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Then she told me that the ogre, in whose castle she dwelt, brought in water always from the same side, and that if I too went that way most likely I should come to it. But before I started she begged me to go to her native town, and if I met a man called Dschemil I was to say to him, "Dschemila greets you, from the castle which lies far away, and is rocked by the wind.
He drove them off and said, 'Get up, dear cousin, you have had a narrow escape. Dschemila stood up and answered, 'Bravo, my friend. You persuaded me to fly with you, and then left me helplessly to my fate. 'Shall I tell you the truth? asked he. 'Tell it. 'I thought you were a witch, and I was afraid of you.
Prince Blondel and Princess Graziella lived to a good old age, beloved by every one, and loving each other more and more as time went on. The Story Of Dschemil and Dschemila There was once a man whose name was Dschemil, and he had a cousin who was called Dschemila.
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.
'But the moths will eat them! For a few weeks, it is of no consequence, but after a year or two they will be quite useless. 'And if they have to lie there ten years I will have Dschemila, and her only, for my wife. For a month, or even two months, I will rest here quietly. Then I will go and seek her afresh. 'Oh, you are quite mad! Is she the only maiden in the world?
'Only that I must be sure to add salt. 'Well, add salt. 'Yes, I have done so, said she. The ogre was soon sound asleep again, when the man's flesh called out a second time: 'Hist! Hist! A man lies in the kist! And the lamb's flesh answered: 'He is your brother, And cousin of the other. 'What did it say, Dschemila? asked the ogre. 'Only that I must add pepper. 'Well, add pepper.
'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.
Take this mirror and this comb with you, and say to Dschemila, "Your father, the ogre, greets you, and begs you to look at your face in this mirror, and it will appear as it was before, and to comb your hair with this comb, and it will be as formerly." If you do not carry out my orders, I will eat you the next time we meet. 'Oh, I will obey you punctually, cried the Jew.
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