She now saw that her master , thinking to entertain an oil merchant , had let thirty-eight robbers into his house . She filled her oil pot , went back to the kitchen , and , having lit her lamp , went again to the oil jar and filled a large kettle full of oil . When it boiled she went and poured enough oil into every jar to stifle and kill the robber inside . When this brave deed was done she went back to the kitchen , put out the fire and the lamp , and waited to see what would happen . In a quarter of an hour the Captain of the robbers awoke , got up , and opened the window . As all seemed quiet , he threw down some little pebbles which hit the jars . He listened , and as none of his men seemed to stir he grew uneasy , and went down into the yard . On going to the first jar and saying , `` Are you asleep ? '' he smelt the hot boiled oil , and knew at once that his plot to murder Ali Baba and his household had been discovered . He found all the gang was dead , and , missing the oil out of the last jar , became aware of the manner of their death . He then forced the lock of a door leading into a garden , and climbing over several walls made his escape . Morgiana heard and saw all this , and , rejoicing at her success , went to bed and fell asleep . At daybreak Ali Baba arose , and , seeing the oil jars still there , asked why the merchant had not gone with his mules . Morgiana bade him look in the first jar and see if there was any oil . Seeing a man , he started back in terror . `` Have no fear , '' said Morgiana ; `` the man can not harm you : he is dead . '' Ali Baba , when he had recovered somewhat from his astonishment , asked what had become of the merchant . `` Merchant ! '' said she , `` he is no more a merchant than I am ! '' and she told him the whole story , assuring him that it was a plot of the robbers of the forest , of whom only three were left , and that the white and red chalk marks had something to do with it .
Ali Baba XXXXX once gave Morgiana her freedom , saying that he owed her his life .
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