So he built in the neighbourhood a little shrine , with a room or two added to it , and a small courtyard closely walled up ; and , when all was ready , besought the jogi to occupy it , and to receive no other visitors except himself and his queen and such pupils as the jogi might choose , who would hand down his teaching . To this the jogi consented ; and thus he lived for some time upon the king 's bounty , whilst the fame of his godliness grew day by day . Now , although the rajah of Rahmatabad had no son , he possessed a daughter , who as she grew up became the most beautiful creature that eye ever rested upon . Her father had long before betrothed her to the son of the neighbouring rajah of Dilaram , but as yet she had not been married to him , and lived the quiet life proper to a maiden of her beauty and position . The princess had of course heard of the holy man and of his miracles and his fasting , and she was filled with curiosity to see and to speak to him ; but this was difficult , since she was not allowed to go out except into the palace grounds , and then was always closely guarded . However , at length she found an opportunity , and made her way one evening alone to the hermit 's shrine . Unhappily , the hermit was not really as holy as he seemed ; for no sooner did he see the princess than he fell in love with her wonderful beauty , and began to plot in his heart how he could win her for his wife . But the maiden was not only beautiful , she was also shrewd ; and as soon as she read in the glance of the jogi the love that filled his soul , she sprang to her feet , and , gathering her veil about her , ran from the place as fast as she could . The jogi tried to follow , but he was no match for her ; so , beside himself with rage at finding that he could not overtake her , he flung at her a lance , which wounded her in the leg . The brave princess stooped for a second to pluck the lance out of the wound , and then ran on until she found herself safe at home again . There she bathed and bound up the wound secretly , and told no one how naughty she had been , for she knew that her father would punish her severely . Next day , when the king went to visit the jogi , the holy man would neither speak to nor look at him . ` What is the matter ? ' asked the king . ` Wo n't you speak to me to-day ? ' ' I have nothing to say that you would care to hear , ' answered the jogi . ` Why ? ' said the king . ` Surely you know that I value all that you say , whatever it may be . ' But still the jogi sat with his face turned away , and the more the king pressed him the more silent and mysterious he became .
At last , after much persuasion , he said : ` Let me tell you , then , that there is in this city a creature which , if you do not put an end XXXXX it , will kill every single person in the place . '
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