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There are plenty of others better worth having than she is. 'If there are I have not seen them! And why do you make all this fuss? Every man knows his own business best. 'Why, it is you who are making all the fuss yourself. But Dschemil turned and went into the house, for he did not want to quarrel.
'Oh, where is she? let me see her! cried the mother. 'Here, behind me, answered Dschemil. But when the poor woman caught sight of her daughter, she shrieked, and exclaimed, 'Are you making fun of me? When did I ever give birth to an ass? 'Hush! said Dschemil, 'it is not necessary to let the whole world know! And if you look at her body, you will see two scars on it.
Then she stole back to her cousin, and asked, 'But how are we to get out? 'Get the rope, and I will let you down. So she fetched the rope, the hatchet, and the pin and the needles, and said, 'Take them, and put them in the pocket of your cloak, and be sure not to lose them. Dschemil put them carefully in his pocket, and tied the rope round her, and let her down over the wall.
'So I will, said Dschemil. 'Farewell, then, said the stranger, and turned back the way he had come. It was six and twenty days before Dschemil caught sight of a green spot rising out of the sandy desert, and knew that the spring was near at last. He hastened his steps, and soon was kneeling by its side, drinking thirstily of the bubbling water.
Then they embraced each other tenderly, and burst into tears of joy. 'But what shall I do when the ogre returns? asked she. 'Trust to me, he said. Now there was a chest in the room, where Dschemila kept her clothes. And she made Dschemil get into it, and lie at the bottom, and told him to keep very still.
'I shall not eat you. Indeed, I mean to go a bit of the way with you myself. 'I am ready, gracious sir, replied the Jew, rising to his feet. 'Well, go straight on till you reach a town, and in that town you will find a maiden called Dschemila and a young man called Dschemil.
Meanwhile Dschemil had returned to his own home, where his father and mother, his brothers and neighbours, greeted him joyfully. 'When did you come back? said they, 'and have you found Dschemila? 'No, I searched the whole world after her, and could hear nothing of her. 'Did you part company with the man who started with you?
'Be quiet, they cried, fearing that Dschemil might hear. But Dschemil had heard, and came forward and said: 'What did you see? Tell me truly, or I will cut off your head this instant! 'My lord, replied the stranger, 'as I was wandering, hot and tired, through the desert, I saw near me a great castle, and I said aloud, "I will rest a little in its shadow."
So the two went together to the house of Dschemil's uncle, and Dschemil led the Jew into his aunt's room. 'Aunt! he cried, 'this Jew who is with me has come from the ogre, and has brought with him, as presents, a mirror and a comb which the ogre has sent her. 'But it may be only some wicked trick on the part of the ogre, said she.
Great was the joy of both mother and cousin at this wonderful sight, and the news that Dschemila had returned soon spread, and the neighbours came flocking in with greetings. 'When did you come back? 'My cousin brought me. 'Why, he told us he could not find you! 'Oh, I did that on purpose, answered Dschemil. 'I did not want everyone to know.
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