ed a story told by travellersabout certain islands where was found a bird of immense sizecalled the rukh, which fed its young on elephants. It wasthen I knew that the great white dome I had discovered wasone of this birds eggs,—at which, not the least of theCreators works, I wondered greatly. Then,… … 1 i * T i 1 t •A- . i . -A- • A t I Y T rti is-.lV. w. A. jfc.TT. -A-. ff. A . A v.f Here, thought I, was a chance of escaping from theisland. Unfolding my turban I twisted it into a rope, andbound one end of it tightly about my waist; then I approachedthe great bird cautiously, and fastened the…
Fairy tales · Folklore -- Arabian Peninsula
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