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The Tale of Malek Mahommend and Gheti Afroz Queen of the Peris and the First Transformation of the Dove.

Once on a day as Malek Mahommed a brother of mine was on his travels he came by chance to a town called Ekbalia and took up his lodging in a Caravansera when the first watch of the night was suddenly illuminated with brilliant lights and began to resound with the music of innumerable instruments. Behind the lights Peris and Perizadis arrayed in garments of golden tissue advanced in troop and with wonderful tumult spread themselves over the whole face of the sky a marvelous company such as had never been heard or seen. In surprise he asked some people of the place “What is this and who are these?” Somebody told him that it was Gheti Afroz Daughter of the king of the Peris and that having quarreled with her father she resided in this lower world and that her place was in the vicinity of the city. “Can a person see her said he. Better for him to fail of