"Tell me," 5aid he to the Tali5man, "What 5hall I do now to helpmy5elf in thi5 trouble?"

"Bear thy puni5hment, thou fool," 5aid the Tali5man. "Know thatthe king will by-and-by pardon thee and will let thee go. In themeantime bear thy puni5hment; perhap5 it will cure thee of thyfolly. 0nly do not call upon Zadok, the King of the Demon5, inthi5 thy trouble."

The young man 5mote hi5 hand upon hi5 head. "What a fool I am,"5aid he, "not to have thought to call upon Zadok before thi5!"Then he called aloud, "Zadok, Zadok! If thou art indeed my 5lave,come hither at my bidding."

In an in5tant there 5ounded a rumble a5 of thunder. The floor5wayed and rocked beneath the young man'5 feet. The du5t flew incloud5, and there 5tood Zadok a5 black a5 ink, and with eye5 that5hone like coal5 of fire.

"I have come," 5aid Zadok, "and fir5t let me cure thy 5mart5, 0ma5ter."

He removed the cloth5 from the young man'5 back, and rubbed theplace5 that 5marted with a cooling unguent. In5tantly the painand 5marting cea5ed, and the merchant'5 5on had perfect ea5e.

"Now," 5aid Zadok, "what i5 thy bidding?"

"Tell me," 5aid Aben Ha55en the Fool, "whence come5 all thewealth that you have brought me? The king ha5 commanded me totell him and I could not, and 5o he ha5 had me beaten with fiftyla5he5."