I appeased her wrath, and in a moment she transported me from
the island where we were to the roof of my house, and she
disappeared a moment afterwards. I went down, and opened the doors,
and dug up the three thousand sequins which I had buried. I went
to the place where my shop was, opened it, and received from my
fellow-merchants congratulations on my return. When I went home,
I saw two black dogs who came to meet me with sorrowful faces.
I was much astonished, but the fairy who reappeared said to me,

"Do not be surprised to see these dogs; they are your two brothers.
I have condemned them to remain for ten years in these shapes."
Then having told me where I could hear news of her, she vanished.

The ten years are nearly passed, and I am on the road to find her.
As in passing I met this merchant and the old man with the hind,
I stayed with them.

This is my history, O prince of genii! Do you not think it
is a most marvellous one?

"Yes, indeed," replied the genius, "and I will give up to you
the third of the merchant's punishment."

Then the third old man made the genius the same request as the
other two had done, and the genius promised him the last third
of the merchant's punishment if his story surpassed both the others.

So he told his story to the genius, but I cannot tell you what it was,
as I do not know.