The Brown Fairy Book Andrew Lang Author
by Andrew Lang
2021-04-07 08:32:14
The Brown Fairy Book Andrew Lang Author
by Andrew Lang
2021-04-07 08:32:14
Once upon a time a great king of the East, named Saman-lāl-pōsh,[2] had three brave and clever sons-Tahmāsp, Qamās, and Almās-ruh-bakhsh.[3] One day, when the king was sitting in his hall of audience, his eldest son, Prince T...
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Once upon a time a great king of the East, named Saman-lāl-pōsh,[2] had three brave and clever sons-Tahmāsp, Qamās, and Almās-ruh-bakhsh.[3] One day, when the king was sitting in his hall of audience, his eldest son, Prince Tahmāsp, came before him, and after greeting his father with due respect, said: 'O my royal father! I am tired of the town; if you will give me leave, I will take my servants to-morrow and will go into the country and hunt on the hill-skirts; and when I have taken some game I will come back, at evening-prayer time.' His father consented, and sent with him some of his own trusted servants, and also hawks, and falcons, hunting dogs, cheetahs and leopards.
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