Tale

 1 Laili |                           Loving Laili~ONCE there was a king called
 2 Laili |          he had a daughter named Laili, who was very beautiful;
 3 Laili |     Khuda's command to her. When Laili woke she told her father
 4 Laili |         man I am to marry," said Laili. "Khuda has ordered me to
 5 Laili |          they were riding about, Laili came out on her horse to
 6 Laili |   calling me?" he asked. At this Laili looked at him, and the moment
 7 Laili |          will ask him tomorrow." Laili consented to wait, although
 8 Laili |     kingdom that night, and when Laili heard he was gone, she went
 9 Laili |         rivers to reach it." But Laili said she did not care; she
10 Laili |         him open, and out jumped Laili.~She was now very old. Twelve
11 Laili |             Pray to Khuda," said Laili, "to make us both young
12 Laili |        Khuda said to him, "Touch Laili's clothes and they will
13 Laili |          again." When he touched Laili's clothes they caught fire,
14 Laili |       her father and mother.~Now Laili's father and mother had
15 Laili |          kept always repeating, "Laili, Laili, Laili." When Laili
16 Laili |        always repeating, "Laili, Laili, Laili." When Laili saw
17 Laili |        repeating, "Laili, Laili, Laili." When Laili saw their blindness,
18 Laili |       Laili, Laili, Laili." When Laili saw their blindness, she
19 Laili |        the father and mother saw Laili, they hugged her and kissed
20 Laili |    rejoicings. Prince Majnun and Laili stayed with Munsuk Raja
21 Laili |        day Prince Majnun said to Laili, "Let us go through this
22 Laili |          jungle." "No, no," said Laili; "if we go through this
23 Laili |         and the angel went up to Laili, and threw some powder in
24 Laili |       grief when he saw his dear Laili turned into a little heap
25 Laili |         again. "I will only have Laili for my wife; I will not
26 Laili |      Majnun.~" How can you marry Laili? Laili is dead. She will
27 Laili |         How can you marry Laili? Laili is dead. She will never
28 Laili |         Prince Majnun.~Meanwhile Laili was living in the jungle
29 Laili |         woman with 'them, and so Laili regained her human form,
30 Laili |     Khuda sent life into it. But Laili had become once more a hideous
31 Laili |       bed."~So the angel came to Laili again as a fakir and carried
32 Laili |        to regain her human form.~Laili stayed in the garden, hidden
33 Laili |      young again when he married Laili.~As Prince Majnun and the
34 Laili |       turned towards him and saw Laili walking behind the Wazir'
35 Laili |          it is going to eat us." Laili looked at him beseechingly
36 Laili |       son; and as they ran away, Laili disappeared into the jungle.
37 Laili |    garden any more.~The next day Laili turned into a pretty little
38 Laili |         me; do not eat me!" Poor Laili answered, "Don't you know
39 Laili |          know me? I am your wife Laili, and I want to marry you.
40 Laili |         like you? how can you be Laili? I am sure you are a Rakshas
41 Laili |        again, I will marry you."~Laili said, "Oh, that is quite
42 Laili |          all on." In the morning Laili took her little dog's form
43 Laili |          King Dantal; "remember, Laili will be naked; you must
44 Laili |          had cut it, out stepped Laili, young and far more beautiful
45 Laili | backwards fainting on the floor.~Laili took off his turban and
46 Laili |        and he sat up again.~Then Laili said, "Why did you faint?
47 Laili |      faint? Did you not see I am Laili?"~"Oh!" said Prince Majnun, "
48 Laili |    Prince Majnun, "I see you are Laili come back to me, but your
49 Laili |      said Majnun.~"No, no," said Laili; "it belongs to a bad Raja,
50 Laili |          in, and in spite of all Laili could say, he got off the
51 Laili |          looking at the flowers, Laili saw Chumman Basa coming
52 Laili |          get away."~"Well," said Laili, "it is better that you
53 Laili |       prince's head at one blow.~Laili sat quite still on her horse,
54 Laili |     answered.~"You cannot," said Laili.~"Yes, I can," said the
55 Laili |       Raja.~"Take me then," said Laili to Chumman Basa; so he came
56 Laili |          such a length! and then Laili made a great sweep with
57 Laili |          head at one touch.~Then Laili slipped down off her horse,
58 Laili |          the Raja's dead body by Laili's horse.~"What's that?"
59 Laili |        Majnun.~"I did," answered Laili, "and it was I who brought
60 Laili |          said Majnun.~"No," said Laili, "for. he is a wicked man,
61 Laili |       take care of myself," said Laili; "but this man is so wicked,
62 Laili |      long way off and waited for Laili. Then she set the wicked
63 Laili |           And he made so much of Laili. He loved her dearly; he
64 Laili |    Majnun to go out of them, nor Laili; "for," said King Dantal, "
65 Laili |         for," said King Dantal, "Laili is so beautiful, that perhaps
66 StNote|      back to India.~VIII. LOVING LAILI~Source. - Miss Stokes, Indian
67 StNote|          pp. 73 - 84. Majnun and Laili are conventional names for