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kill the third, not to disappoint the fourth and to flee from fifth thing he saw.
The wise man obeyed the vision and walked for some distance outside the
city walls, and the first thing he saw was a huge black mountain. He was awe
struck and said to himself, "I have been commanded to eat this black
mountain, how can I do this, but I must obey the command!" As he journeyed
toward the mountain, the mountain grew smaller and smaller. When at last he
reached it, it had shrunk to become just bite-size, so he ate it and it tasted as
sweet as honey. After he had finished eating it he thanked Allah and
continued on his journey.
The next thing he saw was a golden basin, so he dug a hole, buried it and
started to walk away. Then he looked back and saw the basin had risen up on
top of the ground and he thought to himself, "This is very strange", so he went
back and buried it again, and this happened seven times.
Then a bird flew down to him and said, "O wise man, save me!" So he hid it
under his cloak.
The wise man obeyed the vision and walked for some distance outside the
city walls, and the first thing he saw was a huge black mountain. He was awe
struck and said to himself, "I have been commanded to eat this black
mountain, how can I do this, but I must obey the command!" As he journeyed
toward the mountain, the mountain grew smaller and smaller. When at last he
reached it, it had shrunk to become just bite-size, so he ate it and it tasted as
sweet as honey. After he had finished eating it he thanked Allah and
continued on his journey.
The next thing he saw was a golden basin, so he dug a hole, buried it and
started to walk away. Then he looked back and saw the basin had risen up on
top of the ground and he thought to himself, "This is very strange", so he went
back and buried it again, and this happened seven times.
Then a bird flew down to him and said, "O wise man, save me!" So he hid it
under his cloak.