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them with that which had befallen me among
them, and with the manner in which they had
taken my companions, and fed them with food
of which I did not eat. And they congratu-
lated me on my safety, and wondered at that
which had befallen me. Then they made me
sit among them until they had finished their
work, and they brought me some nice food.
I therefore ate of it, being hungry, and rested
with them a while; after which they took me
and embarked with me in a vessel, and went
to their island and their abodes. They then
took me to their King, and I saluted him, and
he welcomed me and treated me with honour,
and inquired of me my story. So I related to
him what I had experienced, and what had be-
fallen me and happened to me from the day of
' my going forth from the city of Baghddd until
I had come unto him. And the King wondered
extremely at my story, and at the events that had
happened to me; he, and all who were present
in his assembly. After that, he ordered me to sit
with him. ‘Therefore I sat; and he gave orders
to bring the food, which accordingly they brought,
and I ate of it as much as sufficed me, and washed
my hands, and offered up thanks for the favour of
God (whose name be exalted !), praising Him and