--- title: Opening, part 5 — The Arabian Nights Entertainments · full text with trees · page 2 description: Opening, part 5, «The Arabian Nights Entertainments» by Andrew Lang: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: The vizir took them himself to the cook, saying, "Here are four fish that have been brought to the Sultan. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Arabian Nights Entertainments](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/) / Opening, part 5 # Opening, part 5 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/101/) — "Tell me," he cried, "where is this wicked woman, and where is the miserable object of her affection, whom she just manages to keep alive?" - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/102/) — "Where she lives I do not know," answered the unhappy prince, "but she goes every day at sunrise to see if the slave can yet speak to her, after she has beaten me." - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/103/) — "Unfortunate king," said the Sultan, "I will do what I can to avenge you." - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/104/) — So he consulted with the young king over the best way to bring this about, and they agreed their plan should be put in effect the next day. - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/105/) — The Sultan then rested, and the young king gave himself up to happy hopes of release. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/106/) — The next day the Sultan arose, and then went to the palace in the garden where the black slave was. - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/107/) — He drew his sword and destroyed the little life that remained in him, and then threw the body down a well. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/108/) — He then lay down on the couch where the slave had been, and waited for the enchantress. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/109/) — She went first to the young king, whom she beat with a hundred blows. - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/110/) — Then she came to the room where she thought her wounded slave was, but where the Sultan really lay. - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/111/) — She came near his couch and said, "Are you better to-day, my dear slave? - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/112/) — Speak but one word to me." - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/113/) — "How can I be better," answered the Sultan, imitating the language of the Ethiopians, "when I can never sleep for the cries and groans of your husband?" - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/114/) — "What joy to hear you speak!" answered the queen. " - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/115/) — Do you wish him to regain his proper shape?" - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/116/) — "Yes," said the Sultan; "hasten to set him at liberty, so that I may no longer hear his cries." - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/117/) — The queen at once went out and took a cup of water, and said over it some words that made it boil as if it were on the fire. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/118/) — Then she threw it over the prince, who at once regained his own form. - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/119/) — He was filled with joy, but the enchantress said, "Hasten away from this place and never come back, lest I kill you." - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/120/) — So he hid himself to see the end of the Sultan's plan. - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/121/) — The enchantress went back to the Palace of Tears and said, "Now I have done what you wished." - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/122/) — "What you have done," said the Sultan, "is not enough to cure me. - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/123/) — Every day at midnight all the people whom you have changed into fish lift their heads out of the lake and cry for vengeance. - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/124/) — Go quickly, and give them their proper shape." - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/125/) — The enchantress hurried away and said some words over the lake. - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/126/) — The fish then became men, women, and children, and the houses and shops were once more filled. - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/127/) — The Sultan's suite, who had encamped by the lake, were not a little astonished to see themselves in the middle of a large and beautiful town. - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/128/) — As soon as she had disenchanted it the queen went back to the palace. - [129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/129/) — "Are you quite well now?" she said. - [130](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/130/) — "Come near," said the Sultan. " - [131](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/131/) — Nearer still." - [132](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/132/) — She obeyed. - [133](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/133/) — Then he sprang up, and with one blow of his sword he cut her in two. - [134](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/134/) — Then he went and found the prince. - [135](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/135/) — "Rejoice," he said, "your cruel enemy is dead." - [136](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/136/) — The prince thanked him again and again. - [137](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/137/) — "And now," said the Sultan. " - [138](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/138/) — I will go back to my capital, which I am glad to find is so near yours." - [139](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/139/) — "So near mine!" said the King of the Black Isles. - [140](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/140/) — "Do you know it is a whole year's journey from here? - [141](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/141/) — You came here in a few hours because it was enchanted. - [142](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/142/) — But I will accompany you on your journey." - [143](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/143/) — "It will give me much pleasure if you will escort me," said the Sultan, "and as I have no children, I will make you my heir." - [144](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg128/5/144/) — The Sultan and the prince set out together, the Sultan laden with rich presents from the King of the Black Isles. 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