"Very well, then," and the fairy disappeared, leaving at Abdallah's feet a sack and a stick.
Overcome and delighted by his good fortune, the young man hastened to test the powers that had been conferred on him by these gifts. As he was feeling very hungry Abdallah said:
"Let a dozen roasted partridges get into my sack," and in an instant he found a dozen well-cooked partridges in his sack.
To eat without drinking was a very unusual thing in that country, so, presently, Abdallah cried out:
"A bottle of wine in my sack!"
Immediately his commands were obeyed. After his meal he felt as light as a bird, and he continued on his journey in good spirits, and the next day he reached the end of it. At the gate of the city he paused to rest and to gaze at the people who were continually passing, when a beggar approached him and said:
"Brother, we are poor; let us unite our misfortunes and live together."
"How do you know that, my friend?" said Abdallah; "I do not solicit alms in order to stay here."
"Your ragged clothes and your bare feet, my brother, tell a very different tale."
"That is true," thought the young man, and he immediately asked his sack to furnish him with two magnificent suits, such as were worn by the noblemen of that country. He gave one to the unfortunate beggar at his side and clad himself in the other, and the two went into the city resplendent with gold and precious stones, so that everyone thought that two rich and powerful noblemen had come into the city.