Alla ad Deen had no occasion the next morning to rub the lamp to call the genie; who appeared at the hour appointed, just when he had done dressing himself, and said to him, “I am here, master, what are your commands?” “Go,” said Alla ad Deen, “fetch the vizier’s son out of the place where you left him, put him into his bed again, and carry it to the sultan’s palace, from whence you brought it.”  The genie presently returned with the vizier’s son.  Alla ad Deen took up his sabre, the bridegroom was laid by the princess, and in an instant the nuptial-bed was transported into the same chamber of the palace from whence it had been brought.  But we must observe, that all this time the genie never was visible either to the princess or the grand vizier’s son.  His hideous form would have made them die with fear.  Neither did they hear any thing of the discourse between Alla ad Deen and him; they only perceived the motion of the bed, and their transportation from one place to another; which we may well imagine was enough to alarm them.

As soon as the genie had set down the nuptial bed in its proper place, the sultan tapped at the door to wish her good morning.  The grand vizier’s son, who was almost perished with cold, by standing in his thin under garment all night, and had not had time to warm himself in bed, no sooner heard the knocking at the door than he got out of bed, and ran into the robing-chamber, where he had undressed himself the night before.

The sultan having opened the door, went to the bed-side, kissed the princess between the eyes, according to custom, wishing her a good morrow, but was extremely surprised to see her so melancholy.  She only cast at him a sorrowful look, expressive of great affliction or great dissatisfaction.  He said a few words to her; but finding that he could not get a word from her, attributed it to her modesty, and retired.  Nevertheless, he suspected that there was something extraordinary in this silence, and thereupon went immediately to the sultaness’s apartment, told her in what a state he had found the princess, and how she had received him.  “Sir,” said the sultaness, “your majesty ought not to be surprised at this behaviour; new-married people have naturally a reserve about them; two or three days hence she will receive the sultan her father as she ought:  but I will go and see her,” added she; “I am much deceived if she receives me in the same manner.”

As soon as the sultaness was dressed, she went to the princess’s apartment, who was still in bed.  She undrew the curtain, wished her good morrow, and kissed her.  But how great was her surprise when she returned no answer; and looking more attentively at her, she perceived her to be much dejected, which made her judge that something had happened, which she did not understand “How comes it, child,” said the sultaness, “that you do not return my caresses?  Ought you to treat your mother after this manner?  I am induced to believe something extraordinary has happened; come, tell me freely, and leave me no longer in a painful suspense.”