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5 " you are, for he does not count his money but measures it." Cassim hearing these words, and seeing the piece of gold, grew as envious as his wife, and hastening to his brother, threaten- ed to inform the Cadi of his wealth, if he did not confess to him how he came by it. Ali Baba, without hesitation, told him the history of the robbers, and the secret of the cave, and offered him half his treasure, but the envious Cassin disdained so poor a sum, resolving to have fifty times more than that out of the robbers' cave. Accordingly he rose early the next morn- ing, and set out with ten mules loaded with great chests. He found the rock easily enough by Ali Baba's description, and hav- ing said, Open, Sesame, he gained admission into the cave, where he found 'more trea- sure than he even had expected to behold from his brother's account of it. He im- mediately began to gather bags of gold, and pieces of rich brocades, all which he piled close to the door, but when he had got together as much, or even more than his ten mules could possibly carry, and wanted to get out to load them, the thoughts of his wonderful riches had made him en- tirely forget the word which caused the door to open. In vain he tried Bame, Fame, Lame, Tetame, and a thousand others, the door remained as immoveable as the rock itself, notwithstanding Cassim kicked and