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did not prevent me, and I could stand, I would get up to reach
you a bowl I have here, which will shew you the way.

Upon this the prince alighted from his horse, and went up to the
dervise, who took a bowl out of his bag, in which he had a great
many others, and gave it him, with the same directions he had
given Prince Bahman.
Prince Perviz thanked the dervise, and when he had mounted his
horse, and taken his leave, he threw his bowl. When the bowl
came to the bottom of the hill, it stopped, and the prince got off

his horse, and stood some time to recollect upon the dervise's
directions, and then began to walk up, with a resolution to reach
the top; but before he had gone above six steps, he heard a voice
behind him, which seemed to be very near him, say, in an
insulting tone, Stay, rash youth, that I may punish thee for thy
boldness.
Upon this affront, the prince, forgetting the dervise's advice,
clapped his hand upon his sword, and drew it, and turned about
to revenge himself, but had scarce time to see that nobody

followed him, before he and his horse were changed into black
stones. ________

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