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know whether the religious woman thought this house ugly or
handsome, or complete or not? I wish to heaven she had never

addressed herself to me. Deceitful hypocrite, added he, is this the
return thou hast made me for the kind reception I gave thee? Why
didst thou tell me of a bird, a tree, and a water, which are all
imaginary, as I am persuaded they are, by my dear brother's death,
yet disturb me, and all by thy enchantment!
Prince Perviz was as much afflicted at the death of Prince Bahman
as the princess; but not to waste time in needless regrets, as he

knew, by the princess's sorrow, that she still passionately desired
the possession of the talking bird, singing tree, and the golden
water, he interrupted her, and said, Our regret and tears for our
brother Bahman are all vain and useless, since all our grief cannot
restore him to life again; it is the will of Heaven, and we must
submit to it, and adore the decrees of the Almighty, without
searching into them. Why should you now doubt of the truth of
what the holy woman told you? Do you think she spoke to you of
three things that were not in being; and that she invented that

story on purpose to deceive you, who had given her no cause to
do so, since you received her with all the bounty and civility
possible? Let us rather believe that our brother's death is owing to
some fault or accident, which we cannot imagine; and therefore
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