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His father said, "Abide with me, O my son;" but he answered; "I cannot bear to be parted from my child Aslan." So he took his father and mother and fared forth for Baghdad.
Now there was among the troops a spy, who had been hired to slay the Caliph; so he took the ball and smiting it with the bat drove it straight at the Caliph's face, when behold, Aslan fended it off and catching it drove it back at him who smote it, so that it struck him between the shoulders and he fell to the ground.
Then he called the lad and said to him, "O Aslan what is thy mother's name?"; to which he replied, "She is called the damsel Jessamine;" and the other said, "Harkye, Aslan, be of good cheer and keep thine eyes cool and clear; for thy father was none other than Ala al-Din Abu al-Shamat: but, O my son, go thou in to thy mother and question her of thy father."
But how did he wrong thee? Quoth the Khalif, 'He stole my royal habit and what was therewith. 'O Commander of the Faithful, rejoined Aslan, 'God forfend that my father should be a traitor!
Moreover, I give thee the glad tidings, O Alaeddin, that there hath been born to thee a son named Aslan, who is now eighteen years old and sitteth in thy place with the Khalif.
But, O my lord, didst thou ever recover the lantern that was stolen from thee? 'No, answered the Khalif, 'we never got it back. And Aslan said, 'I saw it in the hands of Ahmed Kemakim and begged it of him; but he refused to give it me, saying, "Lives have been lost on account of this."
"I hear and obey," answered Khalid; and, going forth, gave the order to his wife who clad Jessamine in her own apparel; whilst he himself removed the seals from Ala al-Din's house and gave Aslan the keys. Then said the Caliph, "Ask a boon of me, O Aslan;" and he replied, "I beg of thee the boon to unite me with my father."
I crave thine intercession, O Aslan. So Aslan interceded for him with the Khalif, who said, 'What hath God done with this lad's mother? 'She is with me, answered Khalid, and the Khalif said, 'I command thee to bid thy wife dress her in her own clothes and ornaments and restore her to her former rank; and do thou remove the seals from Alaeddin's house and give his son possession of his estate. 'I hear and obey, answered Khalid, and going forth, carried the Khalif's order to his wife, who clad Jessamine in her own apparel; whilst he himself removed the seals from Alaeddin's house and gave Aslan the keys.
Quoth Ed Denef, 'What ails thee, O Aslan? And he answered, 'I know now for certain that I am the son of Alaeddin Abou esh Shamat and I would have thee avenge me of my father's murderer. 'And who was thy father's murderer? asked Ed Denef. 'Ahmed Kemakim the arch- thief, replied Aslan.
'At the make of yonder boy Aslan, replied Ed Denef; 'for he is the likest of all creatures to Alaeddin Abou esh Shamat. Then he called Aslan and said to him, 'What is thy mother's name? 'She is called the damsel Jessamine, answered Aslan; and Ed Denef said, 'Harkye, Aslan, take heart and be of good cheer, for thy father was none other than Alaeddin Abou esh Shamat: but, O my son, go thou in to thy mother and question her of thy father. 'I hear and obey, answered he, and going in to his mother, said to her, 'Who is my father? Quoth she, 'The Amir Khalid is thy father. 'Not so, rejoined he, 'my father was none other than Alaeddin Abou esh Shamat. At this, she wept and said, 'Who told thee this? 'Ahmed ed Denef, the Captain of the Guard, answered he; so she told him the whole story, saying, 'O my son, the truth can no longer be hidden: know that Alaeddin was indeed thy father, but it was the Amir Khalid who reared thee and adopted thee as his son.
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