They wandered in the desert till , at nightfall , they came to a Bedouin encampment , where they were hospitably bidden to enter . Before lying down to sleep , Mohammed said to the owner of the tent : ` Your mare will kill my wife . ' ` Certainly not . ' ` And if she does ? ' ` Then you shall take the mare in exchange . ' When everyone was asleep , Mohammed said softly to his wife : ` Maiden , I have got such a clever plan ! I am going to bring in the mare and put it at your feet , and I will cut you , just a few little flesh wounds , so that you may be covered with blood , and everybody will suppose you to be dead . But remember that you must not make a sound , or we shall both be lost . ' This was done , and then Mohammed wept and wailed louder than ever . The Arab hastened to the spot and cried , ` Oh , cease making that terrible noise ! Take the mare and go ; but carry off the dead girl with you . She can lie quite easily across the mare 's back . ' Then Mohammed and his uncle picked up the girl , and , placing her on the mare 's back , led it away , being very careful to walk one on each side , so that she might not slip down and hurt herself . After the Arab tents could be seen no longer , the girl sat up on the saddle and looked about her , and as they were all hungry they tied up the mare , and took out some dates to eat . When they had finished , Mohammed said to his uncle : ` Dear uncle , the maiden shall be your wife ; I give her to you . But the money we got from the sheep and cows we will divide between us . You shall have two-thirds and I will have one . For you will have a wife , but I never mean to marry . And now , go in peace , for never more will you see me . The bond of bread and salt is at an end between us . '
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