I was put into the fire and it was kept up for seven days and nights . By the will of the Great King it left no trace upon me . At the end of a week the pert-king ordered the ashes to be cast upon the dust-heap , and I was found alive and unharmed . ` Peris who had seen Gul consumed by her love for me now interceded with the king , and said : `` It is clear that your daughter 's fortunes are bound up with his , for the fire has not hurt him . It is best to give him the girl , for they love one another . He is King of Waq of Qaf , and you will find none better . '' ` To this the king agreed , and made formal marriage between Gul and me . You now know the price I paid for this faithless creature . O prince ! remember our compact . ' ' I remember , ' said the prince ; ` but tell me what brought Queen Gul to her present pass ? ' ` One night , ' continued King Sinaubar , ' I was aroused by feeling Gul 's hands and feet , deadly cold , against my body . I asked her where she had been to get so cold , and she said she had had to go out . Next morning , when I went to my stable I saw that two of my horses , Windfoot and Tiger , were thin and worn out . I reprimanded the groom and beat him . He asked where his fault lay , and said that every night my wife took one or other of these horses and rode away , and came back only just before dawn . A flame kindled in my heart , and I asked myself where she could go and what she could do . I told the groom to be silent , and when next Gul took a horse from the stable to saddle another quickly and bring it to me . That day I did not hunt , but stayed at home to follow the matter up . I lay down as usual at night and pretended to fall asleep .
When I seemed safely off Gul got up and went XXXXX the stable as her custom was .
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