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Excerpt from Ali Baba: Or, the Forty Thieves
N a town of Persia lived two brothers, sons of a poor man one named Cas sim, the other Ali Baba. Cassim; the' elder, married a Wife with a conside rable fortune, and lived at his ease; f Ali Baba was'as poor f; they dwelt in a mean-cot e suburbs, and he maintained his family by cutting Wood. Ali Baba was in the forest preparing to load his 'asses with the faggots he had but, when he saw a troop of horsemen ap proaching. As he had often heard of robbers who infested that forest, he haistly climbed a large thick tree, which stood near the foot of a rock, and hid himself among the branches. The horsemen soon galloped Up to the rock, where they all dismounted. Ali Baba counted forty of them each took a load ed portmanteau from his horse, and turning to the rock, said Open Sesame: inimediately a door opened the robbers passed in, when the door shut of itself. In a short time the door opened again, and the rub bers, came out, followed by their captain, who said, Shut Sesame. The door instantly closed the troop mounted their horses, and were presently out of sight. Ali Baba seeing the robbers did not re turn, ventured down; and approac'hing the rock said, Open Sesame. Immediately the door flew o. Pen and Ali Baba beheld a Spacious cavern, very light, filled with all sorts of pros isions, merchandise, rich stuffs, and heaps of gold and silver coin. He brought his asses took as many bags of gold coin as they could carry. 'covered them with loose fag gots of wood; carried the bags home and spread the gold coin on the floor.
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