He told him that he wished him to play at polo. Accordingly the
king mounted his horse and went into the place where he played.
There the physician approached him with the bat he had made, saying,
"Take this, sire, and strike the ball till you feel your hand and whole
body in a glow. When the remedy that is in the handle of the club
is warmed by your hand it will penetrate throughout your body.
The you must return to your palace, bathe, and go to sleep,
and when you awake to-morrow morning you will be cured."

The king took the club and urged his horse after the ball which he
had thrown. He struck it, and then it was hit back by the courtiers
who were playing with him. When he felt very hot he stopped playing,
and went back to the palace, went into the bath, and did all that
the physician had said. The next day when he arose he found,
to his great joy and astonishment, that he was completely cured.
When he entered his audience-chamber all his courtiers, who were
eager to see if the wonderful cure had been effected, were overwhelmed
with joy.

The physician Douban entered the hall and bowed low to the ground.
The king, seeing him, called him, made him sit by his side, and showed
him every mark of honour.

That evening he gave him a long and rich robe of state, and presented
him with two thousand sequins. The following day he continued
to load him with favours.

Now the king had a grand-vizir who was avaricious, and envious,
and a very bad man. He grew extremely jealous of the physician,