“Wall hi!  O certain person, there is now to be found nor sage nor leach, and all of them are preposterous pretenders and barkers of man’s intent.”  Quoth the other, “What may be these words?” and the former resumed, “By Allah, I have possessed the daughter of the Sultan and she is the dearling of my heart whom I love with dearest love; yet can none avail to unsorcel her of me.”  Quoth his companion, “And what would expel thee?” And quoth he, “Naught will oust me save a black cock or a sable chicken; and whenas one shall bring such and cut his throat under her feet of a Saturday,[FN#443] I shall not have power to approach the city wherein she dwelleth.”  “By Allah, O my brother,” said the other, “thou hast spoken sooth:  there is in this land nor wizard nor mediciner who knoweth aught and all of them are liars and contradictors who lay claim to science without aught of intelligence; indeed there is not one of them who knoweth of this tree (which adjoineth our well) that whoso shall take the leaves thereof and plaster them upon his eyes, even though he be born blind he will be gifted with sight and wax sound after two or three days by the kind permission of Allah Almighty.  Yet are the folk all heedless of such virtue in the tree.”  Now Mohsin remained listening to these words and pondering them as he stood supported by the side-wall of the well, and when it was the last third of the night, the Jinns which were conversing at the mouth took leave each of other.  And as soon as the day brake and the time waxed bright behold there came a Kafilah which passed by the pit seeking drink for themselves and water for their cattle.  Presently they let down a bucket by a cord and when Mohsin felt the rope he caught hold thereof, whereat the caravan people cried, “We take refuge with Allah from Satan the Stoned,” and said one to other, “Verily in this well is a Satan!” Mohsin heard their words and answered them and said, “Y ’llah[FN#444] Ho you, draw me out hence, for verily I am of mankind and not of Jinn-kind and being blind I fell yesterday into this hole.”  Cried they, “Catch tight hold of the cord,” and when he did so they drew him out and finding him weak from famine they gave him a somewhat of food and he ate and drank.  The caravan-folk on like guise drank from the well and watered their beasts; after which they would have led Mohsin away with them but he said, “O my brethren (whose weal Allah increase[FN#445] and whose grace may He reward!), I have a single want wherewith I fain ye would favour me!” Asked they, “And what may that be?” and he answered, “That ye direct me to the tree which adjoineth this well and lead me close thereto and God shall gar your good to grow!” Hereupon one hent him by the hand and after doing as he desired and setting him beside the tree returned to his own folk and the caravan loaded and left the place.  Presently Mohsin swarmed up the trunk; and, taking seat upon a branch of its branches, fell to cropping the leaves and patching