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The messenger sat all this time with the beautiful young lady,

and as nobody came with the salad and she longed to taste it, she

said, 'I don't know where the salad can be.' Then he thought

something must have happened, and said, 'I will go into the

kitchen and see.' And as he went he saw two asses in the court

running about, and the salad lying on the ground. 'All right!'

said he; 'those two have had their share.' Then he took up the

rest of the leaves, laid them on the dish and brought them to the

young lady, saying, 'I bring you the dish myself that you may not

wait any longer.' So she ate of it, and like the others ran off

into the court braying away.