Note 1 — THE BARBER AND THE THIEF
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The barber sat smoking his hookah,1 and every now and then refreshed himself by drinking water, occasionally spitting at what looked like a bundle of rags on the floor; but which was in reality the thief.2 After a while the barber woke his wife by flinging a little water on her. She woke up very angry, and scolded him roundly.