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He threw the quarry to the cook saying, Take and broil it," and

sat down on his chair, the falcon being still on his fist when

suddenly the bird gasped and died; whereupon the King cried out

in sorrow and remorse for having slain that falcon which had

saved his life. Now this is what occurred in the case of King

Sindibad; and I am assured that were I to do as thou desirest I

should repent even as the man who killed his parrot." Quoth the

Wazir, "And how was that?" And the King began to tell

The Tale of the Husband and the Parrot.[FN#90]