36 ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES.

ing any suspicion. The thief who had
been there in the morning then led the
Captain to the street in which he had
marked the house of Ali Baba. When
‘they reached the first house that had
been marked by Morgiana, he pointed it
out, saying that was the one. But as
they continued walking on, the Captain
saw that the next door was marked in
the same manner. At this the thief was
quite confused, and knew not what to
say; for they found four or five doors
more with the same mark.

The Captain, who was in great anger,
returned to the square, and told the first

~ of his men whom he met to tell the rest
that they had lost their labour, and that
nothing remained but to return to the
forest.

When they had reached the forest
the Captain declared the mistaken thief
deserving of death, and his head was at
once cut off by his companions.

Next day another thief, in spite of
this, determined to succeed where the
other had failed. He went to the city,
found the cobbler, who led him in the
same way to the house, whose door he
marked with red. But, a short time
after, Morgiana went out and saw the