Timewenton,andthekingalwayssenttheoldfakeerhisfoodaccordingtohispromise;but,wheneverhesenttoaskhimwhenhewasgoingtoshowhimParadise,thefakeeralwaysreplied:\'Notyet,notyet！\'
Afterayearortwohadpassedby,thekingheardonedaythatthefakeerwasveryill——indeed,hewasbelievedtobedying。Instantlyhehurriedoffhimself,andfoundthatitwasreallytrue,andthatthefakeerwaseventhenbreathinghislast。Thereandthenthekingbesoughthimtorememberhispromise,andtoshowhimaglimpseofParadise。Thedyingfakeerrepliedthatifthekingwouldcometohisfuneral,and,whenthegravewasfilledin,andeveryoneelsewasgoneaway,hewouldcomeandlayhishanduponthegrave,hewouldkeephisword,andshowhimaglimpseofParadise。Atthesametimeheimploredthekingnottodothisthing,buttobecontenttoseeParadisewhenGodcalledhimthere。Stilltheking\'scuriositywassoarousedthathewouldnotgiveway。
Accordingly,afterthefakeerwasdead,andhadbeenburied,hestayedbehindwhenalltherestwentaway;andthen,whenhewasquitealone,hesteppedforward,andlaidhishanduponthegrave！Instantlythegroundopened,andtheastonishedking,peepingin,sawaflightofroughsteps,and,atthebottomofthem,thefakeersitting,justasheusedtosit,onhisricketybedstead,readingtheKoran！
Atfirstthekingwassosurprisedandfrightenedthathecouldonlystare;butthefakeerbeckonedtohimtocomedown,so,musteringuphiscourage,heboldlysteppeddownintothegrave。
Thefakeerrose,and,makingasigntothekingtofollow,walkedafewpacesalongadarkpassage。Thenhestopped,turnedsolemnlytohiscompanion,and,withamovementofhishand,drewasideasitwereaheavycurtain,andrevealed——what？Nooneknowswhatwasthereshowntotheking,nordidheevertellanyone;but,whenthefakeeratlengthdroppedthecurtain,andthekingturnedtoleavetheplace,hehadhadhisglimpseofParadise！Tremblingineverylimb,hestaggeredbackalongthepassage,andstumbledupthestepsoutofthetombintothefreshairagain。