the sixth door.’  Then do thou go up to the door and say, ’O Isa, tell Musa to open the door’; whereupon the door will fly open and thou wilt see two dragons, one on the left hand and another on the right, which will open their mouths and fly at thee, both at once.  Do thou put forth to them both hands and they will bite each a hand and fall down dead; but an thou resist them, they will slay thee.  Then go on to the seventh door and knock, whereupon there will come forth to thee thy mother and say, ‘Welcome, O my son!  Come, that I may greet thee!’ But do thou reply, ‘Hold off from me and doff thy dress.’  And she will make answer, ’O my son, I am thy mother and I have a claim upon thee for suckling thee and for rearing thee:  how then wouldst thou strip me naked?’ Then do thou say, ’Except thou put off thy clothes, I will kill thee!’ and look to thy right where thou wilt see a sword hanging up.  Take it and draw it upon her, saying, ‘Strip!’ where upon she will wheedle thee and humble herself to thee; but have thou no ruth on her nor be beguiled, and as often as she putteth off aught, say to her, ‘Off with the rave’; nor do thou cease to threaten her with death, till she doff all that is upon her and fall down, whereupon the enchantment will be dissolved and the charms undone, and thou wilt be safe as to thy life.  Then enter the hall of the treasure, where thou wilt see the gold lying in heaps; but pay no heed to aught thereof, but look to a closet at the upper end of the hall, where thou wilt see a curtain drawn.  Draw back the curtain and thou wilt descry the enchanter, Al-Shamardal, lying upon a couch of gold, with something at his head round and shining like the moon, which is the celestial planisphere.  He is baldrick’d with the sword[FN#278]; his finger is the ring and about his neck hangs a chain, to which hangs the Kohl phial.  Bring me the four talismans, and beware lest thou forget aught of that which I have told thee, or thou wilt repent and there will be fear for thee.”  And he repeated his directions a second and a third and a fourth time, till Judar said, “I have them by heart:  but who may face all these enchantments that thou namest and endure against these mighty terrors?” Replied the Moor, “O Judar, fear not, for they are semblances without life;” and he went on to hearten him, till he said, “I put my trust in Allah.”  Then Abd al-Samad threw perfumes on the chafing dish, and addressed himself to reciting conjurations for a time when, behold, the water disappeared and uncovered the river bed and discovered the door of the treasure, whereupon Judar went down to the door and knocked.  Therewith he heard a voice saying, “Who knocketh at the door of the treasure, unknowing how to solve the secrets?” Quoth he, “I am Judar son of Omar;” whereupon the door opened and there came forth a figure with a drawn sword, who said to him, “Stretch forth thy neck.”  So he stretched forth his neck and the species smote him and fell down, lifeless.  Then he went on