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if   the   color   of   their   hair   does   not   please   you   ��for   it   seems   that   you   are 

curious in these matters�察�O Ashimullah���察�I think that you have means to set 

right what is wrong�察�and to array the head of   each in the color that   you 

love    best。;    And�察   �as   he  said   this�察 �the   Sultan   looked    very   full  and 

significantly in the face of Ashimullah。 

     But Ashimullah turned and went out�察�full of fear�察�for he perceived that 

the   Sultan   had   discovered   his   secret   and   that   he   had   been   betrayed   by 



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Hassan his servant�察�and he feared for his life�察�because of the trick that he 

had   played   upon   the   Sultan�察  �besides   being   greatly  afflicted   to   think   that 

now indeed there was no escape�察�but he must have four wives。                     Moreover�察�

although   this   could   not   stand   beside   the   question   of   his   salvation�察  �he 

regretted greatly the losing of Lallakalla�察�whom the Sultan took from him。 

And as he told Lallakalla all that had passed�察�he wept�察�but she bade him be 

of   good   cheer�察  �and�察  �having   comforted   him�察  �withdrew   to   her   apartments�察�

and was very busy there all the afternoon。 

     In the evening came a litter from the palace�察�and with it a letter from 

the    Sultan�察   �commanding         that   Lallakalla    should     come�察   �and    bidding 

Ashimullah        to   expect    his   four   wives     the   next    day。    Accordingly 

Ashimullah�察�having divorced Lallakalla according to the formalities of the 

law�察�set her   in the litter�察 �and   she�察�being brought to the palace�察 �was   soon 

visited by the Sultan�察�who was full of curiosity to see her。                 But�察�when he 

entered�察    �he   gave    a  loud   cry   of   surprise。    For�察   �behold�察   �the   hair   on 

Lallakalla's head was red。         But then he smiled and said to her�此�

     ;Take off the wig�察�my daughter。; 

     ;I obey�察─�said she�察 �but I pray you to look away while I obey。; 

     So the Sultan looked away�察�and�察  �when he turned again�察�her hair   was 

golden。 

     ;Take   that   off   also�察─  �said   the   Sultan�察  �turning   his   head   away。   And 

when he looked again her hair was coal´black。 

     ;Take that off also�察─�said the Sultan。 

     ;I obey�察─�said Lallakalla�察�and the Sultan turned away。 

     ;Now�察─�said he�察 �I will behold your own brown hair�察─�and he turned to 

her。    But   again   he   cried   out   in   surprise   and   horror。 For   there   was   no 

brown hair on Lallakalla's head�察�but her head was bare and shaven as clean 

as the ball of ivory on the staff that the Sultan carried。 

     ;Heaven   forbid�察─  �said   Lallakalla   meekly�察   �that   I   should   come   to   the 

Light   of   the   Universe   with   hair   of   the   color   that   he   hates�察  �for   he   chose 

every color sooner than my poor color。               Therefore I have left the brown 

hair for Ashimullah�察�for he loves it�察�and I have brought my lord the colors 

that my lord loves。; And with this she laid the three wigs of black hair�察�of 



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golden�察�and of ruddy at the Sultan's feet�察�and stood herself before him with 

her shaven poll。 

     Then the Sultan�察�seeing that Lallakalla looked very ludicrous with her 

shaven poll�察�burst out laughing。          And he came and took her by the hand�察�

and said to her�此�

     ;Behold a woman who loves her husband better than her beauty�察�and to 

be his wife rather than mine�         �Return�察�then�察�to Ashimullah and be his wife 

again。;     ;My   lord�察─  �said   she�察   �suffer   me   also   to   take   back   with   me   the 

other wives of Ashimullah�察─�and she pointed to the heads of hair that lay 

upon the ground。 

     ;Take them�察─�said he�察�laughing。           ;And since Ashimullah has already 

four    wives    and   yet  will   give   me   no   wife�察  �why�察  �neither   will   I  give 

Ashimullah   any   wives。       But   he   shall   have   the   four   wives   that   he   had 

before�察   �and    all  the  city  shall   hear   of  the   beauty    and   the  virtue   of 

Ashimullah's wives。; 

     So Lallakalla went home in great joy�察�and put on her own hair�察�which 

she had fashioned into a wig�察�and went in to Ashimullah。                And they dwelt 

happily together�察�there being no differences in their household�察�save in the 

color of Lallakalla's hair from day to day。            But the Sultan raised a pillar 

of many´colored marble�察�black and gold�察�brown and red�察�and inscribed it�察�

;To     the   Virtues    of   the   Wives     of   Ashimullah      the   Vizier。;     And 

henceforward none troubled Ashimullah concerning his wives。 

     Hassan�察�however�察�was most justly put to death。 



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