` Aunt ! ' he cried , ` this Jew who is with me has come from the ogre , and has brought with him , as presents , a mirror and a comb which the ogre has sent her . ' ` But it may be only some wicked trick on the part of the ogre , ' said she . ` Oh , I do n't think so , ' answered the young man , ` give her the things . ' Then the maiden was called , and she came out of her hiding place , and went up to the Jew , saying , ` Where have you come from , Jew ? ' ` From your father the ogre . ' ` And what errand did he send you on ? ' ` He told me I was to give you this mirror and this comb , and to say `` Look in this mirror , and comb your hair with this comb , and both will become as they were formerly . '' ' And Dschemila took the mirror and looked into it , and combed her hair with the comb , and she had no longer an ass 's head , but the face of a beautiful maiden . -LSB- Illustration : DSCHEMILA GETS RID OF THE ASS 'S HEAD -RSB- Great was the joy of both mother and cousin at this wonderful sight , and the news that Dschemila had returned soon spread , and the neighbours came flocking in with greetings . ` When did you come back ? ' ` My cousin brought me . ' ` Why , he told us he could not find you ! ' ` Oh , I did that on purpose , ' answered Dschemil . ' I did not want everyone to know . ' Then he turned to his father and his mother , his brothers and his sisters-in-law , and said , ` We must set to work at once , for the wedding will be to-day . ' A beautiful litter was prepared to carry the bride to her new home , but she shrank back , saying , ' I am afraid , lest the ogre should carry me off again . ' ` How can the ogre get at you when we are all here ? ' they said . ` There are two thousand of us all told , and every man has his sword . '
` He will manage it somehow , ' answered XXXXX , ` he is a powerful king ! '
Dschemil Dschemila HEAD Illustration Jew everyone litter mirror ogre sight