So bewildered was I , and so dazzled with the splendours of everything I saw , that I stood like a statue , unable to move . Then hearing steps approaching I got frightened , and called to you , as you know . ' ` You are no better than the rest , ' cried the ogre , and turned away in a rage . When he was out of sight the young man took the stone from his turban and looked at it . ' I want the finest camel that can be found , and the most splendid garments , ' said he . ` Shut your eyes then , ' replied the stone . And he shut them ; and when he opened them again the camel that he had wished for was standing before him , while the festal robes of a desert prince hung from his shoulders . Mounting the camel , he whistled the falcon to his wrist , and , followed by his greyhound and his cat , he started homewards . His mother was sewing at her door when this magnificent stranger rode up , and , filled with surprise , she bowed low before him . ` Do n't you know me , mother ? ' he said with a laugh . And on hearing his voice the good woman nearly fell to the ground with astonishment . ` How have you got that camel and those clothes ? ' asked she . ` Can a son of mine have committed murder in order to possess them ? ' ` Do not be afraid ; they are quite honestly come by , ' answered the youth . ' I will explain all by-and-by ; but now you must go to the palace and tell the king I wish to marry his daughter . ' At these words the mother thought her son had certainly gone mad , and stared blankly at him . The young man guessed what was in her heart , and replied with a smile : ` Fear nothing . Promise all that he asks ; it will be fulfilled somehow . '
So she went to the palace , where she found the king sitting in the Hall of Justice listening XXXXX the petitions of his people .
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