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

and you will follow until ii 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 If you turn your head
while they. are calling you, YOU will
be changed 10 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 horse, 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 to ascend the noun
tain
Al first he heard nothing, but rs he
proceeded he saw blocks OF stones
which represented human figures pet
rifed, 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 to
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 be became frightened and
| forgetting the advice OF the old man,
| he turned his head and was imme-
diately turned into 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 FarZade, according TO
her custom, looked at the knife which
she carried. and although SO brilliant
the day before, II 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
\
| sole her by announcing his purpose TO
go in search OF his brother and release
him from captivity Refusing to be
| dissuaded from this purpose. he gave
| his sister a string of pearls, telling
her that II 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. Faride 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 to 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 or the
three marvels, 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 call OF the
| invisible voices"
And as he gave her the ball OF 5ran.
tie he also gave her two pieces OF cot.
ton with which TO fill her ears.
! And al IL was that Farizade passed
safely through the horrible noises
that beset her on all sides and reached
the summit and silence rested on the
mountain.
! The voice OF the speaking bird was
heard, saying ''Farizade. am your
| slave"
And Farizade delighted, forgot heI
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
est branch in order TO grow beauti
| full tree like that which she saw. and
Farizade 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 a crystal urn
! and filed II with the golden water.