And the old woman went home and gave Ali 's message to the head . Meanwhile the sultan was in his palace waiting till the fortieth day should dawn , and wondering that not one spadeful of earth should have been dug out of the hill . ` If that old woman has been playing me a trick , ' thought he , ' I will hang her ! And I will put up a gallows to-morrow on the hill itself . ' But when to-morrow came there was no hill , and when the sultan opened his eyes he could not imagine why the room was so much lighter than usual , and what was the reason of the sweet smell of flowers that filled the air . ` Can there be a fire ? ' he said to himself ; ` the sun never came in at this window before . I must get up and see . ' So he rose and looked out , and underneath him flowers from every part of the world were blooming , and creepers of every colour hung in chains from tree to tree . Then he remembered . ` Certainly that old woman 's son is a clever magician ! ' cried he ; ' I never met anyone as clever as that . What shall I give him to do next ? Let me think . Ah ! I know . ' And he sent for the old woman , who by the orders of the head , was waiting below . ` Your son has carried out my wishes very nicely , ' he said . ` The garden is larger and better than that of any other king . But when I walk across it I shall need some place to rest on the other side .
In forty days he must build me a palace , in which every room shall be filled with different furniture XXXXX a different country , and each more magnificent than any room that ever was seen . '
So across as below by for from that till to