Whilst King Beder was making these reflections with his eyes fixed on queen Labe, the old man turned towards him, and taking him by the arm, presented him to her:  “Madam,” said he, “I beg of your majesty once more to remember he is my nephew, and to let him come and see me sometimes.”  The queen promised he should; and to give a further mark of her gratitude, she caused a bag of a thousand pieces of gold to be given him.  He excused himself at first from receiving them, but she insisted absolutely upon it, and he could not refuse.  She had caused a horse to be brought as richly caparisoned as her own, for the king of Persia.  Whilst he was mounting, “I forgot,” said the queen to Abdallah, “to ask you your nephew’s name; pray how is he called?” He answering his name was Beder (the full moon), her majesty replied, “Surely your ancestors were mistaken, they ought to have given you the name of Shems (the sun).”

When King Beder was mounted, he would have taken his station behind the queen, but she would not suffer him, and made him ride on her left hand.  She looked at Abdallah, and after having made him an inclination with her head, departed.

Instead of observing a satisfaction in the people’s faces, at the sight of their sovereign, King Beder took notice that they looked at her with contempt, and even cursed her.  “The sorceress,” said some, “has got a new subject to exercise her wickedness upon; will heaven never deliver the world from her tyranny?” “Poor stranger!” exclaimed others, “thou art much deceived, if thou thinkest thy happiness will last long.  It is only to render thy fall more terrible, that thou art raised so high.”  These exclamations gave King Beder to understand Abdallah had told him nothing but the truth of Queen Labe; but as it now depended no longer on himself to escape the mischief, he committed himself to the will of heaven.

The magic queen arrived at her palace, immediately alighted, and giving her hand to King Beder, entered with him, accompanied by her women and the officers of her eunuchs.  She herself shewed him all her apartments, where there was nothing to be seen but massive gold, precious stones, and furniture of wonderful magnificence.  When she had carried him into her closet, she led him out into a balcony, from whence he observed a garden of surprising beauty.  King Beder commended all he saw, but nevertheless so that he might not be discovered to be any other than old Abdallah’s nephew.  They discoursed of indifferent matters, till the queen was informed that dinner was served.

The queen and King Beder arose, and went to place themselves at the table, which was of massive gold, and the dishes of the same metal.  They began to eat, but drank hardly at all till the dessert came, when the queen caused a cup to be filled for her with excellent wine.  She took it and drank to King Beder’s health; then without putting it out of her hand, caused it to be filled again, and presented it to him.  King Beder received it with profound respect, and by a very low bow signified to her majesty that he in return drank to her health.