I was waiting in the upper chamber , ' said she , ` and a nail of the man-eater 's stuck under my nail , and I fell dead upon the ground . That is all I know . ' ` But who pulled out the nail ? ' asked he . ' A man took hold of my hand and tried to pull off my ring , and the nail jumped out and I was alive again . And when the camel heard me say `` Let him live who gave me life , slay him who slew me ! '' it turned and brought me back to the castle . That is my story . ' She was silent and the eldest brother spoke . ` Will you listen to what I have to say , my brothers ? ' And they replied , ` How should we not hear you ? Are you not our father as well as our brother ? ' ` Then this is my advice . Let us take our sister back to our father and mother , that we may see them once more before they die . ' And the young men agreed , and they mounted their horses and placed their sister in a litter on the camel . So they set out . At the end of five days ' journey they reached the old home where their father and mother dwelt alone . And the heart of their father rejoiced , and he said to them , ` Dear sons , why did you go away and leave your mother and me to weep for you night and day ? ' ` Dear father , ' answered the son , ` let us rest a little now , and then I will tell you everything from the beginning . ' ` All right , ' replied the father , and waited patiently for three days .
And on the morning XXXXX the fourth day the eldest brother said , ` Dear father , would you like to hear our adventures ? '
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