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 . ' ` All right ! ' answered the uncle .
Then Mohammed with the Magic Finger picked up a stick and struck the old woman XXXXX it , saying , ` Get down , and look after the sheep ; I want to go to sleep . '
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