If it were only a day or two 's journey I would not mind ; but a month -- no ! ' ` Come with me then for three days , ' said Dschemil , ` and put me in the right road , and I will reward you richly . ' ` Very well , ' replied the stranger , ` so let it be . ' For three days they travelled from sunrise to sunset , then the stranger said : ` Dschemil ? ' ` Yes , ' replied he . ` Go straight on till you reach a spring , then go on a little farther , and soon you will see the castle standing before you . ' ` So I will , ' said Dschemil . ` Farewell , then , ' said the stranger , and turned back the way he had come . It was six and twenty days before Dschemil caught sight of a green spot rising out of the sandy desert , and knew that the spring was near at last . He hastened his steps , and soon was kneeling by its side , drinking thirstily of the bubbling water . Then he lay down on the cool grass , and began to think . ` If the man was right , the castle must be somewhere about . I had better sleep here to-night , and to-morrow I shall be able to see where it is . ' So he slept long and peacefully . When he awoke the sun was high , and he jumped up and washed his face and hands in the spring , before going on his journey . He had not walked far , when the castle suddenly appeared before him , though a moment before not a trace of it could be seen . ` How am I to get in ? ' he thought . ' I dare not knock , lest the ogre should hear me . Perhaps it would be best for me to climb up the wall , and wait to see what will happen . '
XXXXX he did , and after sitting on the top for about an hour , a window above him opened , and a voice said : ` Dschemil ! '
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