` These are my children ! ' said Insato , waving his hand towards the people . Gopani-Kufa was much astonished at all that he saw , but he said nothing . Presently they came to the town ; everything here , too , was beautiful , and everything that a man might desire he could obtain . Even the grains of dust in the streets were of gold and silver . Insato conducted Gopani-Kufa to the palace , and showing him his rooms , and the maidens who would wait upon him , told him that they would have a great feast that night , and on the morrow he might name his choice of the riches of Pita and it should be given him . Then he was away . Now Gopani-Kufa had a wasp called Zengi-mizi . Zengi-mizi was not an ordinary wasp , for the spirit of the father of Gopani-Kufa had entered it , so that it was exceedingly wise . In times of doubt Gopani-Kufa always consulted the wasp as to what had better be done , so on this occasion he took it out of the little rush basket in which he carried it , saying : ` Zengi-mizi , what gift shall I ask of Insato to-morrow when he would know the reward he shall bestow on me for saving his life ? ' ` Biz-z-z , ' hummed Zengi-mizi , ` ask him for Sipao the Mirror . ' And it flew back into its basket . Gopani-Kufa was astonished at this answer ; but knowing that the words of Zengi-mizi were true words , he determined to make the request . So that night they feasted , and on the morrow Insato came to Gopani-Kufa and , giving him greeting joyfully , he said : ` Now , O my friend , name your choice amongst my possessions and you shall have it ! ' ' O king ! ' answered Gopani-Kufa , ` out of all your possessions I will have the Mirror , Sipao . ' The king started . ' O friend , Gopani-Kufa , ' he said , ` ask anything but that ! I did not think that you would request that which is most precious to me . ' ` Let me think over it again then , O king , ' said Gopani-Kufa , ` and to-morrow I will let you know if I change my mind . '
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