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Thereupon I waxed wroth with exceeding wrath and said to myself,

"Whoso shall release me from this time forth, him will I slay and

I will give him choice of what death he will die; and now, as

thou hast released me, I give thee full choice of deaths." The

Fisherman, hearing the words of the Ifrit, said, "O Allah! the

wonder of it that I have not come to free thee save in these

days!" adding, "Spare my life, so Allah spare thine; and slay me

not, lest Allah set one to slay thee." Replied the Contumacious

One, "There is no help for it; die thou must; so ask me by way of

boon what manner of death thou wilt die." Albeit thus certified

the Fisherman again addressed the Ifrit saying, "Forgive me this

my death as a generous reward for having freed thee;" and the

Ifrit, "Surely I would not slay thee save on account of that same

release." "O Chief of the Ifrits," said the Fisherman, "I do thee

good and thou requitest me with evil! in very sooth the old saw

lieth not when it saith:-