Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks
Maura,
who like to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of
Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list
was reduced to just three sheiks. The three sheiks were all equally
young and handsome. They were also rich and strong. It was very hard to
decide who would be the best of them.
One
evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three
sheiks. As they were about to have dinner, Maura asked them for
something to eat. The first gave her some left over food. The second
Sheik gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail. The third sheik, who was
called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After
dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik’s camp.
The
following day, the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her
palace. She ordered her servant to give each one exactly what they had
given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of delicious
meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could not share it with
him.
This
Sheik Hakim’s act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for
her. “Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you” she
announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is Hakim I will marry”.
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