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measure to her brother-in-law’s house without perceiving that a piece of gold was left sticking to the bottom of it.
“Fine doings, indeed!” cried Cassim‘s wife to her husband, after examining the measure, “your brother there, who pretends to be so very poor, is richer than you are, for he does not count his money, but measures it.
Cassim hearing these words, and seeing the piece of gold, grew as envious as his wife, and hastened to his brother, threatened to inform the Cadi of his wealth, if he ⟨did⟩ not confess to him how he came by it. ⟨Ali⟩ Baba, without hesitation, told him the ⟨history⟩ of the robbers, and the secret of the ⟨cave⟩, and offered him half his treasure; but the ⟨envious⟩ Cassim disdained so poor a sum, ⟨resolved⟩ to have fifty times more than that out ⟨of⟩ the robber’s cave.
⟨Accordingly⟩ he rose early the next morning, ⟨and⟩ set out with ten mules loaded with ⟨great⟩ chests. He found the rock easily ⟨enough⟩ by Ali Baba’s description; and having ⟨said⟩, Open Sesame, he gained admission ⟨into⟩ the cave; where he found more ⟨treasure⟩ than he even had expected to behold ⟨from⟩ his brother’s account of it.
