But he sent Abu Nowas the gold he had promised , and let us hope that it did not fly so fast as the last had done . -LSB- From Tunische Mahrchen . -RSB- Motiratika Once upon a time , in a very hot country , a man lived with his wife in a little hut , which was surrounded by grass and flowers . They were perfectly happy together till , by-and-by , the woman fell ill and refused to take any food . The husband tried to persuade her to eat all sorts of delicious fruits that he had found in the forest , but she would have none of them , and grew so thin he feared she would die . ` Is there nothing you would like ? ' he said at last in despair . ` Yes , I think I could eat some wild honey , ' answered she . The husband was overjoyed , for he thought this sounded easy enough to get , and he went off at once in search of it . He came back with a wooden pan quite full , and gave it to his wife . ' I ca n't eat that , ' she said , turning away in disgust . ` Look ! there are some dead bees in it ! I want honey that is quite pure . ' And the man threw the rejected honey on the grass , and started off to get some fresh . When he got back he offered it to his wife , who treated it as she had done the first bowlful . ` That honey has got ants in it : throw it away , ' she said , and when he brought her some more , she declared it was full of earth . In his fourth journey he managed to find some that she would eat , and then she begged him to get her some water . This took him some time , but at length he came to a lake whose waters were sweetened with sugar . He filled a pannikin quite full , and carried it home to his wife , who drank it eagerly , and said that she now felt quite well .
When she was up and had dressed herself , her husband lay down in her place , saying : ` You have given me a great deal XXXXX trouble , and now it is my turn ! '
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