سندبادنامه 413

English (machine translation) 413

Language: English

413.1

Examine the pulse of my heart, and then through discernment / prescribe a cure for the illness of love.
The old crone examined his temperament and determined his remedy. She said: "The husband of this woman
is a draper in such-and-such a place. Tomorrow, when the white falcon of dawn takes flight, and the raven of
dusk hides in the nest of nonexistence from dread of it, you go there, and from that draper buy a piece of

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21. The Tale of the Old Crone, the Young Man, and the Draper's Wife
precious satin at whatever price he says, and say, 'I am buying it for a friend.'
Then give the cloth to me and say: 'Deliver this cloth to our friend, and offer
many apologies,' so that after that, whatever presents itself to me, I may devise a plan as the moment
demands and expediency dictates." The next day, in accordance with
the old crone's opinion and her counsel and approval, the young man carried out that plan,
bought a piece of precious cloth from that draper, then gave it to the old crone, discharged the instruction
that was required in that matter, and said: "Deliver this humble thing to them,
and make apologies for my shortcoming." Then both departed. The old crone waited for a while,
and as soon as the prince of stars declined from the zenith, she took up the cloth
and went to the house of master draper, greeted his wife, inquired after her well-being,
solidly established the foundations of affection and firmly reinforced the pillars of friendship,
and said:

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سندبادنامه — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian