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stable belonging to his cottage, carried
the bags into his house, and spread the
gold coin out upon the floor before his wife.
His wife delighted with possessing, so
much money, wanted to count it, but
finding it would take up too much time,
she was resolved to measure it; and run-
ning to the house of Ali Baba's brother,
she entreated him to lend her a small mea-
sure.
Cassim's wife was very proud and very
envious: "I wonder" said she to herself,
“what sort of grain such poor people can
have to measure; but I am determined I
will find out what they are doing." So be-
fore she gave the measure, she artfully rub-
bed the bottom with some suet.
Away ran Ali Baba's wife, measured the
money, and having helped her husband to
bury it in the yard, she carried back the
measure to her brother-in-law's house, with
out 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 mea.
sures it.
Cassim hearing these words, and seeing
the piece of gold, grew as envious as his
