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e which surpassed his utmost expec-tations. The cook meanwhile, proud of an opportunityto exhibit her culinary skill on dainties so rare,scaled and cleaned the fish and laid them in afrying-pan over the fire. But scarcely had shedone so when the wall of the kitchen divided,and there issued forth… … AND THE GENIE And immediately the four fishes lifted their headsfrom the frying fat and answered— Even so, the bond holds yet;Paid by thee, we pay the debt.With give and take is the reckoning met. Thereupon the damsel upset the pan into the fireand retired through the wall in the same waythat she…
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