` Oh , all right , then , ' said he ; ` to-morrow I will change myself into a serpent , and hide myself in the date barrel ; and when he comes to fetch dates I will sting him in the hand . ' ` That will do very well , ' said she . When the sun was up next day , she called to her brother , ` Go and mind the goats . ' ` Yes , of course , ' he replied ; but the little boy called out : ` Uncle , I want to come with you . ' ` Delighted , ' said the uncle , and they started together . After they had got out of sight of the house the boy said to him , ` Dear uncle , my father is going to kill you . He has changed himself into a serpent , and has hidden himself in the date barrel . My mother has told him to do it . ' ` And what am I to do ? ' asked the uncle . ' I will tell you . When we bring the goats back to the house , and my mother says to you , `` I am sure you must be hungry : get a few dates out of the cask , '' just say to me , `` I am not feeling very well , Mohammed , you go and get them for me . '' ' So when they reached the house the sister came out to meet them , saying , ` Dear brother , you must certainly be hungry : go and get a few dates . ' But he answered , ' I am not feeling very well . Mohammed , you go and get them for me . ' ` Of course I will , ' replied the little boy , and ran at once to the cask . ` No , no , ' his mother called after him ; ` come here directly ! Let your uncle fetch them himself ! ' But the boy would not listen , and crying out to her , ' I would rather get them , ' thrust his hand into the date cask . Instead of the fruit , it struck against something cold and slimy , and he whispered softly , ` Keep still ; it is I , your son ! '
Then he picked up his dates and went away XXXXX his uncle .
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