The _mym_ precedes, then comes the written _ha_.
The _mym_ and _dal_ complete the round and make
It comprehensible to him who reads
Mahomet. May God pardon me this work
So frivolous, and also all my faults
And errors. I place confidence in him,
Creator of all men, with pardon free
For all our sins, and in his mercy trust,
Because he giveth it to him who seeks.
The country girl and city girl appeared
Before the judge, demanding sentence just.
In fierce invectives for a while they joined,
But after all I left them reconciled.
POPULAR TALES OF THE BERBERS
[_Translated by Rene Basset and Chauncey C. Starkweather_]
STORIES OF ANIMALS
THE TURTLE, THE FROG, AND THE SERPENT
Once upon a time the turtle married a frog. One day they quarrelled. The
frog escaped and withdrew into a hole. The turtle was troubled and stood in
front of his door very much worried. In those days the animals spoke. The
griffin came by that way and said: "What is the matter with you? You look
worried this morning."
"Nothing ails me," answered the turtle, "except that the frog has left me.
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