And when the sultan woke he saw , in the distance , a palace built of soft blue marble , resting on slender pillars of pure gold . ` That old woman 's son is certainly all-powerful , ' cried he ; ` what shall I bid him do now ? ' And after thinking some time he sent for the old woman , who was expecting the summons . ` The garden is wonderful , and the palace the finest in the world , ' said he , ` so fine , that my servants would cut but a sorry figure in it . Let your son fill it with forty slaves whose beauty shall be unequalled , all exactly like each other , and of the same height . ' This time the king thought he had invented something totally impossible , and was quite pleased with himself for his cleverness . Thirty-nine days passed , and at midnight on the night of the last the old woman was standing on the bridge . ` Bekir ! Bekir ! Bekir ! ' cried she . And a negro appeared , and inquired what she wanted . ` The head , your master , bids you find forty slaves of unequalled beauty , and of the same height , and place them in the sultan 's palace on the other side of the garden . ' And when , on the morning of the fortieth day , the sultan went to the blue palace , and was received by the forty slaves , he nearly lost his wits from surprise . ' I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman 's son , ' thought he . ` If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law . ' And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise , and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay . This command did not at all please the old woman , though , of course , she made no objections to the sultan . ` All has gone well so far , ' she grumbled , when she told her story to the head , ' but what do you suppose the sultan will say , when he sees his daughter 's husband ? ' ` Never mind what he says !
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