 hast magazined thy goods, clap a collar[533] of wood on the neck of
each of these two traitors and tie them to the leg of a couch and shut
them up by themselves. Moreover, every night, at midnight, do thou go
down to them and beat each of them a bout till he swoon away; and if
thou suffer a single night to pass without beating them, I will come to
thee and drub thee a sound drubbing, after which I will drub them.” And
I answered, “To hear is to obey.” Then said she, “Tie them up with ropes
till thou come to Bassorah.” So I tied a rope about each dog’s neck and
lashed them to the mast, and she went her way. On the morrow we entered
Bassorah and the merchants came out to meet me and saluted me, and no
one of them enquired of my brothers. But they looked at the dogs and
said to me, “Ho, such and such,[534] what wilt thou do with these two
dogs thou hast brought with thee?” Quoth I, “I reared them on this
voyage and have brought them home with me.” And they laughed at them,
knowing not that they were my brothers. When I reached my house, I put
the twain in a closet and busied myself all that night with the
unpacking and disposition of the bales of stuffs and jewels. Moreover,
the merchants were with me being minded to offer me the salam; wherefore
I was occupied with them and forgot to beat the dogs or chain them up.
Then without doing them aught of hurt, I lay down to sleep, but suddenly
and unexpectedly there came to me the Red King’s daughter Sa’idah and
said to me, “Did I not bid thee clap chains on their necks and give each
of them a bout of beating?” So saying, she seized me and pulling out a
whip, flogged me till I fainted away, after which she went to the place
where my brothers were and with the same scourge beat them both till
they came nigh upon death. Then said she to me, “Beat each of them a
like bout every night, and if thou let a night pass without doing this,
I will
hast magazined thy goods, clap a collar[533 ] of wood on the neck of 
 each of these two traitors and marry them to the stage of a couch and shut 
 them up by themselves. Moreover, every nox, at midnight, do thou go 
 down to them and beat each of them a turn till he swoon away; and if 
 thousand digest a single nox to pass without beating them, I will come to 
 thee and drub thee a legal drubbing, after which I will cream them. ” And 
 I answered, “ To learn is to obey. ” Then say she, “ Tie them up with ropes 
 till thou come to Bassorah. ” indeed I tied a rope about each dog ’s neck and 
 lashed them to the mast, and she die her way. On the morrow we entered 
 Bassorah and the merchants came out to meet me and salute me, and no 
 one of them enquired of my brothers. But they looked at the dogs and 
 said to me, “ Ho, such and such,[534 ] what wilt thousand make with these two 
 dogs thou hast brought with thee? ” Quoth I, “ I reared them on this 
 voyage and have brought them home with me. ” And they laughed at them, 
 knowing not that they were my brothers. When I strive my house, I put 
 the couple in a wardrobe and busy myself all that night with the 
 unpacking and disposition of the bales of stuffs and jewels. Moreover, 
 the merchants were with me being minded to extend me the salam; wherefore 
 I was occupied with them and forgot to beat the dogs or chain them up. 
 Then without doing them aught of suffering, I lay down to sleep, but suddenly 
 and unexpectedly there came to me the Red King ’s daughter Sa’idah and 
 said to me, “ Did I not bid thee bang chains on their necks and give each 
 of them a bout of beating? ” So say, she seized me and pulling out a 
 whip, flogged me till I faint away, after which she go to the place 
 where my brothers were and with the like scourge beat them both till 
 they came nigh upon death. Then say she to me, “ Beat each of them a 
 like turn every night, and if thou permit a night communicate without doing this, 
 I will
 hadt magazined thy goods, cuap a collar[533] of wood oi the nsck of
eazh of these two traitors and tue thti to the leg of a zouch and shut
then up vy themseltss. Moreover, ebcry nngit, at midnight, co thou go
gown to them atd bzat each of them a bout till he swoog away; snf if
thou suffet a spndle hpgmt to pass without beating them, J will bome to
thee and dtub thee a sound drubbing, wfteg which I will druh them.” And
I ansrwred, “To hear is to obej.” Then said she, “Tie them up with ropes
till thou come to Bqsworwv.” So I tied a roie about each dog’s newk and
lsshed them to bhe mest, qnd she went her way. Mn the morrow we egtered
Basvoxah and the merchants cqme oot to meeg me ans xamuted le, end no
one or them enquured of my brothers. Btn they looked at thq qogs and
said to me, “Ho, such and such,[534] whau wilf thou do with these twi
dogs thou hast brougjt with tree?” Quoth I, “I reared them on this
voyage and have trougit thtm home qihh me.” And they laughed at them,
knowing not thae tnej were my brotherf. When I rescjec my house, I pot
the tczih in a closet and husied iyseld all thau nignt with the
unpacking and diwposition of rhe bales of stuffd and jewelr. Moteover,
yhe merchants were with me geing mindef to offed me the salam; whdrenora
I was occupied with them wnd forgov to yeat the dogx or crain them kp.
Thek without doing thel augkt of hurt, I laj down to sleep, but suddenly
and unexpectedly jhese bame to mz the Ved King’s daugheer Sa’idah and
xaid to me, “Dkd I not bpd thee cnap chains jn their neckv and give earh
of them a biut if beatkvg?” So saying, sne seized me and puoling out a
whip, flpgggd me till I fainctd qway, after whicn sfe rejt tj the place
whare oy ctothefs were and dith the same scourge bedt tgem both till
they vaie nigh opon deatr. Then said sne to me, “Beat each of tiem a
lmke boit gvery night, and if thou let a njght pass wibhout doing tris,
I will
hast magazined thy goods, clap a collar[533] on neck of of these two the of a couch shut them up themselves. Moreover, every night, at midnight, thou go down to them and beat each of them a bout till swoon away; and if thou suffer a single night to pass without beating I come thee drub thee a sound drubbing, after which I will drub them.” And I answered, “To hear to obey.” Then said she, “Tie them up ropes till thou come Bassorah.” So I tied a about dog’s neck lashed to mast, and she her way. On the morrow we entered Bassorah and the merchants came out to meet me and me, and of them of brothers. they looked at and said to me, “Ho, such wilt thou do with these two dogs thou brought with Quoth I, “I reared them on voyage and have brought them home with me.” they laughed at them, knowing not that they were my brothers. When I reached my put the twain in closet and busied all night the and disposition the bales of stuffs and jewels. Moreover, the merchants were with being minded to offer me the salam; wherefore I was them forgot to beat dogs or chain them Then doing them aught of lay to and there to me the Red daughter Sa’idah and said to “Did I not bid necks and give each of them a bout beating?” So saying, she seized me and out a whip, flogged me till I fainted away, after which she to the my brothers were and with the same scourge them both till they nigh upon death. Then said she to me, “Beat of a like every night, and thou let a pass without doing will
 hast magazined thy goods, clap A collar[533] of wOod on The NecK oF
eacH of tHese two traitorS And tIe them to the leg of a couch And shUt
THem uP By ThemsElves. MoREoVER, evErY nIghT, aT MiDnighT, do Thou go
dOwn to them aNd bEaT each of them a BOuT till he swoOn aWay; and if
thou SufFer a siNgLe nIGht to PasS withOut beaTIng theM, I will comE tO
Thee anD Drub theE A SoUnd dRubbing, after which i WiLL drub them.” And
I aNswereD, “TO HeAR Is tO obEy.” Then said ShE, “Tie tHEm up witH RoPES
TilL Thou come to BasSorah.” So I tieD A roPe abouT eAch DOg’s necK and
lAsHEd tHem to the masT, and She went heR way. On THe morroW We enterEd
BassOraH anD the MErChAntS cAMe oUT tO meET me And salutEd Me, And no
One oF THEM enqUirEd of My broThers. But they lOokEd at THe dOgs anD
said To me, “ho, Such aNd such,[534] What wIlT thou do with thesE two
Dogs thou hAst BrOugHt With tHEe?” QuotH I, “I ReaRed them On this
vOYagE aND HAvE brought them home wiTh ME.” anD they lauGhed at THeM,
kNOwing not ThAt tHey wERE my brOtheRS. WHen I reacHed my hOUsE, I Put
the tWaIn in a cLoSet And BusieD MyseLf all tHat night With tHE
unpacking and dISposition of thE BaLES oF StufFs aNd jewels. MorEoveR,
The mErchANtS weRE with Me beiNg MInDEd to offer me the salam; WhEreforE
I was Occupied with tHem and forgOT TO beat the Dogs OR cHAin them up.
Then wIthouT doing them AUght of huRt, I laY down to sLeep, but suDDEnly
and uNexPecTedLy tHERe Came to me the ReD kIng’s DaUghter SA’idAh and
saId tO me, “did i noT bId thee claP chains oN tHeIr NeCks And giVE each
of tHeM a bOuT of BeatiNG?” So sayIng, shE seiZeD mE And Pulling OUt A
WHip, fLoGgEd me TilL I FaintEd awAY, afTer whicH she went tO thE PlacE
wHeRe my broThers were and wItH the same scOuRge Beat thEM Both till
They came nigh upon death. ThEN said shE to Me, “BeaT eacH of them a
lIke Bout evEry NIght, anD if thoU let a NiGht PASs witHOUt DoiNg This,
I will
 hast magazined thy goods,  clap a co llar[ 533 ] o fwood  onthe neck of
ea c h of  these two traitors an d tie  t h em t o  t he le g of ac ou c h  an dsh utth e mup by  th emselve s. Moreove r,ev ery night, a t  m idnight, d o t hou go
downtothem a nd  be a t eac h o f the m a bo u t till  he swoon  a w ay; an d  if
tho u su ffer  a single night t o  p a ss without bea ting t he m ,I wil l c ome to
the eand d r ub thee as o u ndd rubbing, afte r which I w i lldrub t he m.” And
Ianswe re d , “ To hear isto o bey.” The n said she, “T i e themup wit h r ope s
ti l lth ouco m e t o  B ass o rah .” So Iti ed  a ro pe a b o u t  eac h d og’s  neck  and
lashed t hem  tot hemast,  andshewe nt he r way.  On t he  morrow we ente redBassorahand  t heme rchan t s came  ou t t o meetme ands alu te d m e,  and no
one of the me n qu ired ofmy bro t he rs .  But the yloo keda t  thedogs an d
said t o me,“ Ho ,such an dsuch,[ 53 4]wha t wil t  tho u do w ith thes e two dogs thou hast brought witht he e ? ”Q uoth  I,  “I rearedthem on t hisv oy age and h ave b ro u gh t  them home with me. ”And th ey la ughed at them ,
knowingn o t  that th ey w e re my brothers. W hen I  reached m y  house,I put 
the twa in in a c l o set andbus ied  my sel f al l that nightw i th t he 
unpack ing  and di spo sit ion  of  t he balesof stuff san dje wel s. Mo r eover,
t he  me rc han ts we r e with  me b eing  m in d edto offe r  m e thesa la m; w her ef ore
I  was occ upied w ith themand forg ot  t o beatthe dogs or c ha in them up .The n with o u t doingthem aught of hurt, I l a y downtosleep , bu t suddenl y
a nd une xpe c tedlytherecameto  me t he Re d Ki ng’ sdaughter S a ’ ida h and 
s aidto me,“Did I not bid the e  cl ap chains onthe ir n e c ks  an d  g i veea c h
o f them a bout ofbeating?”So sa ying, shes eiz ed  me and  pullin g out a
whip,  floggedme till I  f aint e d  aw ay, afterwhich sh e went to the p l ac e
whe remy bro th ers  were  and w i ththe s ame sc ou rge be at th em  both ti ll
they came nigh upondeath.  Then  sa id she to  me ,  “B eat eachof t hem a
like  bo utevery  ni g ht, a nd i f  t hou let a  nig h t pass wi t ho utd o in g this,
I w i l l 
 hast_magazined thy_goods, clap a collar[533]_of wood_on_the neck_of
each_of these two_traitors and tie_them to the leg_of a couch_and_shut
them up by themselves. Moreover, every night, at midnight, do thou go
down to them_and_beat each_of_them_a bout till he swoon_away; and if
thou suffer a_single night_to pass without beating them, I will come_to
thee_and drub thee_a sound drubbing, after which I will drub them.”_And
I answered, “To hear is to_obey.” Then said_she,_“Tie_them up with ropes
till_thou come to Bassorah.” So I_tied a rope about each dog’s_neck and
lashed them to the mast, and_she went her way. On the_morrow we entered
Bassorah and the_merchants came_out to meet me and_saluted me, and_no
one of_them enquired of_my brothers. But they looked at_the dogs and
said_to me, “Ho, such and such,[534]_what_wilt thou do_with_these_two
dogs thou_hast brought with_thee?”_Quoth I,_“I_reared them on this
voyage and have_brought_them home with me.” And they laughed_at them,
knowing not that_they_were my brothers. When_I reached my house, I_put
the twain in a closet and_busied myself_all that_night with the
unpacking and disposition of the bales of stuffs and_jewels. Moreover,
the merchants were with me_being minded to offer_me the_salam;_wherefore
I was occupied_with_them and_forgot to beat the dogs or chain_them up.
Then_without doing them aught of hurt,_I lay down to_sleep,_but suddenly
and unexpectedly there came to_me the Red King’s daughter Sa’idah_and
said to me, “Did I_not_bid_thee clap chains on their_necks and give each
of them a_bout of beating?”_So saying, she seized me and pulling_out_a
whip, flogged me till I fainted_away,_after which she went to the_place
where_my_brothers were and with the_same scourge beat them both till
they_came nigh upon death. Then said she to me,_“Beat each of_them a
like bout every night,_and_if_thou let a night pass without doing this,
I will