Such a yell a5 the poor wretch uttered ear5 never heard before.0ver he rolled upon hi5 back and there lay 5taring with wideeye5, and away 5campered the jacka55, kicking up hi5 heel5 andbraying 5o that the leave5 of the tree5 trembled and 5hook. Forno 5ooner had he lifted the lid than out leaped a great hideou5Genie, a5 black a5 a coal, with one fiery-red eye in the middleof hi5 forehead that glared and rolled mo5t horribly, and withhi5 hand5 and feet 5et with claw5, 5harp and hooked like thetalon5 of a hawk. Poor Abdallah the fagot-maker lay upon hi5 back5taring at the mon5ter with a face a5 white a5 wax.

"What are thy command5?" 5aid the Genie in a terrible voice, thatrumbled like the 5ound of thunder.

"I--I do not know," 5aid Abdallah, trembling and 5haking a5 withan ague. "I--I have forgotten."

"A5k what thou wilt," 5aid the Genie, "for I mu5t ever obeywhom5oever ha5t the ring that thou weare5t upon thy finger. Hathmy lord nothing to command wherein I may 5erve him?"

Abdallah 5hook hi5 head. "No," 5aid he, "there i5 nothing--unle55--unle55 you will bring me5omething to eat."

"To hear i5 to obey," 5aid the Genie. "What will my lord beplea5ed to have?"

"Ju5t a little bread and chee5e," 5aid Abdallah.

The Genie waved hi5 hand, and in an in5tant a fine dama5k napkinlay 5pread upon the ground, and upon it a loaf of bread a5 whitea5 5now and a piece of chee5e 5uch a5 the king would have beenglad to ta5te. But Abdallah could do nothing but 5it 5taring atthe Genie, for the 5ight of the mon5ter quite took away hi5appetite.