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Title: The violet fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
Subjects: Folklore Fairy tales
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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rning and weeping for his gazelle, which he thoughthad run away from him for ever. And when it came inat the door he rushed to embrace it with such joy thathe would not allow it a chance to speak. Be still, master, and dont cry, said the gazelle atlast; let us sleep now, and in the morning, when I go,follow me. With the first ray of dawn they got up and wentinto the forest, and on the fifth day, as they were restingnear a stream, the gazelle gave its master a sound beat-ing, and then bade him stay where he was till it returned.And the gazelle ran off, and about ten oclock it camenear the sultans palace, where the road was all linedwith soldiers who were there to do honour to Sultan Darai.And directly they caught sight of the gazelle in thedistance one of the soldiers ran on and said, Sultan Daraiis coming: I have seen the gazelle. Then the sultan rose up, and called his whole court tofollow him, and went out to meet the gazelle, who, bound- THE GflZEUX BRINGS THE DffittONDTOTHE SULTAN
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THE STORY OF A GAZELLE 133 ing up to him, gave him greeting. The sultan answeredpolitely, and inquired where it had left its master, whomit had promised to bring back. Alas! replied the gazelle, he is lying in the forest,for on our way here we were met by robbers, who, afterbeating and robbing him, took away all his clothes. Andhe is now hiding under a bush, lest a passing strangermight see him. The sultan, on hearing what had happened to hisfuture son-in-law, turned his horse and rode to thepalace, and bade a groom to harness the best horse inthe stable and order a woman slave to bring a bag ofclothes, such as a man might want, out of the chest;and he chose out a tunic and a turban and a sash for thewaist, and fetched himself a gold-hilted sword, and adagger and a pair of sandals, and a stick of sweet-smell-ing wood. Nowr, said he to the gazelle, take these thingswith the soldiers to- the sultan, that he may be able tocome. And the gazelle answered : Can I take those soldiersto go an

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