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of breath； she snatched the tabor from Abdallah with her
left hand； and； holding the dagger in her right hand； held
out the tabor to her master。 Ali Baba and his son put a
piece of gold into it； and Cogia Hassan； seeing that she
was coming to him； pulled out his purse to make her a
present； but while he was putting his hand into it
Morgiana plunged the dagger into his heart。
〃Unhappy girl！〃 cried Ali Baba and his son； 〃what have
you done to ruin us？〃
〃It was to preserve you； master； not to ruin you；〃
answered Morgiana。 〃See here；〃 opening the false
merchant's garment and showing the dagger； 〃see what an
enemy you have entertained！ Remember； he would eat
no salt with you； and what more would you have？ Look
at him！ he is both the false oil merchant and the Captain
of the Forty Thieves。〃
Ali Baba was so grateful to Morgiana for thus saving
his life that he offered her to his son in marriage； who
readily consented； and a few days after the wedding was
celebrated with greatest splendor。
At the end of a year Ali Baba； hearing nothing of the
two remaining robbers； judged they were dead； and set
out to the cave。 The door opened on his saying： 〃Open
Sesame！〃 He went in； and saw that nobody had been
there since the Captain left it。 He brought away as much
gold as he could carry； and returned to town。 He told
his son the secret of the cave； which his son handed down
in his turn； so the children and grandchildren of Ali Baba
were rich to the end of their lives。＇1＇
＇1＇ Arabian Nights