The merchant returns bringing a young slave who is really the son of the princess of Rum, now married to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night
A colorful illustration depicts a scene with five people and a building. The building has white walls, a green roof, and red, blue, and yellow accents. Two domes are on top. A person wearing green and a red head covering is on the left. A man in orange sits in the center. A man in blue and a boy in yellow are on the right. A person wearing red is in a window above. The people wear traditional clothing. Text is written in black script at the top and bottom. The background of the illustration is yellow.
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