In it was a daughter of Taram taq , still a child She sent a message to Prince Almas saying , ' O king of the world ! choose this slave to be your handmaid . Keep her with you ; where you go , there she will go ! ' He sent for her and she kissed his feet and received the Mussulman faith at his hands . He told her he was going a long journey on important business , and that when he came back he would take her and her possessions to his own country , but that for the present she must stay in the castle . Then he made over the fort and all that was in it to the care of the lion , saying : ` Guard them , brother ! let no one lay a hand on them . ' He said goodbye , chose a fresh horse from the chief 's stable and once again took the road . After travelling many stages and for many days , he reached a plain of marvellous beauty and refreshment . It was carpeted with flowers -- roses , tulips , and clover ; it had lovely lawns , and amongst them running water . This choicest place of earth filled him with wonder . There was a tree such as he had never seen before ; its branches were alike , but it bore flowers and fruit of a thousand kinds . Near it a reservoir had been fashioned of four sorts of stone -- touchstone , pure stone , marble , and loadstone . In and out of it flowed water like attar . The prince felt sure this must be the place of the Simurgh . ' he dismounted , turned his horse loose to graze , ate some of the food Jamila had given him , drank of the stream and lay down to sleep . He was still dozing when he was aroused by the neighing and pawing of his horse . When he could see clearly he made out a mountain-like dragon whose heavy breast crushed the stones beneath it into putty . He remembered the Thousand Names of God and took the bow of Salih from its case and three arrows from their quiver . He bound the dagger of Timus firmly to his waist and hung the scorpion of Solomon round his neck .
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