And he drank a great draught and then lay on the bank and slept quietly . When he woke he said to himself , ` The maiden did a good deed when she told me where to find water . A few hours more , and I should have been dead . So I will do her bidding , and seek out her native town and the man for whom the message was given . ' For a whole month he travelled , till at last he reached the town where Dschemil dwelt , and as luck would have it , there was the young man sitting before his door with his beard unshaven and his shaggy hair hanging over his eyes . ` Welcome , stranger , ' said Dschemil , as the man stopped . ` Where have you come from ? ' ' I come from the west , and go towards the east , ' he answered . ` Well , stop with us awhile , and rest and eat ! ' said Dschemil . And the man entered ; and food was set before him , and he sat down with the father of the maiden and her brothers , and Dschemil . Only Dschemil himself was absent , squatting on the threshold . ` Why do you not eat too ? ' asked the stranger . But one of the young men whispered hastily : ` Leave him alone . Take no notice ! It is only at night that he ever eats . ' So the stranger went on silently with his food . Suddenly one of Dschemil 's brothers called out and said : ` Dschemil , bring us some water ! ' And the stranger remembered his message and said : ` Is there a man here named `` Dschemil '' ?
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