catching a glimpse of a portrait of a girl falls in love with her; his search for her leads him to Bagdad, where he finds the painter of the portrait, who tells him that it is the portrait of the princess of Basrah; in Basrah he secures the aid of the tailor and the gardener of the princess; when he is discovered, the princess is frightened, but does not treat him unkindly; they fall in love with each other and she agrees to be abducted to Egypt, his father reconciles himself to the situation and they are joined in matrimony; cf. Van Ronkel 1909, pp. 329-30. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 68, no. 164.

The story of the ruler of Bagdad who had 100 concubines and whose six consorts died one after another of a broken heart because of his fondness for his concubines; thereupon he married a princess of Khopah who was able to win his heart; a son[ called Syarif Ismail, is born and an astrologer predicts his good fortune after a period of difficulties for the ruler and the country; the ruler of Malabari is told that his country will be subjugated by the son of the ruler of Bagdad; dressed as an astrologer he proceeds to Bagdad and succeeds in winning the confidence of the ruler; he predicts future disaster caused by the ruler’s son, so that the ruler decides to kill the child; he beats him wounding on the forehead; thanks to the plea of the ministers the prince’s life is saved, but his father abandons him in the jungle; the prince is found and raised by a Bedouin and his wife; he gets the name of Abu Zahid; the boy is intelligent and quickly learns the art of weaponry; he decides to visit his own parents; on the top of