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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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