The city appeared at the very spot. Toward evening the Marabout of the city of which the father of the young bridegroom was King went to the mosque to say his prayers.
"O marvel!" he cried, "what do I see down there?"
The King called his wife and sent her to see what was this new city. The woman departed, and, addressing the wife of the young prince, asked alms of him. He gave her alms. The messenger returned and said to the King:
"It is your son who commands in that city."
The King, pricked by jealousy, said to the woman: "Go, tell him to come and find me. I must speak with him."
The woman went away and returned with the King's son. His father said to him:
"If you are the son of the King, go and see your mother in the other world."
He regained his palace in tears.
"What is the matter with you," asked his wife, "you whom destiny has given me?"
He answered her: "My father told me, 'Go and see your mother in the other world.'"