Page 119 - Bulbul Hezar

Madam, replied the devotee, the first of those three things is the
Talking Bird, which is called Bulbulkezer, and is so singular a

creature, that it can call all the singing-birds about it which
come to accompany him with their songs. The second is the
Singing Tree, the leaves of which are so many mouths, which
form an harmonious concert, of different voices, and never
ceases. The third thing is the Yellow Golden Water, a single pot
of which being brought in a proper vessel, and poured into a
large bason made for it in any garden, it fills immediately, and

forms a fountain, which continually plays, and yet never
overflows the bason.
Ah! my good mother, cried the princess, how much am I
obliged to you for the knowledge of these things: They are
surprising, and I never heard such curious and wonderful things
before; but as I am well persuaded that you know where they
are, I expect that you should do me the favour to tell me.
Madam, replied the good woman, I should be unworthy the
hospitality you have with so much bounty shewed me, if I

should refuse to satisfy your curiosity in that point, and am glad
to have the honour to tell you, that these three things are to be
met with on the confines of this kingdom, towards India: the
road lies before your house; and whoever you send needs but
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