ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES. 9.

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which Ali Baba had hidden himself.

After the rascal had made his way through

the shrubs that grew there, he cried out

these words, opEN sEsAME! which Ali

. Baba distinctly heard. No sooner were

they spoken than a door opened; the

Captain and all his men passed quickly
in, and the door closed again.

There they stayed for a long time;

and Ali Baba was compelled to wait