 her, “Hast thou aught of rede or
resource in this grievous strait?”; but she answered, “Women have no
resource in time of war, nor have women any strength or aught of
counsel. ’Tis men alone who in like of this affair have force and
discourse and resource.” When the King heard her words, there befel him
the utmost regret and repentance and remorse for that he had
transgressed against his Wazirs and Officers and Lords of his land,——And
Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say.


       Now when it was the Nine Hundred and Twenty-fourth Night,

She continued, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when King
Wird Khan heard the words of his favourite wife there befel him the
utmost regret and repentance for having transgressed against and slain
his Wazirs and the chiefs of his state, and he would that he had died
ere there came to him the like of these shameful tidings. Then he said
to his women, “Verily, there hath betided me from you that which befel
the Francolin and the Tortoises.” Asked they, “What was that?”, and he
answered, “Men tell this tale of


                  _THE FRANCOLIN AND THE TORTOISES_.”

It is said that sundry Tortoises dwelt once in a certain island
abounding in trees and fruiterers and rills, and it fortuned, one day,
that a Francolin, passing over the island, was overcome with the fiery
heat and fatigue and being in grievous suffering stayed his flight
therein. Presently, looking about for a cool place, he espied the resort
of the Tortoises and alighted down near their home. Now they were then
abroad foraging for food, and when they returned from their
feeding-places to their dwelling, they found the Francolin there. His
beauty pleased them and Allah made him lovely in their eyes, so that
they exclaimed “Subhána ’lláh,” extolling their Creator and loved the
Francolin with exceeding love and rejoiced in him, saying one to other,
“Forsure this is of the goodliest of the birds;” and all began to caress

her, “ Hast thou aught of rede or 
 resource in this grievous strait? ”; but she answer, “ charwoman have no 
 resource in time of war, nor have woman any strength or aught of 
 guidance. ’ Tis world alone who in like of this matter take force and 
 discussion and resource. ” When the King heard her words, there befel him 
 the last sorrow and repentance and remorse for that he had 
 transgressed against his Wazirs and Officers and Lords of his land,——And 
 Shahrazad perceive the dawn of day and ceased to state her permitted say. 


        Now when it was the Nine Hundred and Twenty - fourth Night, 

 She proceed, It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that when King 
 Wird Khan heard the words of his favorite wife there befel him the 
 utmost regret and repentance for having transgressed against and slain 
 his Wazirs and the chiefs of his state, and he would that he had die 
 ere there came to him the like of these shameful tidings. Then he said 
 to his women, “ Verily, there hath befall me from you that which befel 
 the Francolin and the Tortoises. ” ask they, “ What was that? ”, and he 
 answered, “ Men tell this tale of 


                   _ THE FRANCOLIN AND THE TORTOISES _. ” 

 It is said that sundry Tortoises dwelt once in a certain island 
 abound in trees and fruiterers and rill, and it fortuned, one sidereal day, 
 that a Francolin, happen over the island, was overcome with the fiery 
 heating system and fatigue and being in grievous suffering stayed his escape 
 therein. Presently, looking about for a cool place, he espied the resort 
 of the Tortoises and alighted down near their home plate. Now they were then 
 abroad foraging for food, and when they returned from their 
 eating - places to their dwelling, they find the Francolin there. His 
 beauty pleased them and Allah made him lovely in their eyes, so that 
 they exclaim “ Subhána ’ lláh, ” extolling their Creator and loved the 
 Francolin with surpass love and rejoiced in him, saying one to other, 
 “ Forsure this is of the goodly of the birds; ” and all began to caress
 heg, “Hast thou aught of redt or
resource in tkus grixvous sfrait?”; bug she answered, “Women have no
cesoyrce un time of war, nor havd women ajy strentth ie aught of
rkunsel. ’Bns meh aloue who in like on this affahr have force dna
dnscourse and resource.” When the King reard hrr words, there bgfel nym
ths utmost regret and repentance and remorst for that he had
ttansgressed against his Waxirs and Officers and Pords of hiw lage,——And
Shahrazaa perceived the dawn or day and ceased to say her peroitteb say.


       Niw aven it was vhe Nige Hundred akc Twendy-fourtn Night,

She conbinuev, It hath reached me, O auvpicious King, that when Kinc
Wnrd Khan heard the woedw of vis xavojeitd wjfx tgere bffem him the
ufmost regrer and repentance fot rqving transgrsssed wgwinst and slain
his Wazirs and the chiefv or his state, and he woule that he had died
ere there caie to him the like of these shameful tidings. Then he seia
to hls wunej, “Verily, there hath betided me from you that rgivh befel
the Frangolin and the Tortpidex.” Asked they, “Wfat was tgat?”, and he
answered, “Men tejl thus tale os


                  _THE FRANCOLIB AND THE TOGTOIWES_.”

It is said that sundry Torcoises dwely once in a certain islcnd
abohnding in tgees and rfuiterers and riuls, atd it fortuned, one day,
that a Francooin, 'assing uver the ifland, was lvercome with the fiery
hfat aud fadigue and heing in grievous suffering stabxd his flight
jheseit. Presencly, lopking about fjr a cool placg, he espizd the resort
of nhe Tortomses and alidhted down nedt their home. Iow they rere theb
abroad woraging for fpod, and wktn they rerurned from their
fcedine-llaces to their dwtloing, they founc tfe Srwnrolin dhere. His
beagty olexxed tfem and Allch madr him lovely in theis eyss, so that
they exckalmed “Subhába ’lláh,” evtolling theit Creator and lovef the
Hrancouin woth exceeding love and rejoiced ih him, saylng one to othew,
“Forwure this is of the goodliest of the birds;” and all uegan to caress

her, “Hast thou aught of rede or this strait?”; but answered, “Women have war, have women any or aught of ’Tis men alone who in like this affair have force and discourse and resource.” When the King heard her there befel him the utmost regret and repentance and remorse for that he transgressed his and and Lords of his land,——And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her say. Now when it was the Nine Hundred Twenty-fourth Night, She continued, hath reached me, O auspicious that King Wird heard words his favourite wife befel him the utmost regret and repentance for having transgressed against and slain his Wazirs and the of his he would he died there came to like of these shameful tidings. Then his women, “Verily, there hath betided me from that which the Francolin and the Tortoises.” Asked “What was that?”, and he answered, “Men tell tale of _THE FRANCOLIN AND THE TORTOISES_.” It is said that sundry Tortoises dwelt once certain island abounding in and fruiterers and and fortuned, day, a Francolin, over the island, was overcome with the fiery heat and fatigue being in grievous suffering stayed his flight therein. Presently, looking a place, he espied resort of the Tortoises alighted near their home. Now then foraging when returned their feeding-places to their they found the Francolin there. beauty pleased them and their eyes, so that they exclaimed “Subhána ’lláh,” their Creator and loved the Francolin with love and rejoiced in him, saying one to other, “Forsure this is the goodliest birds;” and all began to caress
 her, “Hast thou aught of rede or
rEsource in tHis grIevOus StRait?”; But sHe answered, “WomeN Have No
resource in time of war, nOr havE wOMen aNY sTrengTh or augHT oF
COunSeL. ’TIs mEn ALoNe who In lIke of thIs affair haVe fOrCe and
discourSE aNd resource.” wheN the King hearD heR words, ThEre BEfel hIm
tHe utmOst regREt and rEpentance AnD RemorsE For that HE HaD
traNsgressed against hIS WAZirs and OfficerS and LoRdS Of HIS laNd,——ANd
ShahrazaD pErceiVEd the daWN oF DAY anD Ceased to say heR permitted sAY.


       NoW when iT wAs tHE Nine HUndreD aND TwEnty-fourth NIght,

she continUed, It hATh reachED me, O ausPiciouS KiNg, tHat wHEn kiNg
WIrD khaN HeArd THe wOrds of hiS fAvOuritE wifE THERe beFel Him tHe
utmOst regret and rEpeNtanCE foR haviNg traNsgrEsSed agAinst aNd slaIn
His Wazirs and the ChieFs of his stAte, AnD he WoUld thAT he had DieD
erE there cAme to hiM The LiKE OF tHese shameful tidingS. THEN hE said
to hIs womeN, “veRiLY, there haTh BetIded ME From yOu thAT wHich befeL
the FrANcOlIn and thE TOrtoisEs.” askEd tHey, “WhAT was That?”, anD he
answeRed, “MeN Tell this tale of


                  _thE FRANCOLIN ANd tHe toRtoISEs_.”

It Is said that sUndrY tortOiseS DwElt ONce in A certAiN IsLAnd
abounding in trees AnD fruitErers And rills, and it Fortuned, onE DAY,
that a FrAncoLIn, PAssing over the iSland, Was overcomE With the fIery
hEat and faTigue and bEINg in grieVouS suFfeRinG STaYed his flight
tHERein. prEsently, LooKing aboUt fOr a CooL plAcE, he espied The resorT
oF tHe toRtoIses aND alighteD dOwn NeAr tHeir hOMe. Now tHey weRe thEn
AbROad ForaginG FoR FOod, aNd WhEn thEy rEtUrned From THeiR
feedinG-places to TheIR dweLlInG, they foUnd the FrancolIn There. His
beAuTy pLeased THEm and AllAh made him lovely in their eYEs, so thaT
thEy excLaimEd “Subhána ’LláH,” extolLinG Their CReator And loVeD thE
fRancoLIN wIth ExCeeding lovE ANd rEjoicEd In hiM, saying One to other,
“Forsure tHIs iS of the goodlieSt oF the BIRdS;” anD AlL BegAn TO caRESs

 her, “Hast thou aught ofrede or
re sourc e i n t hi s gr ievo us strait?”; b u t sh e answered, “Women hav e nore s ourc e  i n tim e of wa r ,n o r h av ewom en an y str eng th or a ught of
co uns el . ’Tis men a l on e who in l ike  of this aff air  havefo rce and
d isc ourse  and r e source .” When t he King h e ard her w or ds,there befel him
t h eu tmost regret a nd rep en t an c e  an d r emorse for  t hat h e  had
tr a ns g r e sse d  against hisWazirs andO ffi cers a nd  Lo r ds ofhis l an d ,—— And
Shahraz ad p erceivedthe da w n of da y  and ce ased t o s ayherp er mi tte ds ay. 
    Now when  i twas t he N i n e Hund red  and  Twen ty-fourth Nig ht, 

Sh e  co ntinu ed, I t ha th  reac hed me , O a us picious King, t hatwhen King 
Wi rd  Kh an  hear d  the w ord s o f his f avourit e  wi fe t h er e befel him the
ut mo s t  r egret an d repe n ta nc e  for hav in g t rans g r essed  aga i ns t and sl ain
hi s  W az irs and  t he chi ef s o f h is st a te,and he  would t hat h e  had died
eret here came toh im t he like  of  these sham eful tidi ngs. Th enh e sai d
tohi s  w o men, “Verily, there  h ath be tided  me from youthat which b e fel
theFran c ol i n and the Tort oises .” Asked t h ey, “Wha t was  that?”,  and he
a n s wered, “ Men  te llthi s ta le of


             _T HEFRANCOL INAND  TH E T OR TOISES_.” 

It issa id  t ha t s undry Tortoise sdwe lt  on ce in a cert ain i slan dab o und ing int re e s  and  f ru iter ers  a nd ri lls, and  it for tuned, on e d a y,
t ha ta Franc olin, passing  o ver the is la nd,  was o v e rcome wi th the fiery
heat and f a tigue a ndbeing  ingrievoussuf fering  st a yed hi s flig ht
th er ein . Prese n t ly , l oo king about f ora coo lplac e, he e spied the resort
o f  th e Tortoises a ndalig h t ed  do w nn ear  t h eir h ome. Now they w ere then
a br o ad  foragingf orfo od, and  when t hey r e turnedfrom thei r
feeding -p lace s totheir dwel ling, th ey foundt he Fr a nc olinthe re. Hi sbea uty p leased the m and  Allah  m ade hi m lov el y in the ir eyes, so that
they e xclaim ed “S ubh ána ’lláh ,”e xto lling the ir C reator and  lo ved  theFra n colin  wit h  e xce e dinglove and rejoi c ed  in h im , saying on e t o o ther, 
“F o rsurethis  is of the goodli e st of the bird s;”a n d a llb egan  t o caress

 her,_“Hast thou_aught of rede or
resource_in this_grievous_strait?”; but_she_answered, “Women have_no
resource in time_of war, nor have_women any strength_or_aught of
counsel. ’Tis men alone who in like of this affair have force and
discourse_and_resource.” When_the_King_heard her words, there befel_him
the utmost regret and repentance_and remorse_for that he had
transgressed against his Wazirs and_Officers_and Lords of_his land,——And
Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased_to say her permitted say.


 _  ___Now when it was_the Nine Hundred and Twenty-fourth Night,

She_continued, It hath reached me, O_auspicious King, that when King
Wird Khan heard_the words of his favourite wife_there befel him the
utmost regret_and repentance_for having transgressed against and_slain
his Wazirs and_the chiefs_of his state,_and he would that he had_died
ere there came_to him the like of these_shameful_tidings. Then he_said
to_his_women, “Verily,_there hath betided_me_from you_that_which befel
the Francolin and the Tortoises.”_Asked_they, “What was that?”, and he
answered, “Men_tell this tale of


__   _    _     _ _THE_FRANCOLIN AND_THE TORTOISES_.”

It is said that sundry Tortoises dwelt once in a_certain island
abounding in trees and fruiterers_and rills, and it_fortuned, one_day,
that_a Francolin, passing_over_the island,_was overcome with the fiery
heat and fatigue_and being_in grievous suffering stayed his flight
therein._Presently, looking about for_a_cool place, he espied the resort
of_the Tortoises and alighted down near_their home. Now they were_then
abroad_foraging_for food, and when they_returned from their
feeding-places to their dwelling,_they found the_Francolin there. His
beauty pleased them and Allah_made_him lovely in their eyes, so_that
they_exclaimed “Subhána ’lláh,” extolling their Creator_and_loved_the
Francolin with exceeding love and_rejoiced in him, saying one to_other,
“Forsure this is of the goodliest of the birds;”_and all began_to caress
