"
"Madam," demanded the caliph, "where is the bundle of hair?"
She answered, "Ever since that time I have been so careful of it that
I always carry it about me."
Upon which she pulled it out of the case which contained it, and
showed it to him.
"Well, then," said the caliph, "let us bring the fairy hither; you
could not call her in a better time, for I long to see her."
Zobeide having consented, fire was brought in, and she threw the whole
bundle of hair into it. The palace at that instant began to shake, and
the fairy appeared before the caliph in the form of a lady very richly
dressed.
"Commander of the Faithful," said she to the prince, "you see I am
ready to receive your commands. At your wish I will not only restore
these two sisters to their former shape, but I will also cure this
lady of her scars, and tell you who it was that abused her."
The caliph sent for the two dogs from Zobeide's house, and when they
came a glass of water was brought to the fairy by her desire. She
pronounced over it some words, which nobody understood; then, throwing
some part of it upon Amina and the rest upon the dogs, the latter
became two ladies of surprising beauty, and the scars that were upon
Amina disappeared.
After this the fairy said to the caliph, "Commander of the Faithful, I
must now discover to you the unknown husband you inquire after. He is
Prince Amin, your eldest son, who by stratagem brought this lady to
his house, where he married her.
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