The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 · Richard Francis Burton translation

Note 214
The Second Kalandar’s Tale.

i.e. Axe and sandals.

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…ess to him aught; so he took the hatchet and sandals and said to her, "As surely as I am Jirjis of the seed of Iblis, I will bring thee back the owner of this and these!"[FN#214] Then he went to the woodcutters with the pretence aforesaid and, being directed to me, after waiting a while in the shop till the fact was confirmed, he suddenly snatched me up as a hawk snatcheth a mouse and flew high in air; but presently descended …

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