meanwhile, majnun and husain mahamat came to hunt in the phalana country; and as they were riding about, laili came out on her horse to eat the air, and rode behind them. all the time she kept saying, "majnun, majnun; i want majnun." the prince heard her, and turned round. "who is calling me?" he asked. at this laili looked at him, and the moment she saw him she fell deeply in love with him, and she said to herself, "i am sure that is the prince majnun that khuda says i am to marry." and she went home to her father and said, "father, i wish to marry the prince who has come to your kingdom; for i know he is the prince majnun i am to marry."