nt Majnun," and they asked her what she wanted. "I want
King Majnun," she said. So they went in and said to Prince Majnun, "An
old woman outside says she wants you." "I cannot leave this place,"
said he; "send her in here." They brought her in and the prince asked
her what she wanted. "I want to marry you," she answered. "Twenty-four
years ago you came to my father the Phalana Raja's country, and I
wanted to marry you then; but you went away without marrying me. Then
I went mad, and I have wandered about all these years looking for
you." Prince Majnun said, "Very good." "Pray to God," said Laili, "to
make us both young again, and then we shall be married." So the prince
prayed to God, and God said to him, "Touch Laili's clothes and they
will catch fire, and when they are on fire, she and you will become
young again." When he touched Laili's clothes they caught fire, and
she and he became young again. And there were great feasts, and they
were married, and travelled to the Phalana country to see her father
and mother.

Now Laili's father and mother had wept so much for their daughter
that they had become quite blind, and her father kept always
repeating, "Laili, Laili, Laili." When Laili saw their blindness, she
prayed to God to restore their sight to them, which he did. As soon as
the father and mother saw Laili, they hugged her and kissed her, and
then they had the wedding all over again amid great rejoicings. Prince
Majnun and Laili stayed with Munsuk Raja and his wife for three years,
and then they returned to King Dantal, and lived happily for some time
with him.

They used to go out hunting, and they often went from country to
country to eat the air and amuse themselves.

One day Prince Majnun said to Laili, "Let us go through this jungle."
"No, no," said Laili; "if we go through this jungle, some harm will
happen to me." But Prince Majnun laughed, and went into the jungle.
And as they were going through it, God thought, "I should like to know
how much Prince Majnun loves his wife. Would he be very sorry if she
died? And would he marry another wife? I will see." So he sent one of
his angels in the form of a fakir into the jungle; and the angel went
up to Laili, and threw some powder in her face, and instantly she fell
to the ground a heap of ashes.

Prince Majnun was in great sorrow and grief when he saw his dear Laili
turn into a little heap of ashes; and he went straight home to his
father, and for a long, l