the rock, said, "Open Sesame," and immediately a door opened
in the rock, and all the robbers passed in, when the door shut itself.
In a short time the door opened again, and the forty robbers came out,
followed by their captain, who said, "Shut Sesame." The door instantly
closed; and the troop, mounting their horses, were presently out of
sight.

Ali Baba remained in the tree a long time, and seeing that the robbers
did not return, he ventured down, and, approaching close to the rock,
said, "Open Sesame." Immediately the door flew open, and Ali Baba beheld
a spacious cavern, very light, and filled with all sorts of
possessions,--merchandise, rich stuffs, and heaps of gold and silver
coin, which these robbers had taken from merchants and travelers.

Ali Baba then went in search of his asses, and having brought them to
the rock, took as many bags of gold coin as they could carry, and put
them on their backs, covering them with some loose fagots of wood.
Afterwards (not forgetting to say "Shut Sesame") he drove the asses back
to the city; and having unloaded them in the stable belonging to his
cottage, carried the bags into the house and spread the gold coin out
upon the floor before his wife.

His wife, delighted with so much money, wanted to count it; but finding
it would take up too much time, she was resolved to measure it, and
running to the house of Ali Baba's brother, she entreated them to lend
her a small measure. Cassim's wife was very proud and envious. "I
wonder," she said to herself, "what sort of grain such poor people can
have to measure; but I am determined I will find out what they are
doing." So before she gave the measure, she artfully rubbed the bottom
with some suet.

Away ran Ali Baba's wife, measured her money, and helped her husband to
bury it in the yard. Then she carried back the measure to her
brother-in-law's house, without perceiving that a piece of gold was left
sticking to the bottom of it. "Fine doings, indeed!" cried Cassim's wife
to her husband, after examining the measure. "Your brother there, who
pretends to be so poor, is richer than you are, for he does not count
his money, but measures it."

Cassim, hearing these words and seeing the piece of gold, grew as
envious as his wife; and hastening to his brother, threatened to inform
the Cadi of his wealth if he did not confess to him how he came by it.
Ali Baba without hesitation told him the history of the robbers and the
secret of t