` 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 ! Put me on a silver dish and carry me to the palace . ' So it was done , though the old woman 's heart beat as she laid down the dish with the head upon it . At the sight before him the king flew into a violent rage . ' I will never marry my daughter to such a monster , ' he cried . But the princess placed her head gently on his arm . ` You have given your word , my father , and you can not break it , ' said she . ` But , my child , it is impossible for you to marry such a being , ' exclaimed the sultan . ` Yes , I will marry him . He had a beautiful head , and I love him already . ' So the marriage was celebrated , and great feasts were held in the palace , though the people wept tears to think of the sad fate of their beloved princess . But when the merry-making was done , and the young couple were alone , the head suddenly disappeared , or , rather , a body was added to it , and one of the handsomest young men that ever was seen stood before the princess . ' A wicked fairy enchanted me at my birth , ' he said , ` and for the rest of the world I must always be a head only .
But XXXXX you , and you only , I am a man like other men . '
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