen immediately fell upon King Beder, ‘Is it
thus, ungrateful wretch, said she, ‘that thou and thy unworthy
uncle repay. me for all the kindnesses I have done for you?
I shall soon make you both feel what you deserve.’ She said no
more, but taking water in her hand, threw it in his face with these
words, ‘Come out of that shape, and take that of a vile owl.’ These
words were followed by the effect, and immediately she commanded
one of her women to shut up the owl in a cage, and give him neither
meat nor drink.

The woman took the cage, and without regarding what the
queen ordered, gave him both meat and drink ; and being old
Abdallah’s friend, she sent him word privately how the queen
had treated his nephew, and of her design to destroy both him |
and King. Beder, that he ieee give orders to prevent it and
save himself. ‘

Abdallah knew no common measures ould do with Queen
Labe: he therefore did but whistle after a certain manner, and
there immediately arose a vast giant, with four wings, who, pre-
senting himself before him, asked. what he wanted. ‘Lightning,’
said Abdallah to him (for so was the genie called), ‘I command
you to preserve the life of King Beder, son of Queen Gulnare.
Go to the palace of the magic queen, and transport immediately
to the capital of Persia the compassionate woman who has the
cage in custody, so that. she may inform Queen Gulnare of the ©
danger the king her son is in, and the occasion he has for her