23-the forty thieves-第3节

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of　breath；　she　snatched　the　tabor　from　Abdallah　with　her

left　hand；　and；　holding　the　dagger　in　her　right　hand；　held

out　the　tabor　to　her　master。　Ali　Baba　and　his　son　put　a

piece　of　gold　into　it；　and　Cogia　Hassan；　seeing　that　she

was　coming　to　him；　pulled　out　his　purse　to　make　her　a

present；　but　while　he　was　putting　his　hand　into　it

Morgiana　plunged　the　dagger　into　his　heart。



〃Unhappy　girl！〃　cried　Ali　Baba　and　his　son；　〃what　have

you　done　to　ruin　us？〃



〃It　was　to　preserve　you；　master；　not　to　ruin　you；〃

answered　Morgiana。　〃See　here；〃　opening　the　false

merchant's　garment　and　showing　the　dagger；　〃see　what　an

enemy　you　have　entertained！　Remember；　he　would　eat

no　salt　with　you；　and　what　more　would　you　have？　Look

at　him！　he　is　both　the　false　oil　merchant　and　the　Captain

of　the　Forty　Thieves。〃



Ali　Baba　was　so　grateful　to　Morgiana　for　thus　saving

his　life　that　he　offered　her　to　his　son　in　marriage；　who

readily　consented；　and　a　few　days　after　the　wedding　was

celebrated　with　greatest　splendor。



At　the　end　of　a　year　Ali　Baba；　hearing　nothing　of　the

two　remaining　robbers；　judged　they　were　dead；　and　set

out　to　the　cave。　The　door　opened　on　his　saying：　〃Open

Sesame！〃　He　went　in；　and　saw　that　nobody　had　been

there　since　the　Captain　left　it。　He　brought　away　as　much

gold　as　he　could　carry；　and　returned　to　town。　He　told

his　son　the　secret　of　the　cave；　which　his　son　handed　down

in　his　turn；　so　the　children　and　grandchildren　of　Ali　Baba

were　rich　to　the　end　of　their　lives。＇1＇





＇1＇　Arabian　Nights