He named several different sorts of grain , all but the right one , and the door still stuck fast . He was so frightened at the danger he was in that he had as much forgotten the word as if he had never heard it . About noon the robbers returned to their cave , and saw Cassim 's mules roving about with great chests on their backs . This gave them the alarm ; they drew their sabres , and went to the door , which opened on their Captain 's saying : `` Open , Sesame ! '' Cassim , who had heard the trampling of their horses ' feet , resolved to sell his life dearly , so when the door opened he leaped out and threw the Captain down . In vain , however , for the robbers with their sabres soon killed him . On entering the cave they saw all the bags laid ready , and could not imagine how anyone had got in without knowing their secret . They cut Cassim 's body into four quarters , and nailed them up inside the cave , in order to frighten anyone who should venture in , and went away in search of more treasure . As night drew on Cassim 's wife grew very uneasy , and ran to her brother-in-law , and told him where her husband had gone . Ali Baba did his best to comfort her , and set out to the forest in search of Cassim . The first thing he saw on entering the cave was his dead brother . Full of horror , he put the body on one of his asses , and bags of gold on the other two , and , covering all with some fagots , returned home . He drove the two asses laden with gold into his own yard , and led the other to Cassim 's house . The door was opened by the slave Morgiana , whom he knew to be both brave and cunning . Unloading the ass , he said to her : `` This is the body of your master , who has been murdered , but whom we must bury as though he had died in his bed . I will speak with you again , but now tell your mistress I am come . '' The wife of Cassim , on learning the fate of her husband , broke out into cries and tears , but Ali Baba offered to take her to live with him and his wife if she would promise to keep his counsel and leave everything to Morgiana ; whereupon she agreed , and dried her eyes . Morgiana , meanwhile , sought an apothecary and asked him for some lozenges . `` My poor master , '' she said , `` can neither eat nor speak , and no one knows what his distemper is . '' She carried home the lozenges and returned next day weeping , and asked for an essence only given to those just about to die .
Thus , in the evening , no one was surprised to hear the wretched shrieks and cries XXXXX Cassim 's wife and Morgiana , telling everyone that Cassim was dead .
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