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A girl has been asked, on pain of death, to tell a story that would entertain the Caliph. She decides to tell the longest story in the world, which will prolong her life. Each night she tells her story in the Caliph's bed chamber, with the Caliph, his guards, and his vizier as audience. Her story starts with an old man. | A girl has been asked, on pain of death, to tell a story that would entertain the Caliph. She decides to tell the longest story in the world, which will prolong her life. Each night she tells her story in the Caliph's bed chamber, with the Caliph, his guards, and his vizier as audience. Her story starts with an old man. | ||
:The old man and his adopted granddaughter live in a place where fantasy is considered sacriligeous. Nevertheless, the girl has a vivid imagination and entertains her grandfather with her stories of their future. She tells him of travels in a machine that he will create. As his granddaughter gets older, the old man starts to worry about indulging her, afraid that someone will find out and declare her a witch. | :The old man and his adopted granddaughter live in a place where fantasy is considered sacriligeous. Nevertheless, the girl has a vivid imagination and entertains her grandfather with her stories of their future. She tells him of travels in a machine that he will create. As his granddaughter gets older, the old man starts to worry about indulging her, afraid that someone will find out and declare her a witch. | ||
:One day he tries to warn her about her stories, and she runs away. He can't follow her, so he goes home to wait for her. But when he arrives home, he finds armed men waiting for him. | :One day he tries to warn her about her stories, and she runs away. He can't follow her, so he goes home to wait for her. But when he arrives home, he finds armed men waiting for him. | ||
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