The caravan – the caliph stork

ss was the cause of his grief.
Zaleukos replied to the confidential inquiries of Muley: “I am much honored by the interest you take in me, but have no grief – at least none that you, with even the best intentions, could dispel. Still, as Muley seems to lay so much stress on my sadness, I will tell you something that will perhaps account for my appearing sadder than other people. As you see, I have lost my left hand. It was not missing at my birth, but I was deprived of it in the darkest hours of my life. Whether my punishment was just – whether, under the circumstances, my features could be other than sad – you may judge for yourselves when you have heard the story of the Amputated Hand.”