The queen smiled and turned to Omar : ` And what have you done , my son ? ' Impatiently he threw the stuff and scissors down on the floor . ' I have been taught how to manage a horse , to draw a sword , and to throw a lance some sixty paces , but I never learnt to sew , and such a thing would have been thought beneath the notice of the pupil of Elfi Bey , the ruler of Cairo . ' ` Ah , true son of your father , ' cried the queen ; ` if only I might embrace you and call you son ! Forgive me , my lord and husband , ' she added , turning to the king , ` for trying to find out the truth in this way . Do you not see yourself now which is the prince and which the tailor ? Certainly this kaftan is a very fine one , but I should like to know what master taught this young man how to make clothes . ' The king sat deep in thought , looking now at his wife and now at Labakan , who was doing his best to hide his vexation at his own stupidity . At last the king said : ` Even this trial does not satisfy me ; but happily I know of a sure way to discover whether or not I have been deceived . ' He ordered his swiftest horse to be saddled , mounted , and rode off alone into a forest at some little distance . Here lived a kindly fairy called Adolzaide , who had often helped the kings of his race with her good advice , and to her he betook himself . In the middle of the forest was a wide open space surrounded by great cedar trees , and this was supposed to be the fairy 's favourite spot . When the king reached this place he dismounted , tied his horse to the tree , and standing in the middle of the open place said : ` If it is true that you have helped my ancestors in their time of need , do not despise their descendant , but give me counsel , for that of men has failed me . ' He had hardly finished speaking when one of the cedar trees opened , and a veiled figure all dressed in white stepped from it . ' I know your errand , King Sached , ' she said ; ` it is an honest one , and I will give you my help . Take these two little boxes and let the two men who claim to be your son choose between them . I know that the real prince will make no mistake . ' She then handed him two little boxes made of ivory set with gold and pearls . On the lid of each -LRB- which the king vainly tried to open -RRB- was an inscription in diamonds . On one stood the words ` Honour and Glory , ' and on the other ` Wealth and Happiness . '
` It would be a hard choice , ' thought the king as he XXXXX home .
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