ABSTRACT
One day, the house ran out of corn and the old man bade his son follow him to the market to fetch a new supply. But when they had got to the end of the road, he discovered that he had left his slippers behind, which he used to carry slung across his shoulders; so he told his son to run back and fetch them. The sly child returned breathless to the two girls, who were watching the departure from the terrace. 'What have you been sent back for?' they asked, and he replied: 'To come up and embrace you as much as I like.' 'Vile little dog,' they cried, 'you know that you are lying!' 'I am telling the truth,' said he. 'I will prove it if you like.' With that he shouted at the top of his voice: 'Father, father! One, or both? One, or both?' 'Both, you wanton, both, and may Allah curse you!' came the far away answer.
