Arabian Nights: 237th Night: Jullanar of the Sea -8

The following night Shahrazad said:

When the king heard Jullanar's explanation of her hitherto silence, he was very much satisfied. Her future plan to bring her own kith and kin to take care of her delivery, the king found, reasonable and he said to her, "Do as you wish, and I will agree with whatever you do."

Now, Jullanar explained to the king the life in the sea. She said, "We walk in the sea and see daylight.  We see the Sun and sky, and the night and the Moon and the stars. In the sea there are creatures of all types, just as there are on land, and more.  The king marveled at what she said.

She took out a case of Javanese aloewood  from her pocket, opened it and took out from it a bead of the same wood.  She threw it into the fire, and whispered some words that the king could not understand. There arose a smoke, then it became a cloud of smoke.  She said to the king, "Rise and hide in a closet.  You can see my mother and brother together with my cousins, without making them aware of your presence."  The king hid in the closet, and watched the situation.

She began to perform some incantation.  The sea began to surge, and suddenly the water split into two, and a young man appeared in the rift.
He had sprouting moustaches, rosy cheeks and glittering teeth like shining gems.  A grey haired woman followed the youth.  Five young ladies who looked like five moons and resembling Jullanar appeared finally.  The king saw all of them ......

Morning overtook night, and Shahrazad lapsed into silence.

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