"O minister, have built for me a baley outside the fort." And the ministers and the officers commanded them in haste to construct the baley. As soon as it was built they came to announce it to the King. The latter said:
"O my vezir, is there in my kingdom a man who knows how to paint?"
"Yes, my lord, king of the world, there is a very skilful painter here."
"Let him come to me."
"Immediately, my lord," said the vezir, and he ordered a slave to go and summon the painter. The painter came in all haste and entered the presence of Radja Chah Djouhou, bowing his head to the floor. The prince said to him:
"O painter, have you a daughter who knows how to paint?"
The painter answered: "Yes, my lord, king of the world, I have a daughter very skilful in the art of painting."
"Tell your child to come here."
The painter bowed again and went to find his daughter. "O my child," he said, "the fruit of my heart, come, the King calls you."
Then the painter's daughter quickly set out, accompanied by her father. They together entered the presence of the King, who was still surrounded by his ministers and his officers. The painter and his daughter bowed their heads to the floor. The prince said: