Tale

  1 Laili |         an only son called Prince Majnun, who was a handsome boy
  2 Laili |        two fine young men, Prince Majnun said to his father, "Husain
  3 Laili |           some time before Prince Majnun came to her father's kingdom,
  4 Laili |           she should marry Prince Majnun and no one else, and that
  5 Laili |        time she began repeating, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun,"
  6 Laili |         began repeating, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun," and would
  7 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun," and would say nothing
  8 Laili |        her food she kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."
  9 Laili |         she kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun." Her father
 10 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun." Her father used to get
 11 Laili |      vexed with her. "Who is this Majnun? who ever heard of this
 12 Laili |            who ever heard of this Majnun?" he would say.~"He is the
 13 Laili |    ordered me to marry no one but Majnun." And she was half mad.~
 14 Laili |          was half mad.~Meanwhile, Majnun and Husain Mahamat came
 15 Laili |        the time she kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."
 16 Laili |         she kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun." The prince
 17 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun." The prince heard her,
 18 Laili |           sure that is the Prince Majnun that Khuda says I am to
 19 Laili |           I know he is the Prince Majnun I am to marry."~"Very well,
 20 Laili |           time she. kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun;"
 21 Laili |        she. kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun;" and so
 22 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun;" and so she wandered about
 23 Laili |           Why do you always say, 'Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun?"
 24 Laili |          you always say, 'Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun?" She answered, "
 25 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun?" She answered, "I am the
 26 Laili |         and I want to find Prince Majnun; tell me where his kingdom
 27 Laili |         care; she must see Prince Majnun. "Well," said the fakir, "
 28 Laili |        him to carry you to Prince Majnun's country, or you will never
 29 Laili |        the time she kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun!" At this the Rohu
 30 Laili |         she kept saying, "Majnun, Majnun!" At this the Rohu fish
 31 Laili |         on till he came to Prince Majnun's country. There he stopped.
 32 Laili |      about so, and keeps saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."~
 33 Laili |        and keeps saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."~The snake
 34 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."~The snake said, "Open
 35 Laili |         on and on till she got to Majnun's court-house, where King
 36 Laili |           court-house, where King Majnun was sitting. There some
 37 Laili |       some men heard her crying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun,"
 38 Laili |        heard her crying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun," and they
 39 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun," and they asked her what
 40 Laili |          she wanted. "I want King Majnun," she said.~So they went
 41 Laili |        went in and said to Prince Majnun, "An old woman outside says
 42 Laili |          looking for you." Prince Majnun said, "Very good."~"Pray
 43 Laili |          great rejoicings. Prince Majnun and Laili stayed with Munsuk
 44 Laili |        themselves.~One day Prince Majnun said to Laili, "Let us go
 45 Laili |         happen to me." But Prince Majnun laughed, and went into the
 46 Laili |           to know how much Prince Majnun loves his wife. Would he
 47 Laili |           a heap of ashes.~Prince Majnun was in great sorrow and
 48 Laili |         other woman," said Prince Majnun.~" How can you marry Laili?
 49 Laili |         wife at all?' said Prince Majnun.~Meanwhile Laili was living
 50 Laili |         heap of ashes. As soon as Majnun had gone, the fakir had
 51 Laili |          and she kept on saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."~
 52 Laili |          kept on saying, "Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."~At last
 53 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun."~At last the angel who
 54 Laili |         crying; crying for ever, 'Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun,'
 55 Laili |         crying for ever, 'Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun,' and eating
 56 Laili |            Majnun, Majnun; I want Majnun,' and eating and drinking
 57 Laili |         Let me take her to Prince Majnun." "Well," said Khuda, "you
 58 Laili |        that she must not speak to Majnun if he is afraid of her when
 59 Laili |           human shape when Prince Majnun loves her, feeds her with
 60 Laili |         you stay here till Prince Majnun comes to walk in the garden,
 61 Laili |           tall grass, till Prince Majnun and Husain Mahamat came
 62 Laili |      really only as old as Prince Majnun, looked a great deal older
 63 Laili |          married Laili.~As Prince Majnun and the Wazir's son walked
 64 Laili |        they did not cut it. While Majnun was busy eating a fruit
 65 Laili |          but this only frightened Majnun the more. "It is a Rakshas,
 66 Laili |           ran to King Dantal, and Majnun told him there was a Rakshas
 67 Laili |       King Dantal did not believe Majnun had seen anything at all,
 68 Laili |       frightened. However, Prince Majnun would not walk in the garden
 69 Laili |          the palace, where Prince Majnun soon became very fond of
 70 Laili |        catch his game, and Prince Majnun fed her with milk, or bread,
 71 Laili |        the garden; and now Prince Majnun was quite sure she was a
 72 Laili |          a little, dog any more." Majnun, however, said, "How can
 73 Laili |       place of the dog, crying; " Majnun, Majnun, I want to marry
 74 Laili |        the dog, crying; " Majnun, Majnun, I want to marry you. I
 75 Laili |       followed you." "Well," said Majnun, "if you can make yourself
 76 Laili | disappeared in the garden.~Prince Majnun told all this to his father,
 77 Laili |      fruit; go and gather it." So Majnun went back and broke the
 78 Laili |         be able to eat you."~Then Majnun took the fruit and began
 79 Laili |      sight of her extreme beauty, Majnun fell backwards fainting
 80 Laili |       said to him sadly, "Why has Majnun fallen down like this? Why
 81 Laili |       some water, and they bathed Majnun's face and gave him some
 82 Laili |         Laili?"~"Oh!" said Prince Majnun, "I see you are Laili come
 83 Laili |       passed very happily, Prince Majnun and his wife went out to
 84 Laili |          garden and see it," said Majnun.~"No, no," said Laili; "
 85 Laili |           a very wicked man." But Majnun insisted on going in, and
 86 Laili |         seize her. So she said to Majnun, "Come, come, let us go;
 87 Laili |              What nonsense!" said Majnun. "I believe be is a very
 88 Laili |       pleasant, so thought Prince Majnun; but when he was speaking
 89 Laili |           when he was speaking to Majnun, he drew his scimitar and
 90 Laili |        her horse, and she went to Majnun's dead body, and she cut
 91 Laili |    healing medicine. Then she put Majnun's head on his shoulders,
 92 Laili |           all over the wound, and Majnun woke up and said, What a
 93 Laili |        horse.~"What's that?" said Majnun.~"That is the wicked Raja
 94 Laili |            Who killed him?" asked Majnun.~"I did," answered Laili, "
 95 Laili |          know how to do so," said Majnun.~"No," said Laili, "for.
 96 Laili |          try to do you harm." But Majnun asked her for such a long
 97 Laili |           What will you do," said Majnun, "if I leave you? I cannot
 98 Laili |          if you are near him." So Majnun got up on the horse, and
 99 Laili |     Dantal's palace.~There Prince Majnun told everything to his father,
100 Laili |            and he would not allow Majnun to go out of them, nor Laili; "
101 StNote|         Fairy Tales, pp. 73 - 84. Majnun and Laili are conventional
102 StNote|           and blue eyes of Prince Majnun deserve attention. They