Page 25 - The Youth and the Lamp

-Where are you going, my son?
- I am looking for my bride and my
mother.
- Oh, my son, they are in an iron
palace in the sea, and the magician is
also there.
-Who told you this?
- Go ahead and do not worry about
it.
The youth went on his way and
along the road he met an ant, a hawk
and a lion, who were bickering
because they were not able to decide
how to divide a dead donkey. As
soon as they saw him, they called to
him. He came trembling:

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