,butthatithe
”ktub,”therchantsaid,finally
”ean”
”youohavebeenboanarabtounderstand,”heansinyourlanguageitethinglikeitisten”
and,ashestheredthealsinthehookah,hetoldtheboythatheuldbegintosellteainthees,theresjustnooholdbacktheriver
thencliedthehill,andtheyiredheyreachedthetopbuttheretheysaalshopthatofferedrefreshingntteatheyintodrinkthetea,ifulcrystalglasses
”ecrystalheertainingguests
thatnight,andtheguestspressedbythebeautyoftheglassanrerkedthatteaoredeliciousaainedthe
thirdsaidthatitagical
powers
beforelong,theneanypeoplebegantoclithehilltoseetheshopthatwasdoingsothingneradethathershopshatservedteaincrystal,buttheyatthetopofahill,andtheyhadlittlebusinesseventually,therployeeshebegantoiortenorusquantitiesoftea,alongenandenhathirstforthings
new
and,inthatonthspassed
theboyaonthsandninedayssincehehadfirstsetfootontheafricanntinent
hedressedinhisarabianclothingofelinen,boughtespeciallyforthisdayheputhisheadclothinplaelskinwearinghisnehe
stairssilently
theacrystal
glassthenhesatinthesunfilleddoorokingthehookahheskedinsilence,thinkingofnothing,andlisteningtothesoundofthehatbroughtthescentofthedesertoke,hereachedintooneofhispockets,andsatthereforafeonts,regardinghehadhdrawn
itoneyenoughtobuyhielfahundredandtysheep,aretuticket,andaliportproductsfrofricaintohisory
heerchanttoaheshopthenthetofftohave
soretea
”ieavingtoday,”saidtheboy”ihavetheneyineedtobuysheepandyouhavetheneyyouneedtogotocca”
theoldnsaidnothing
”eyourblessing”askedtheboy”youhavehelped”thenntinuedtopreparehistea,sayingnothingthenhetuedtotheboy”iaroudofyou,”hesaid”youbroughtaneycrystalshopbutyouknonotgoingtogotoccajustasyouknohatyourenotgoingtobuyyoursheep””oldyouthat”askedtheboy,startled
”ktub”saidtheoldcrystalrchant
andhegavetheboyhisblessing
theboyandpackedhisbelongingstheyfilledthreesacksashewasleaving,hesa,hisoldshepherdspouchithought
ofitforalongtiashetookhisjaeoneinthestreet,thetandthui
itdetheboythinkoftheoldking,anditstartledhiorealizehohadbeensincehehadthoughtofhifoearlyayear,hehadbeenly,thinkingonlyofputtingasideenoughneysothatheuldretutospainhpride
”neverstopdreang,”theoldkinghadsaid”folloens”theboypickedupurindthuiand,onceagain,hadthestrangesensationthattheoldkingensetogo
ioingtogobacktodoingjustididbefore,theboythoughteventhoughthesheepdidntteachtospeakarabic
butthesheephadtaughthiothingevenreiortant:thatthereheworldthateveryoneunderstood,alanguagetheboyhadusedthroughoutthetithatheryingtoirovethingsattheshopit,ofthingsacplishedhloveandpurpose,andaspartofasearethingbelievedinanddesiredtangierwasnolongerastrangecity,andhefeltthat,justashehadnqueredthisplace,heuldnquertheworld”hing,alltheuniversenspirestohelpyouachieveit,”theoldkinghadsaidbuttheoldkinghadntsaidanythingaboutbeingrobbed,oraboutendlessdeserts,oraboutpeoplesarebutdonttheoldkinghadnttoldhihatthe
pyradsapileofstones,orthatanyoneuldbuildoneinhisbackyardandhehadforgottentontionthat,oneytobuyaflocklargerthantheoneyouhadbefore,youshouldbuyit
theboypickeduphispouchandputithhisotherthingshedohestairsandfoundtherchanterstheshop,drinkingtea
frooftheingfroherehe
stood,hesaethattheoldrchantshairuchlikethehairoftheoldkinghereeredthesleofthecandyseller,onhisfirstdayintangier,hingtoeatandnoilehadalsobeenliketheoldkingssle
itsalstasifhehadbeenhereandlefthisrk,hethoughtandyet,noneofthesepeoplehaseverttheoldkingontheotherhand,hesaidthathealohelpthoseryingtorealizetheirdestiny
helefterchanthedidnttocryhtheotherpeoplethereheisstheplaceandallthegoodthingshehadleaedheorenfidentinhielf,though,andfeltasthoughheuldnquertheworld”butioingbaself
hcertainty,buthehhisdecisionhehadireyeartokeadreatrue,andthatdreanutebynute,inglessiortantybebecausethat
erecca,andjustgo
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