Maura, who like to be said 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.
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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 leftover 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”.
-FIN-
Read the Indonesian translation HERE
Author: Unknown
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