The men , seeing her heart was bent on it , said no more , but told one of the girls she must come with them , and show them the place where they had left Dschemila . They found the bundle of wood lying where she had dropped it , but the maiden was nowhere to be seen . ` Dschemila ! Dschemila ! ' cried they ; but nobody answered . ` If we make a fire , perhaps she will see it , ' said one of the men . And they lit a fire , and then went , one this way , and one that , through the forest , to look for her , whispering to each other that if she had been killed by a lion they would be sure to find some trace of it ; or if she had fallen asleep , the sound of their voices would wake her ; or if a snake had bitten her , they would at least come on her corpse . All night they searched , and when morning broke and they knew no more than before what had become of the maiden , they grew weary , and said to the mother : ` It is no use . Let us go home , nothing has happened to your daughter , except that she has run away with a man . ' ` Yes , I will come , ' answered she , ` but I must first look in the river . Perhaps some one has thrown her in there . ' But the maiden was not in the river . For four days the father and mother waited and watched for their child to come back ; then they gave up hope , and said to each other : ` What is to be done ? What are we to say to the man to whom Dschemila is betrothed ? Let us kill a goat , and bury its head in the grave , and when the man returns we must tell him Dschemila is dead . ' Very soon the bridegroom came back , bringing with him carpets and soft cushions for the house of his bride . And as he entered the town Dschemila 's father met him , saying , ` Greeting to you . She is dead . ' At these words the young man broke into loud cries , and it was some time before he could speak . Then he turned to one of the crowd who had gathered round him , and asked : ` Where have they buried her ? '
` Come to the churchyard with me , ' answered he ; and the young man went with him , carrying XXXXX him some of the beautiful things he had brought .
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