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Updated: June 15, 2025
In those days Balthasar, whom the Greeks called Saracin, reigned in Ethiopia. He was black, but comely of countenance. He had a simple soul and a generous heart The third year of his reign, which was the twenty-second of his age, he left his dominions on a visit to Balkis, Queen of Sheba. The mage Sembobitis and the eunuch Menkera accompanied him.
Three times he prostrated himself at the feet of Balkis, and ordered the litter to advance which had been prepared to receive her. In the meantime the guards bound the hands of the brigands. The queen turned towards the chief and said gently: "You cannot accuse me of having made you an idle promise, my friend, when I said you would be hanged."
"If now you have spoken truth, take this letter to Queen Balkis; then come away." The Hoopoe did as he was bid, darting off towards the south like an arrow. And the next day he came to the palace of the Queen of Sheba, where she sat in all her splendor among her counselors. He hopped into the hall and dropped the letter into her lap, then flew away.
"Doubtless," said Balthasar, "but there are other things in Nature more beautiful even than palm-trees and crocodiles." This he said thinking of Balkis. But Sembobitis, who was old, said: "There is of course the phenomenon of the rising of the Nile which I have explained. Man is created to understand." "He is created to love," replied Balthasar sighing.
"More beautiful than you, madam," Balthasar cried as he fell at the feet of Balkis, "how could that possibly be!" "Well, then, her eyes? her mouth, her colour? her throat?" the queen continued.
The tavern-keeper, lying on a pile of sacking, watched the drunken brawlers with a prudent eye. Balkis, having seen some salt fish hanging from the rafters of the ceiling, said to her companion: "I much wish to eat one of these fish with pounded onions." Balthasar gave the order. When she had eaten he discovered that he had forgotten to bring money.
But the other drew his knife and plunged it into his body to the very hilt. The poor king rolled to earth, and as he turned on Balkis a dying glance his sight faded. At this moment was heard an uproar of men, horses and weapons, and Balkis recognised her trusty Abner who had come at the head of her guards to rescue his queen, of whose mysterious disappearance he had heard during the night.
Was strong Samson not as weak as I? Was Solomon the Wise much better when Balkis wheedled him. I said to the king But enough of that, I spake of Blanche de Bechamel. "Curiosity was the poor child's foible. To know the secret of Masonry was the wretched child's mad desire. With a thousand wiles, smiles, caresses, she strove to coax it from me from ME ha! ha!
On the eighth morning Seged was awakened early by an unusual hurry in the apartments, and inquiring the cause, was told that the princess Balkis was seized with sickness. He rose, and calling the physicians, found that they had little hope of her recovery. Here was an end of jollity: all his thoughts were now upon his daughter, whose eyes he closed on the tenth day.
I am skilled in the uses of falcon-gentle, gerfalcon, saker, lanner, merlin, hobby, goshawk, sparrow-hawk, and musket " Brilliana interrupted him with an impetuous gesture of command, and Evander made an end of his display. "Enough, enough!" she cried. "I feel like Balkis when she came to sip wisdom from Solomon's goblet.
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