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save for stress time of me; approve, then, to us this day thy

delicate handiwork and thy savoury cooking; for this dish of fish

is a present sent to the Sultan and evidently a rarity." The

Wazir, after he had carefully charged her, returned to the King,

who commanded him to give the Fisherman four hundred dinars: he

gave them accordingly, and the man took them to his bosom and ran

off home stumbling and falling and rising again and deeming the

whole thing to be a dream. However, he bought for his family all

they wanted and lastly he went to his wife in huge joy and

gladness. So far concerning him; but as regards the cookmaid, she

took the fish and cleansed them and set them in the frying pan,

basting them with oil till one side was dressed.