Cassandra shed many tears at first when he told her of his wishes , and he had a great deal of trouble to persuade her to give her consent . But on his promising to return at the end of two years she agreed to let him go . Before he went away he showed her three chests of gold , which stood in a room with an iron door , and walls twelve feet thick . ` If anything should happen to me , ' he said , ` and I should never come back , keep one of the chests for yourself , and give the others to our two sons . ' Then he embraced them all and took ship for Alexandria . The wind was fair and in a few days they entered the harbour , where Fortunatus was informed by a man whom he met on landing , that if he wished to be well received in the town , he must begin by making a handsome present to the Sultan . ` That is easily done , ' said Fortunatus , and went into a goldsmith 's shop , where he bought a large gold cup , which cost five thousand pounds . This gift so pleased the Sultan that he ordered a hundred casks of spices to be given to Fortunatus ; Fortunatus put them on board his ship , and commanded the captain to return to Cyprus and deliver them to his wife , Cassandra . He next obtained an audience of the Sultan , and begged permission to travel through the country , which the Sultan readily gave him , adding some letters to the rulers of other lands which Fortunatus might wish to visit . Filled with delight at feeling himself free to roam through the world once more , Fortunatus set out on his journey without losing a day . From court to court he went , astonishing everyone by the magnificence of his dress and the splendour of his presents . At length he grew as tired of wandering as he had been of staying at home , and returned to Alexandria , where he found the same ship that had brought him from Cyprus lying in the harbour . Of course the first thing he did was to pay his respects to the Sultan , who was eager to hear about his adventures . When Fortunatus had told them all , the Sultan observed : ` Well , you have seen many wonderful things , but I have something to show you more wonderful still ; ' and he led him into a room where precious stones lay heaped against the walls . Fortunatus ' eyes were quite dazzled , but the Sultan went on without pausing and opened a door at the farther end . As far as Fortunatus could see , the cupboard was quite bare , except for a little red cap , such as soldiers wear in Turkey . ` Look at this , ' said the Sultan . ` But there is nothing very valuable about it , ' answered Fortunatus . ` I 've seen a dozen better caps than that , this very day . ' ` Ah , ' said the Sultan , ` you do not know what you are talking about .
Whoever puts this cap on his head and wishes himself XXXXX any place , will find himself there in a moment . '
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