The Arabian Nights

it closed, and the wall appeared just as it did before.

“After what I have seen,” said the sultan to the vizier, “it will not be possible for me to be easy: these fish, without doubt, signify something extraordinary.” He sent for the fisherman, and when he came, said to him, “Fisherman, the fish you have brought us, make me very uneasy; where did you catch them?” “Sir,”

answered he, “I fished for them in a lake situated betwixt four hills,


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it closed, and the wall appeared just as it did before.

“After what I have seen,” said the sultan to the vizier, “it will not be possible for me to be easy: these fish, without doubt, signify something extraordinary.” He sent for the fisherman, and when he came, said to him, “Fisherman, the fish you have brought us, make me very uneasy; where did you catch them?” “Sir,”

answered he, “I fished for them in a lake situated betwixt four hills,


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