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fter the princess Parizade had thanked the dervise, and
taken her leave of him, she mounted her horse, threw the bowl
before her, and followed it till it stopt at the foot of the
mountain.
The princess alighted off her horse, stopped her ears with
cotton, and after she had well examined the way she was to go,

to get up to the top, she began with a moderate pace, and
walked up with intrepidity. She heard the voices, and perceived
the great service the cotton was to her. The higher she went, the
louder the voices seemed, but were not capable of making any
impression on her. She heard a great many affronting, base
things, which were very disagreeable to a woman, which she
only laughed at. I mind not, said she to herself, all that can be
said; I only laugh at them, and shall pursue my way. At last she
got so high, that she began to perceive the cage and bird, which

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