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Solomon's Ape.
and the wood which , in the days of his youth , did give him shadow . And—brief be the words— the ape forgot he was an ape . " There was a strange woman in the court of King Solomon . She was beautiful as the li ght : and many men did strive for the love of the strange woman ; for she was a princess in her own country . " And it fell , that the woman looked from her window , and beheld
in the court below , the ape stretched , sleeping in the sun : for it was high noon and there was silence on all things . But in the heart of the strange woman there was no peace , for she thought of her father ' s tents . " And the ape awoke , and looking upward , beheld the strange woman . And there was vanity in his heart , and he still looked upward . And the captive woman had compassion on the creature , and believing that
he hungered , cast him down a ripe pomegranate . Ancl the ape did eat the pomegranate , and did lick his lips , and did say in his heart— ' Of a truth , the strange woman doth love me . '
And the next day , at the same hour , the ape watched under the window of the strange woman , aud again she did throw him fruit , which he did eat , and again did cry— ' Nay , it is certain she doth love me . ' " And the same thing came to pass on the third and fourth day . " And in the stillness of the fifth day , when sleep lay upon the lids of the household , the ape did clamber the wall which did shut in the strange woman . And as he clomb , a voice still cried in his
heart' She doth love me . ' " And the ape clambered up to the window of the strange woman ; and when she saw the monster , she filled the chamber with her screams , and shrieked for help . Ancl the servants of the chamber came to her aid ; and the court was filled with a multitude . " And the woman intreated to be saved from the ape ; but the ape understood not her words , for still he said to himself— ' She doth love
me . " And the men took staves , and did beat and bruise the ape , but the ape was not convinced ; for yet he said— It is plain she doth love me . ' And the ape fell wounded into the court beneath . " And when they enquired of the matter , the woman said—I thought the ape did hunger , and I took compassion on his misery , and threw to him a pomegranate .
" Then a wise man said to the woman ;— ' Daughter , let not beauty give gifts unto fools : for out of the kindness of her heart do they misinterpret ; and in the very offerings of her compassion do they breed an iii report . ' " And even as the wise man said these things—the ape lay in the court beneath , and did lick his sores , and did blow the pouches of his cheeks , and cried— ' It is manifest , the strange woman doth love me . '"
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Solomon's Ape.
and the wood which , in the days of his youth , did give him shadow . And—brief be the words— the ape forgot he was an ape . " There was a strange woman in the court of King Solomon . She was beautiful as the li ght : and many men did strive for the love of the strange woman ; for she was a princess in her own country . " And it fell , that the woman looked from her window , and beheld
in the court below , the ape stretched , sleeping in the sun : for it was high noon and there was silence on all things . But in the heart of the strange woman there was no peace , for she thought of her father ' s tents . " And the ape awoke , and looking upward , beheld the strange woman . And there was vanity in his heart , and he still looked upward . And the captive woman had compassion on the creature , and believing that
he hungered , cast him down a ripe pomegranate . Ancl the ape did eat the pomegranate , and did lick his lips , and did say in his heart— ' Of a truth , the strange woman doth love me . '
And the next day , at the same hour , the ape watched under the window of the strange woman , aud again she did throw him fruit , which he did eat , and again did cry— ' Nay , it is certain she doth love me . ' " And the same thing came to pass on the third and fourth day . " And in the stillness of the fifth day , when sleep lay upon the lids of the household , the ape did clamber the wall which did shut in the strange woman . And as he clomb , a voice still cried in his
heart' She doth love me . ' " And the ape clambered up to the window of the strange woman ; and when she saw the monster , she filled the chamber with her screams , and shrieked for help . Ancl the servants of the chamber came to her aid ; and the court was filled with a multitude . " And the woman intreated to be saved from the ape ; but the ape understood not her words , for still he said to himself— ' She doth love
me . " And the men took staves , and did beat and bruise the ape , but the ape was not convinced ; for yet he said— It is plain she doth love me . ' And the ape fell wounded into the court beneath . " And when they enquired of the matter , the woman said—I thought the ape did hunger , and I took compassion on his misery , and threw to him a pomegranate .
" Then a wise man said to the woman ;— ' Daughter , let not beauty give gifts unto fools : for out of the kindness of her heart do they misinterpret ; and in the very offerings of her compassion do they breed an iii report . ' " And even as the wise man said these things—the ape lay in the court beneath , and did lick his sores , and did blow the pouches of his cheeks , and cried— ' It is manifest , the strange woman doth love me . '"