The Detroit times., 1908-07-29
Farizade, Smile of the Rose

Throw tulS DclOTc you duu IL Will ioii
and you viii follow until IL stops. then
tie your horse to this ball and ascend
the mountain OF which you see the
summit from here.
"On all sides You will see black
stones and you will hear voices which
are not the voices OF the earth. They
will be words which will freeze the
blood in your veins. But by no means
listen. because IL you turn your head
while they are calling you. you will
be changed to one OF these stones,
but IL resisting these calls, you arrive
at the summit, you will find the speak
Ing bird. the singing tree and the
golden water"
Faride jumped on his horss. and
with all his force he threw before him
the ball and the ball rolled before
him until il came TO the mountain and
then stopped.
Faride descended from his horse
and commenced 10 ascend the noun
tain.
At first he heard nothing, but rs he
proceeded he saw blocks OF stones
which represented human figures pet
rified. and suddenly from the rocks
cry was heard, and this cry was
followed from right 10 left with other
voices OF the invisible.
One demanded to know what he
wanted there: another said. kill him,
and throw him down the mountain.
But Faride did not allow himself 10
be frightened by these voices until
at length so frightful an uproar was
raised, now on his right. now on his
, left, and in front OF him and behind
him, that he became frightened and
forgetting the advice OF the old man.
he turned his head and was imme-
diately turned into a block OF stone.
At the foot OF the mountain. the same
thing. happened to his horse and the
ball OF red granite returned 10 the
old man.
That day Farizade. according 10
her custom, looked at the knife which
she carried. and although SO brilliant
the day before, it was now furnished
and rusty and she knew that great
misfortune had happened TO her bro
Their.
Farizade blamed herself greatly for
having permitted her brother TO go
in search of these strange things but
her brother Farouz attempted to- con-
sole her by announcing his purpose To
go In search OF his brother and release
him from captivity. Refusing 10 be
dissuaded from this purpose, he gave
his sister a string OF pearls, telling
her that IL they changed their color
she would know that the same fate
had befallen him. he started on his
journey.
On the twentieth day he found the
same old man, seated In the same
place, who told Farouz what had hap
pened to his brother and warned him
OF the dangers that would beset him.
FarouZ attempted to ascend the
mountain but suddenly hearing the
voice OF his brother, he turned and
was likewise turned into stone.
In her palace. Farlde watched the
string of pearls and saw that one
after the other they lost their color,
and she cried:
"Oh, my brothers, devoted to my
caprices. will join YOU"
And forgetting her sorrows. without
delay she disguised herself as a
young man and departed on the road
to- the mountain.
On the twentieth day she met the
old man who told her the fate which
had befallen her brothers. He told
her that she had not been deceived
as to the three Incompatible things,
but she had not been informed OF the
dangers which surrounded them.
Seeing that Farizade was determin-
ed 10 attemt to release her brothers,
the old man said TO her:
Here, oh. daughter. Is the ball OF
granite which will conduct you, but
YOU cannot deliver your brothers un-
| I'll you have become mistress of the
three morvels. and because you wish
TO expose your life for the love OF
your brothers and not because you
desire to acquire these wonders | Will
protect you against the Ncall OF the
invisible voices"
And as he gave her the ball OF gran
lite he also gave her two pieces or cot
| ton with which to fill her ears.
And so IL was that Farizade passed
safely through the horrible noises
| mat beset her on all sides and reached
the summit and silence rested on the
mountain.
the voice Of the speaking bird was
heard. saying TFarizade, | am your
/ slave"
And Farizade delighted. forgot her
sorrows and asked the singing bird
where she could find the singing tree
and the bird told her. and that II
would be sufficient to plant the small
Lcst branch I'm order to grow beauti.
J mi tree like that which she saw. and
/ Farizadc went towards the tree and
hearing the leaves sing she knew she
was in the presence, OF the singing
/ tree. the golden water and also the
singing bird.
And Farizade took crystal urn
end allied II with the golden water.