THE STORY OF THE HUNCHBACK WITH THE TAILOR, THE JEW, THE CHRISTIAN, AND THE BARBER OF BAGHDAD
The Steward's Narrative, Part 3.
ON THE ELEVENTH NIGHT
Sheherazade said:
I stayed there for ten days, during which I did not know what had become of the young girl. And, for my meals, it was other young servants who brought me lunch and dinner and served me.
At the end of the lapse of time necessary for the preparations for the marriage, Sett-Zobéida begged the emir of the Believers to grant him permission to marry her servant; and he permitted her and gave her maid ten thousand dinars of gold. Then Sett-Zobéida sent for the kadi and the witnesses, who wrote the marriage contract. Then, that finished, we started the party. Sweets of all kinds and customary dishes were prepared, and we ate and drank, and dishes were distributed on plates to the whole town. And they made the feast last ten whole days. Only then did the young woman enter the hammam to prepare her for me according to custom.
Meanwhile, the tablecloth was laid out for me and my guests, and exquisite dishes were brought; and among other things, there was, in the midst of roast chickens, pastries of all kinds, delicious stuffings and sweets flavored with musk and rose water, a dish of kabsa capable of driving mad the wisest and calmest man! And me, barely sitting in front of the tablecloth, by Allah! I couldn't help but rush to this kabsa and gorge myself on it. Then I wiped my hands but forgot to wash them...
After that, I got up and lay quietly until nightfall. Then the torches were lighted, and the singers and the players of the instruments were brought in; and we began, on several occasions, to dress the new bride and each time in a different way; and each time, at each turn, each guest put a gold coin in the tray which was passed around according to custom. And the palace was completely filled with a crowd of guests, and it continued this way until the end. So I went into the reserved room, and they brought the new bride to me, and the servants stripped her of all her clothes and went out.
When I saw her like this completely naked and we were both alone on our bed, I took her in my arms and I did not believe, in my joy, that I really possessed her. But, at that very moment, she smelled the smell of my hand with which I had eaten the kabsa, and when she smelled this smell, she uttered a loud cry! And immediately came running towards us from all sides the servants, while I was all trembling with emotion and hardly knew what the reason for all this was. And the servants said: “O our sister, what is happening to you?" She said to them: “Oh! quickly get rid of this stupid man who I had thought was a man of good manners!" And I said to her: “And what did you notice of my stupidity or my madness?" She said: “You fool! Why did you eat kabsa and then wash your hands? And I, now, by Allah, do not want you anymore, because of your lack of judgment and your evil and criminal action!" At these words, she seized a whip that was near her and fell on my back with great blows, as well as on my buttocks, and so hard and for so long that by dint of receiving blows, I lost all consciousness. Then she stopped and said to the others: "Take him and take him to the governor of the city so that he can cut off the hand he used to eat the kabsa, this hand that he didn't wash!" But I came to myself when I heard these words and I cried out: "There is no recourse and no strength but in Allah the Almighty! Is it because I ate kabsa without washing my hand that this hand should be cut off? Have we ever seen such a thing?" Then the servants began to intercede for me with her and said to her: “O our sister, do not chastise him this time for his action! Please forgive him!" So she said: "Well, I won't have his hand cut off this time; but I still have to cut something from between its extremities!" Then she went out and left me alone.
And as for me, I remained thus alone for ten days without seeing her. But at the end of these ten days, she came to find me and said: “O you with your face full of black! I am therefore so little in your eyes that you have eaten kabsa without washing your hands!" Then she cried out to her servants and said to them: "Bind his arms and legs!" Then they bound my arms and legs, and she took a sharp-edged razor and cut off both thumbs from my hands and two thumbs from my feet. And that is why, O all of you, you see me like this, without thumbs on my hands or on my feet.
As for me, I fainted. Then she sprinkled my wounds with a powder of aromatic root, and immediately my blood ceased to flow. And that's when I say in my soul, and then out loud: "Never again will I eat kabsa without washing my hands forty times with potash, forty times with soda, and forty times with soap! With these words, she made me take an oath for this promise that I had just made, namely to never eat kabsa again without doing exactly what I had just said.
So when you all assembled here urged me to eat some kabsa which is on this tablecloth, I changed color and my complexion turned yellow, and I said to myself: " Here is this kabsa cause of the loss of my thumbs!" And when you absolutely forced me to eat it, I was bound by my oath to do what I did!”
Then I, O King of Ages, continued the steward who was telling the story, said to the young merchant of Baghdad, while all those present listened: “But what happened to you afterward with your wife?" He said:
“When I had taken the oath before her, her heart calmed down towards me and she finally forgave me. And so I took her and slept with her. And we remained thus for a long time united in this state. At the end of this time, she said to me: “You must know that no one at the court of the caliph learned what happened between me and you! No one but you has ever been able to break into this palace. And, if you entered here, it is only thanks to the good care of Sett Zobéida!" Then she handed me fifty thousand gold dinars and said to me: "Take all this sum and go and buy, for the two of us, a beautiful and vast residence, that we may live there together."
So I went out and bought a beautiful, spacious house. Then I transported there all the wealth of my wife, all the gifts that had been made to her, the precious objects, the beautiful fabrics and the beautiful furniture and all the beautiful things. And I put all that in this house that I had thus bought. And we lived there together very happily.
But after a year, by the will of Allah, my wife died; and so I took no other wife, and wanted to travel. I then left Baghdad, after having sold all my possessions; I took all my money and started traveling until I got to this city."
And such is, O king of this time, continued the steward, the story which the young merchant of Baghdad told me! So all of us who were guests of this house continued to eat; then we left.
And it was when I was out that this adventure happened to me, during the night, with the hunchback.
And such is my story! And I'm sure it's even more amazing than the one that happened to us with the hunchback! Ouassalam!"
Then the King of China said: 'You are mistaken! This is not at all more wonderful than the adventure of the hunchback, on the contrary, the adventure of the hunchback is much more astonishing than all that! Also, there is no hesitation, I will have you all crucified, to the last!"
At this point in her narration, Sheherazade saw the morning appear and quietly fell silent.
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Great. At once I realized that she likes him alot and he also love her very much but when at the point she cuts off his thumbs is very weird.
I think if we love someone, we have to love his all things either good or bad. Its a feelings and emotions. At first everything is going well but when he eat a dish, kabsa I think he can never forget this till the end.
Customs of a palace are quite weird because today we are living in modern age where we have modern customs. I just mean to say like presenting dishes and drinks, having fragrances, etc.
When the point came where she ordered to cut off his hand , this is a very weird point and I felt sad for him that he loves her so much. I do not have any idea that she will be such awful. She was an innocent girl at first view but know I personally don't like her but he was a true lover. Waiting for the next.
I never expected this turn in the story, Everything was going well and Sultan also got agreed to the marriage of her servant and this young merchant, I am totally amazed by the preparation that the Zubaida did for her maid.
They married her like they are marrying one of their children, they gave them a huge amount of money, also a great reception, Also they were given a chance to live in the palace for their first night, and also Zubaida has given them 50k Dinar to buy a new house and live happily.
All of a sudden this misfortune happens and the Beautiful lady got bazzard by the love of her life and is ordered to cut the hands of his husband.
the only mistake he did was he didn't wash his hands after eating kabsa, There must be a reason for her to order to cut the hands of his husband, but I think there should not be a serious punishment like this, This is really a very tiny mistake, I fully agree that this is against the manners.
He should have washed his hands after eating the kabsa, because he was about to meet with the love of her life, and they both were going to spend the best night of their life.
I'm still shocked to know that she cut her thumbs, that's so cruel of her. But gladly she accepted his apology and after that, they started to live happily in their new home. there were some good and bad things in today's episode, overall it was a good episode.
The way we got into the story yesterday that you have to wash your hands ten times before eating this dish, it turned out that this is something very special.
From the way we saw these two were happily in love with each other and wanted to spend the rest of their lives with each other and they were supported by the king and from the way we saw them got lots of gifts and money with which they bought a new house and were thinking of living happily ever after but then left a very unhappy incident in the middle.
The girl who was was very serious about the food and she liked it very much and as we have seen that the boy did not touch his hand after eating the food so much that he punished her. The thumb have been cut. In my opinion, this is a great abuse of the boy because such a big punishment cannot be meted out.
As we all know that when love is done, everything is justified in it, so we saw that when the boy apologized, the girl forgave him and they bought a new house. Both of them are living happily with this money. There is definitely something sad in the middle of the story, but after reading the end, the heart is happy.
Just at the best moment, when we thought things were going smoothly with the couples, this horrible incident occurred.
After the house, gold,and love that was offered to the young couple to enjoy their wonderful stay, we see a situation where the lady cuts off the hands of the one who she is meant to spend the rest of her life with.
All these simply because the groom didn't wash his hands before eating the kabsaa. I feel this is a really serious punishment for such a mistake.
This episode came along with mixed feelings: both good and bad.
Well, I guess it's the reality we see today. Nothing Is Guaranteed tomorrow
The butler continues telling the story of the merchant and how he lost the thumbs of his hands and feet.
And it is that the beloved of her with whom he married on the wedding night was horrified by the lack of cleanliness of the merchant, taking this as contempt for her. So I punish him by cutting off the thumbs of both his hands and feet. And he made him promise that before and after eating Kasba he would wash 120 times in three different ways if he wanted to be forgiven.
Even so, the king did not find this story extraordinary enough and he continues to threaten to execute everyone.
#posh
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What a twist!!!! I couldn't have guessed it was merely forgetting to wash his hands after eating the kabsa that caused him to lose his thumbs.
Here I was imagining the most dreadful things about him... Lol.
But I have been imagining the most dreadful things about the characters in this story so I blame myself for every turn of events that makes me lick my words
It's great the lady took her back after having made the promise. Seeing that he did do the washing for the total number of times he promised her, it's a good thing because he still cherished her and honored his promises to her even after she passed away
May her fictional soul rest in peace... Hehehehe.
Great story, sir.
I wonder whose story will save the lives of these men because it seems the Sultan isn't pleased with anyone so far
Let's see.