The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman 7

In this fashion he was led on by hill and dale through the entire day, and when night came the tiresome ¹ creature roosted on the top of a very high tree where it could rest in safety. , ,The prince in despair at all his useless trouble began to think whether he had better return to the camp. "But," thought he, "how shall I find my way back? Must I go up hill or down? I should certainly lose my way in the dark, even if my strength held out." Overwhelmed by hunger, thirst, fatigue²（疲劳） and sleep, he ended by spending the night at the foot of the tree. , ,Next morning Camaralzaman woke up before the bird left its perch ³, and no sooner did it take flight than he followed it again with as little success as the previous day, only stopping to eat some herbs and fruit he found by the way. In this fashion he spent ten days, following the bird all day and spending the night at the foot of a tree, whilst it roosted on the topmost bough ⁴. On the eleventh day the bird and the prince reached a large town, and as soon as they were close to its walls the bird took a sudden and higher flight and was shortly completely out of sight, whilst Camaralzaman felt in despair at having to give up all hopes of ever recovering the talisman⁵（护身符，法宝） of the Princess Badoura. , , ,The gardener, a good old man, who was at work, happened to look up, and, seeing a stranger, whom he recognised by his dress as a Mussulman, he told him to come in at once and to shut the door. , ,Camaralzaman did as he was bid, and inquired why this precaution was taken. , ,He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜 ，令人生厌。,The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳 。