ABSTRACT

And all at once they were back on land. “Now make the barrel open and release us.” “If I do, will you give me figs and raisins?” “Yes, my husband. Of course I will.” And in an instant they were outside the barrel. Now that they were free, they purchased a large palace and surrounded it

with a magnificent garden filled with every kind of delectable plant. Then they hired a guard to stand at the entrance and direct every passerby to read what was written above the portal:

You may look, but you must not touch! Take a pear or a bunch of grapes, and you lose your life!