The history of gharib and his brother ajib — the two marids, after catching up gharib and sahim in their sleep, carried them to mura’ash, king of the jann, whom they saw seated on the throne of his kingship, as he were a huge mountain, with four heads on his body, the first that of a lion, the second that of an elephant, the third that of a panther, and the fourth that of a lynx. … they brought a brazier of gold and setting it before him, kindled therein fire and cast on drugs. Date: 1897.
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