I have been resting in the shade in a place where there is sweet grass when I am hungry , and fresh water when I am thirsty , and a soft breeze to fan me in the heat . It is far away in the forest , and no one knows of it but me , and to-morrow I shall go again . ' So for five days the gazelle set off at daybreak for this cool spot , but on the fifth day it came to a place where the grass was bitter , and it did not like it , and scratched , hoping to tear away the bad blades . But , instead , it saw something lying in the earth , which turned out to be a diamond , very large and bright . ` Oh , ho ! ' said the gazelle to itself , ` perhaps now I can do something for my master who bought me with all the money he had ; but I must be careful or they will say he has stolen it . I had better take it myself to some great rich man , and see what it will do for me . ' Directly the gazelle had come to this conclusion , it picked up the diamond in its mouth , and went on and on and on through the forest , but found no place where a rich man was likely to dwell . For two more days it ran , from dawn to dark , till at last early one morning it caught sight of a large town , which gave it fresh courage . The people were standing about the streets doing their marketing , when the gazelle bounded past , the diamond flashing as it ran . They called after it , but it took no notice till it reached the palace , where the sultan was sitting , enjoying the cool air . And the gazelle galloped up to him , and laid the diamond at his feet . The sultan looked first at the diamond and next at the gazelle ; then he ordered his attendants to bring cushions and a carpet , that the gazelle might rest itself after its long journey . And he likewise ordered milk to be brought , and rice , that it might eat and drink and be refreshed . And when the gazelle was rested , the sultan said to it : ` Give me the news you have come with . ' And the gazelle answered : ' I am come with this diamond , which is a pledge from my master the Sultan Darai . He has heard you have a daughter , and sends you this small token , and begs you will give her to him to wife . ' And the sultan said : ' I am content . The wife is his wife , the family is his family , the slave is his slave . Let him come to me empty-handed , I am content . '
When the sultan had ended , the gazelle rose , and said : ` Master , farewell ; I go back to our town , and in eight XXXXX , or it may be in eleven days , we shall arrive as your guests . '
Darai days first gazelle ho money morning one palace pledge