You have not deserved any mercy , but I can not be harsh on this day . I give you your life , but I advise you to leave this country as fast as you can . ' Full of shame , the unlucky tailor could not answer . He flung himself down before Omar , and with tears in his eyes asked : ` Can you forgive me , prince ? ' ` Go in peace , ' said Omar as he raised him . ` Oh , my true son ! ' cried the king as he clasped the prince in his arms , whilst all the pachas and emirs shouted , ` Long live Prince Omar ! ' In the midst of all the noise and rejoicing Labakan slipped off with his little box under his arm . He went to the stables , saddled his old horse , Murva , and rode out of the gate towards Alexandria . Nothing but the ivory box with its diamond motto was left to show him that the last few weeks had not been a dream . When he reached Alexandria he rode up to his old master 's door . When he entered the shop , his master came forward to ask what was his pleasure , but as soon as he saw who it was he called his workmen , and they all fell on Labakan with blows and angry words , till at last he fell , half fainting , on a heap of old clothes . The master then scolded him soundly about the stolen robe , but in vain Labakan told him he had come to pay for it and offered three times its price . They only fell to beating him again , and at last pushed him out of the house more dead than alive . He could do nothing but remount his horse and ride to an inn . Here he found a quiet place in which to rest his bruised and battered limbs and to think over his many misfortunes . He fell asleep fully determined to give up trying to be great , but to lead the life of an honest workman . Next morning he set to work to fulfil his good resolutions . He sold his little box to a jeweller for a good price , bought a house and opened a workshop . Then he hung up a sign with , ` Labakan , Tailor , ' over his door , and sat down to mend his own torn clothes with the very needle which had been in the ivory box .
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