The merchant’s daughter gives birth to a son as a result of eating out of the box. The clever child recognizes the false gems from true, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-third Night
A colorful illustration depicts a scene with two sections: a top section filled with black text on a beige background and a bottom section showing people. The bottom section shows four men on the left side sitting on a gray brick platform, wearing turbans and robes in orange, blue, and purple. On the right side, a man and woman sit on a blue carpet with a yellow border. The woman holds a small box. A pink patterned wall with hanging tassels is behind them. The overall scene appears to integrate text and illustration.
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