would rather advise you,” said he, “to make the King a present and to send with it the most beautiful maiden in your palace.  But give her poison secretly, and instruct her to poison the King when she is alone with him.  If he is once dead, his army will retire without a battle.”  The King adopted this advice, and prepared rich presents, and summoned a beautiful girl, whose artfulness and malice were well known.  Her name was Kamrya (Moonlight).  The King said to her, “I have resolved to send you as a present, for a secret object.  I will give you poison, and when you are alone with the Prince to whom I will send you, drop it into his cup, and let him take it.  As soon as he is dead, his army will leave us in peace.”  “Very well, my master,” replied the girl, “I will accomplish your wish.”  He then sent her with the other presents and a letter to the city of Zul Yezn.  But the Wazir Ar-Ryf had scarcely left the King’s presence when he wrote a letter, and commanded a slave to carry it to Zul Yezn.  “If you can give it to him before the arrival of the slave-girl,” added he, “I will give you your freedom.”  The slave made all possible haste to the Arab King, but yet the presents arrived before him.  A chamberlain went to the King and informed him that a messenger had arrived at the gate with presents from the King of Abyssinia, and requested permission to enter.  Zul Yezn immediately ordered that he should be admitted, and the presents and the maiden were at once delivered to him.  When he saw her, he was astonished at her beauty, and was greatly delighted.  He immediately ordered her to be conveyed to his palace, and was very soon overcome with love for her.  He was just about to dissolve the assembly to visit Kamrya, when the Wazir Yottreb detained him, saying, “Delay a while, O King, for I fear there is some treachery hidden behind this present.  The Abyssinians hate the Arabs exceedingly, but are unwilling to make war with them, lest the threat of Noah should be fulfilled.  It happened one day that Noah was sleeping when intoxicated with wine, and the wind uncovered him.  His son Ham laughed, and did not cover him; but his other son Seth (sic) came forward, and covered him up.  When Noah awoke, he exclaimed to Ham, ‘May God blacken thy face!’ But to Seth he said, ’May God make the posterity of thy brother the servants of thine until the day of Resurrection!’ This is the threat which they dread as the posterity of Ham.”  While the King was still conversing with his Wazir, the Chamberlain announced the arrival of a messenger with a letter.  He was immediately admitted, and delivered the letter, which was read by the Wazir Yottreb.  Ar-Ryf had written, “Be on your guard against Kamrya, O King, for she hath poison with her, and is ordered to kill you when she is alone with you.”  The King now began loudly to praise the acuteness of his Wazir, and went immediately to Kamrya with his drawn sword.  When he entered, she rose and kissed the ground, but he exclaimed,