the princess, too, was restored to life. the joy of the king knew no bounds. he cursed the day on which he imprisoned him, blamed himself for having believed the word of a goldsmith, and offered him the hand of his daughter and the whole kingdom, instead of half, as he promised. gangazara would not accept anything, but asked the king to assemble all his subjects in a wood near the town. "i shall there call in all the tigers and serpents, and give them a general order."