` What is the matter ? be silent at once ! ' called the Arab . ` How can I be silent , when my ram , which I loved like a child , has been slain by your daughter ? ' ` But my daughter is asleep , ' said the Arab . ` Well , go and see if she has not some of the flesh about her . ' ` If she has , you may take her in exchange for the ram ; ' and as they found the flesh exactly as Mohammed had foretold , the Arab gave his daughter a good beating , and then told her to get out of sight , for she was now the property of this stranger . They wandered in the desert till , at nightfall , they came to a Bedouin encampment , where they were hospitably bidden to enter . Before lying down to sleep , Mohammed said to the owner of the tent : ` Your mare will kill my wife . ' ` Certainly not . ' ` And if she does ? ' ` Then you shall take the mare in exchange . ' When everyone was asleep , Mohammed said softly to his wife : ` Maiden , I have got such a clever plan ! I am going to bring in the mare and put it at your feet , and I will cut you , just a few little flesh wounds , so that you may be covered with blood , and everybody will suppose you to be dead . But remember that you must not make a sound , or we shall both be lost . ' This was done , and then Mohammed wept and wailed louder than ever . The Arab hastened to the spot and cried , ` Oh , cease making that terrible noise ! Take the mare and go ; but carry off the dead girl with you . She can lie quite easily across the mare 's back . ' Then Mohammed and his uncle picked up the girl , and , placing her on the mare 's back , led it away , being very careful to walk one on each side , so that she might not slip down and hurt herself .
After the XXXXX tents could be seen no longer , the girl sat up on the saddle and looked about her , and as they were all hungry they tied up the mare , and took out some dates to eat .
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