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Tales of fantasy (1902)

Jenks, Tudor, 1857-1922, ed · Boston, Hall and Locke Company · leaf 131

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stly robeto wear; but ifyou fail to readit aright, thepenalty istwelve boxes onthe ear and five-and-twenty stripes upon the soles ofyour feet, for having thus falsely earned the title ofSelim the Sage. Sehm made a low bow to the Caliph, and said: Let it be done even as thou wilt, my lord. Thenfor a… … The Caliph Turned Stork 99 So Selim began to translate as follows: 0 mortal,that hast found this, give praise to Allah for his merci-ful kindness unto thee. Whoever takes a pinch ofthis powder, and, putting it to his nostrils, exclaimsMutabor, the same can change himself at will into anysort of…

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