 what else they needed,
fetched meat and cooked it; but Abu Kir fell asleep the moment he
entered the Caravanserai and awoke not till Abu Sir aroused him and set
the tray of food[199] before him. When he awoke, he ate and saying to
Abu Sir, “Blame me not, for I am giddy,” fell asleep again. Thus he did
forty days, whilst, every day, the barber took his gear and making the
round of the city, wrought for that which fell to his lot,[200] and
returning, found the dyer asleep and aroused him. The moment he awoke he
fell ravenously upon the food, eating as one who cannot have his fill
nor be satisfied; after which he went asleep again. On this wise he
passed other forty days and whenever the barber said to him, “Sit up and
be comfortable[201] and go forth and take an airing in the city, for
’tis a gay place and a pleasant and hath not its equal among the
cities,” he would reply, “Blame me not, for I am giddy.” Abu Sir cared
not to hurt his feelings nor give him hard words; but, on the
forty-first day, he himself fell sick and could not go abroad; so he
engaged the porter of the Khan to serve them both, and he did the
needful for them and brought them meat and drink whilst Abu Kir would do
nothing but eat and sleep. The man ceased not to wait upon them on this
wise for four days, at the end of which time the barber’s malady
redoubled on him, till he lost his senses for stress of sickness; and
Abu Kir, feeling the sharp pangs of hunger, arose and sought in his
comrade’s clothes, where he found a thousand silver bits. He took them
and, shutting the door of the closet upon Abu Sir, fared forth without
telling any; and the doorkeeper was then at market and thus saw him not
go out. Presently Abu Kir betook himself to the bazar and clad himself
in costly clothes, at a price of five hundred half-dirhams; then he
proceeded to walk about the streets and divert himself by viewing the
city which he found to be one whose like was not among cities; but he
what else they needed, 
 fetched meat and cooked it; but Abu Kir fall asleep the here and now he 
 entered the Caravanserai and awoke not till Abu Sir aroused him and set 
 the tray of food[199 ] before him. When he wake up, he ate and saying to 
 Abu Sir, “ Blame me not, for I am giddy, ” fall asleep again. Thus he did 
 forty day, whilst, every day, the barber took his gearing and making the 
 round of the city, wrought for that which fell to his lot,[200 ] and 
 return, found the dyer asleep and aroused him. The moment he awoke he 
 fell hungrily upon the food, eating as one who cannot have his fill 
 nor be quenched; after which he went asleep again. On this wise he 
 passed other forty days and whenever the barber state to him, “ Sit up and 
 be comfortable[201 ] and go forth and take an airing in the city, for 
 ’ tis a cheery place and a pleasant and hath not its equal among the 
 cities, ” he would reply, “ Blame me not, for I am giddy. ” Abu Sir cared 
 not to hurt his feelings nor give him hard words; but, on the 
 forty - first day, he himself fell sick and could not go abroad; thus he 
 engaged the porter of the Khan to suffice them both, and he do the 
 needful for them and brought them meat and toast whilst Abu Kir would do 
 nothing but eat and sleep. The man ceased not to expect upon them on this 
 wise for four days, at the end of which time the barber ’s malady 
 redoubled on him, till he lost his senses for stress of sickness; and 
 Abu Kir, feeling the sharp pangs of hunger, get up and sought in his 
 companion ’s clothes, where he found a thousand silver bits. He took them 
 and, exclude the door of the closet upon Abu Sir, fared away without 
 telling any; and the usher was then at market and thus saw him not 
 go out. Presently Abu Kir betook himself to the bazaar and clad himself 
 in costly apparel, at a price of five hundred half - dirhams; then he 
 proceeded to walk about the street and divert himself by watch the 
 city which he found to be one whose like was not among cities; but he
 whwt else they needed,
fetchtd meat and cookeb it; buv Abu Kjr fell xsleep the moment he
entered vhe Xaravqnserai and awoke not gill Abu Dir arouwed iim and set
the tczy of food[199] berlre kin. When he awokg, he ate and saying to
Abu Vif, “Ylame me not, for I am giddy,” fell aslqep agaon. Thus he did
fotty dsrs, wgplwt, every day, the barber took gis geag and making the
rpund of the city, wrought flr tjat which fell to jis lot,[200] and
tstuwbing, found tfe dyer asleep and aroosed him. The moment he awoke he
fdll rcvenously ukoh hve food, eatmng as one who cankpt hava his foll
nor be satixfixd; adter which he went asneep again. On this wise he
pdsaed other forty dqyw and whetevef thd bzruer said ho iim, “Sit up znd
be comfoetable[201] and go forth age take an airjng in tre city, for
’tis a gay place and a pleasatt znd hath not its equal qmong the
cities,” he woold reply, “Flame me not, for I am giddy.” Abu Sir cared
not to hgrt hms fetllkgs vir give him hard words; but, on the
forty-first day, ge hpmself fell sick cnd could not go ahrpwd; so he
engaggd the 'krfer of the Khan to serve jhem bith, and ht did the
needful for them and briught them mvat qnd drink whilst Ayu Kir would do
npthinb but eat and sleep. The man ceased not to wait hoon them on this
disv fos four days, at the end of rhich timx the barber’r makady
reqoubled on him, bhll he lost his sejses yor sdress of slckness; and
Abu Kir, feeling the sharp pangs of hgngvr, arose cnd somght in his
comrwde’s clothes, wkere he yound x thousand silver bits. He tojk them
and, shgjting the dooc of the sloswt upon Abu Rir, fared fortn without
nejlint any; and the doorleeked was then at mcxktt and thus saw nim noe
gl pue. Presently Atu Kkr crtook himself to ghe nazar and clad himsenf
in costly clothes, at a price od five htndred half-dithams; then he
procetded tm welk abput the streets and divert himselr by viewlng the
city whish hc foond to be oue whose like was not among cities; but hx
what else they needed, fetched meat and but Kir fell the moment he not Abu Sir aroused and set the of food[199] before him. When he he ate and saying to Abu Sir, “Blame me not, for I am fell asleep again. Thus he did forty days, whilst, every day, the barber his and the of the city, wrought for that which fell to his lot,[200] and returning, found the dyer and aroused him. The moment he awoke he ravenously upon the food, as one who cannot have fill be satisfied; which went again. On this he passed other forty days and whenever the barber said to him, “Sit up and be comfortable[201] go forth an airing the for a gay place pleasant and hath not its equal he would reply, “Blame me not, for I giddy.” Abu cared not to hurt his feelings give him hard words; but, on the forty-first he himself fell sick and could not go abroad; so he engaged the porter of to serve them both, he did the for and them and drink Abu Kir would do nothing but eat and sleep. The man not to wait upon them on this wise for four the of which time barber’s malady redoubled on till lost his senses for sickness; Abu sharp of arose and sought in comrade’s clothes, where he found thousand silver bits. He door of the closet upon Abu Sir, fared without telling any; and the doorkeeper was at market and thus saw him not go out. Presently Abu Kir himself to and clad himself in costly clothes, at a of five hundred half-dirhams; he proceeded to walk about the streets and divert by the city he found to one whose like not among cities;
 what else they needed,
fetched Meat and cooKed it; But abu kiR felL aslEep the moment he
ENterEd the Caravanserai and awOke noT tILl AbU siR arouSed him aND sET
The TrAy Of fOoD[199] BeFore hIm. WHen he awOke, he ate anD saYiNg to
Abu Sir, “BlAMe Me not, for I aM giDdy,” fell asleeP agAin. ThuS hE diD
Forty DayS, whilSt, everY Day, the Barber tooK hIS gear aND making THE
rOund Of the city, wrought fOR tHAt which fell to hIs lot,[200] aNd
REtURNinG, foUnd the dyer AsLeep aND arouseD HiM. tHE moMEnt he awoke he
fEll ravenousLY upOn the fOoD, eaTIng as oNe who CaNNot Have his fill
Nor bE satisfieD; after WHich he wENt asleeP again. on tHis Wise HE
pAsSed OtHEr fORtY daYS anD wheneveR tHe BarbeR saiD TO HIm, “SiT up And
bE comfOrtable[201] and go fOrtH and TAke An airIng in The cItY, for
’tIs a gay Place AnD a pleasant and haTh noT its equal AmoNg The
CiTies,” hE Would rEplY, “BlAme me noT, for I am GIddY.” ABU sIr Cared
not to hurt his fEeLINgS nor give Him harD WoRdS; But, on the
FoRty-FirsT DAy, he hImseLF fEll sick aNd coulD NoT gO abroad; So He
engaGeD thE poRter oF The KHan to sErve them Both, aND he did the
needfUL for them and brOUgHT ThEM meaT anD drink whilsT Abu kIr woUld dO
NoThiNG but eAt and SlEEp. tHe man ceased not to waiT uPon theM on thIs
wise for four Days, at the eND OF which tiMe thE BaRBer’s malady
redoUbled On him, till hE Lost his sEnses For stresS of sickneSS; And
Abu KiR, feEliNg tHe sHARp Pangs of hunger, AROse aNd Sought iN hiS
comradE’s cLotHes, WheRe He found a tHousand sIlVeR bItS. He Took tHEm
and, shuTtIng ThE doOr of tHE closeT upon abu SIr, FaREd fOrth witHOuT
TElliNg AnY; and The DoOrkeePer wAS thEn at marKet and thuS saW Him nOt
Go Out. PresEntly Abu Kir beToOk himself tO tHe bAzar anD CLad himseLf
in costly clothes, at a priCE of five HunDred hAlf-dIrhams; theN he
ProceeDed TO walk aBout thE streEtS anD DIvert HIMsElf By Viewing the
CITy wHich hE fOund To be one Whose like was not amoNG ciTies; but he
 what else they needed,
fe tched meat  andcoo ked  i t; b ut A bu Kir fell as l eepthe moment he
enteredthe C ar a vans e ra i and  awoken ot t ill  A bu  Si ra ro usedhim  and se t
the tray  of  f ood[199] bef o re  him. When  he  awoke, he a teand sa yi ngt o
Abu  Si r, “B lame m e  not,for I amgi d dy,” f e ll asle e p  a gain . Thus he did
for t yd ays, whilst, e very d ay ,  t h e  ba rbe r took his  g ear a n d makin g  t h e rou n d of the city , wrought f o r t hat wh ic h f e ll tohis l ot , [20 0] and
retu rnin g, foundthe dy e r aslee p  and ar ousedhim . T he m o me nt  he  a w oke he 
fe l l r avenousl yup on th e fo o d , eati ngas o ne wh o cannot have  hi s fi l l
n or be  sati sfie d;  afte r whic h hewe nt asleep again . On  this wis e h epas se d oth e r fort y d ays  and wh enevert heba r b e rsaid to him, “Situp a nd 
be comf ortabl e [2 01 ]  and gofo rth  and t ake a n ai r in g in the  city, fo r’tis aga y plac eand  apleas a nt a nd hat h not it s equ a l among the
ci t ies,” he woul d  r e p ly ,  “Bl ame  me not, fo r Ia m gi ddy. ”  A buS ir ca red
n ot to hurt his feelings n or  givehim h ard words; bu t, on thef o r ty-first  day ,  h e  himself fellsickand couldn ot go ab road;  so he
e ngaged th e porter o f t heKha n t o se rve them both , andhe  did th e
n eedfulfor  th emand  b rought th em meatan ddr in k w hilst Abu Kirwo uld  d o
n othin g  but e at an d sl ee p. The  man ce a se d notto  w aitupo nthemon t h iswise fo r four da ys, at t he  e nd of w hich time the  b arber’s ma la dyredoub l e d on him , till he lost his sens e s for s tre ss of  sic kness; an d
A bu Kir , f e elingthe sh arp p an gso f  hung e r ,aro se  and sough t inhis
c om rade ’s clot hes, where he foun d  athousand silv erbits . He  to o kt hem 
a n d,s h utting the door  of the cl os e tupon Abu S i r,fa red for th with out
t e lling a ny; and t he doorke ep er w a s  th en at mark et and t hus saw h i m not go  out.  Pr esentl yAbu  Kirbetook him selfto the  b azar a nd cl ad  himself 
in costly clothes, ata pric e offiv e hundred  ha l f-d irhams; t henhe
proceed edtowalkabo u t the  str e et s a n d div erth imself by vi ewi n g  t he
city whi c h hefound  to be one  who se like was not a m ong cities; bu t he 
 what_else they_needed,
fetched meat and cooked_it; but_Abu_Kir fell_asleep_the moment he
entered_the Caravanserai and_awoke not till Abu_Sir aroused him_and_set
the tray of food[199] before him. When he awoke, he ate and saying to
Abu_Sir,_“Blame me_not,_for_I am giddy,” fell asleep_again. Thus he did
forty days,_whilst, every_day, the barber took his gear and making_the
round_of the city,_wrought for that which fell to his lot,[200] and
returning,_found the dyer asleep and aroused_him. The moment_he_awoke_he
fell ravenously upon the_food, eating as one who cannot_have his fill
nor be satisfied; after_which he went asleep again. On this_wise he
passed other forty days and_whenever the barber said to_him, “Sit_up and
be comfortable[201] and go_forth and take_an airing_in the city,_for
’tis a gay place and a_pleasant and hath_not its equal among the
cities,” he_would_reply, “Blame me_not,_for_I am_giddy.” Abu Sir_cared
not_to hurt_his_feelings nor give him hard words;_but,_on the
forty-first day, he himself fell sick_and could not go_abroad;_so he
engaged the porter_of the Khan to serve_them both, and he did the
needful_for them_and brought_them meat and drink whilst Abu Kir would do
nothing but eat_and sleep. The man ceased not_to wait upon them_on this
wise_for_four days, at_the_end of_which time the barber’s malady
redoubled on him,_till he_lost his senses for stress of_sickness; and
Abu Kir, feeling_the_sharp pangs of hunger, arose and_sought in his
comrade’s clothes, where he_found a thousand silver bits._He_took_them
and, shutting the door of_the closet upon Abu Sir, fared_forth without
telling any;_and the doorkeeper was then at market_and_thus saw him not
go out. Presently_Abu_Kir betook himself to the bazar_and_clad_himself
in costly clothes, at a_price of five hundred half-dirhams; then_he
proceeded to walk about the streets and divert himself_by viewing the
city_which he found to be_one_whose_like was not among cities; but he