To this request the king consented . The prince mounted to the roof , and , getting into a corner , struck his fire-steel and burned one of the Sirurgh 's feathers in the flame . Straightway it appeared , and by the majesty of its presence made the city quake . It took the prince on its back and soared away to the zenith . After a time King Sinaubar said : ` That young man is a long time on the roof ; go and bring him here . ' But there was no sign of the prince upon the roof ; only , far away in the sky , the Simurgh was seen carrying him off . When the king heard of his escape he thanked heaven that his hands were clean of this blood . Up and up flew the Simurgh , till earth looked like an egg resting on an ocean . At length it dropped straight down to its own place , where the kind prince was welcomed by the young birds and most hospitably entertained . He told the whole story of the rose and the cypress , and then , laden with gifts which the Simurgh had gathered from cities far and near , he set his face for the Castle of Clashing Swords . The king-lion came out to meet him ; he took the negro chief 's daughter -- whose name was also Gul -- in lawful marriage , and then marched with her and her possessions and her attendants to the Place of Gifts . Here they halted for a night , and at dawn said good-bye to the king-lion and set out for Jamila 's country . When the Lady Jamila heard that Prince Almas was near , she went out , with many a fair handmaid , to give him loving reception . Their meeting was joyful , and they went together to the garden-palace . Jamila summoned all her notables , and in their presence her marriage with the prince was solemnised . A few days later she entrusted her affairs to her wazir , and made preparation to go with the prince to his own country . Before she started she restored all the men whom her sister , Latifa , had bewitched , to their own forms , and received their blessings , and set them forward to their homes . The wicked Latifa herself she left quite alone in her garden-house . When all was ready they set out with all her servants and slaves , all her treasure and goods , and journeyed at ease to the city of King Quimus . When King Quimus heard of the approach of such a great company , he sent out his wazir to give the prince honourable meeting , and to ask what had procured him the favour of the visit .
The prince sent back word that he had no thought of war , but he wrote : ` Learn and know , King Quimus , XXXXX I am here to end the crimes of your insolent daughter who has tyrannously done to death many kings and kings sons , and has hung their heads on your citadel .
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