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felt of it; and I caused some leather to be brought,
and covered the saddle with it, and polished it.
I then attached its straps and its girth: after
which I brought the blacksmith, and described to
him the form of the stirrups, and he forged an
excellent pair of stirrups; and I filed them, and
tinned them. Then I attached fringes of silk.
Having done this, I arose and brought one of the
best of the King’s horses, girded upon him that
saddle, attached to it the stirrups, bridled him,
and brought him forward to the King; and
it pleased him, and was agreeable to him. He
thanked me, and seated himself upon it, and was
greatly delighted with that saddle; and he gave
me a large present as a reward for that which I
had done for him. And when his Wezeer saw
that I had made that saddle, he desired of me
one like it. So I made for him a saddle like it.
The grandees and digttitaries likewise desired of
me saddles, and I made for them. I taught the
carpenter the construction of the saddle; and the
blacksmith, the mode of making stirrups; and
we employed ourselves in making these things,
and sold them to the great men and masters.
Thus I collected abundant wealth, and became in
high estimation with them, and they loved me
exceedingly.