At last , one night , he began to weep , and cried : ` Oh , what have I done , that I should have to perform such hateful tasks ? ' And his nephew Mohammed saw him from afar , and thought to himself , ` My uncle is in trouble -- I must go and help him ; ' and the next morning he went to his master and said : ` Dear master , I must go to my uncle , and I wish to send him here instead of myself , while I serve under his master . And that you may know it is he and no other man , I will give him my staff , and put my mantle on him . ' ` All right , ' said the master . Mohammed set out on his journey , and in two days he arrived at the place where his uncle was standing with the old woman on his back , trying to catch the birds as they flew past . And Mohammed touched him on the arm , and spoke : ` Dear uncle , did I not warn you never to take service under any blue-eyed red-haired man ? ' -LSB- Illustration : · HOW · MOHAMMED · FINDS · HIS · UNCLE · -RSB- ` But what could I do ? ' asked the uncle . ' I was hungry , and he passed , and we signed a contract . ' ` Give the contract to me ! ' said the young man . ` Here it is , ' replied the uncle , holding it out . ` Now , ' continued Mohammed , ` let the old woman get down from your back . ' ` Oh no , I must n't do that ! ' cried he . But the nephew paid no attention , and went on talking : ` Do not worry yourself about the future . I see my way out of it all . And , first , you must take my stick and my mantle and leave this place . After two days ' journey , straight before you , you will come to some tents which are inhabited by shepherds . Go in there , and wait . '
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