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 16 man. Why, ſaid he, my father, who is a necromancer, upon an idle thing that I did to diſoblige him, transformed me into an aſs; but now his heart is relented, and I am come to my own ſhape again : and I beg you will let me go home and thank him. By all means ſaid the crockery merchant, I do not deſire to have any thing to do with conjuration and ſo ſet the ſcholar at liberty, and he went immediately to his companions, who were by that time making themſelves merry with the money they had fold the aſs for, But the old fellow was obliged to go next day to ſeek a new one at the fair, and after having looked at ſeveral, his own was ſhewn to him for a very good one. O! O! ſaid he. what have he and his father quarrelled again already. No, no, I will have nothing to ſay to him.

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