ABSTRACT
Within a little while the monarch's fortune Grew bright. He went to hunt at dawn one day With wise Shápúr. The horsemen ranged around, And cleared the plain of game. A spacious seat Appeared afar with garth, park, hall, and palace. Shápúr rode on until he reached the village, And halted at the mansion of the chief. There was a pleasant garth inside the walls, A verdant spot, and when the youth went in He saw a maiden like the moon, who plied A wheel and bucket at a well. Now when She saw Shápúr she came and showered blessings :— " Be happy, smiles and joy be thine, and all Thy years unscathed ! Thy courser is athirst,
No doubt, and all the water in the village Is brackish, but in this well cold and sweet. With thy permission I will water him."
