Note 605 — STORY OF THE TWO LACK-TACTS OF CAIRO AND DAMASCUS.[594]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
This appears to be a kind of padding introduced to fill up the Night. The loan of an ass is usually granted gratis in Fellah villages and Badawi camps. See Matth. xxi. 2, 3; Mark xi. 2–6, and Luke xix. 30–34.