20 ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES.

but he reflected that he was come to
‘take away and lade his ten mules with as
much as he could collect ; he therefore
filled his sacks, and coming to the door,
he found that he had forgotten the secret
words, and instead of saying ‘* Sesame,”
he said, ‘‘ Open, barley.” But the door,
instead of flying open, remained closed ;
he named various other kinds of grain;
all but the right were called upon, and
‘the door did not move.

Cassim was not prepared for this, and
threw the sacks he had collected on the
ground, and paced with hasty steps
backward and forward ‘in the cave;
where let us leave him to his fate.

The thieves returned to their cave
towards noon; and when they were
within a short distance of it, and saw the
mules belonging to Cassim laden with
hampers, standing about the rock, they
were a good deal surprised. They drove
away the ten mules, which took to
flight in the forest. Then the Captain
and his men alighted, and with their
sabres in their hands, went towards
the door, said “Open: Szesamk!” and
it opened.

Cassim, who from the inside of the
cave heard the horses trampling on the