"what nonsense," said his father. "fancy two grown men being so frightened by an old ayah or a fakir! and if it had been a rakshas, it would not have eaten you." indeed king dantal did not believe majnun had seen anything at all, till husain mahamat said the prince was speaking the exact truth. they had the garden searched for the terrible old woman, but found nothing, and king dantal told his son he was very silly to be so much frightened. however, prince majnun would not walk in the garden any more.