One day khidr went to the king’s palace and made his way right up the throne. Such was the strangeness of his appearance that none dared stop him. The king who was Ibrahim ben Adem, asked him what he was looking for. The visitor said:
‘I am looking for a sleeping-place in this caravanserai.’
Ibrahim answreed ‘This is no caravanseria, this is my palace.’
The stranger said “Whose was it before you?’
My father’s said Ibrahim.
‘And before that?’
My grandfathers
‘and this place where people come and go, staying and moving on,
you call other than a caravanserai...
‘I am looking for a sleeping-place in this caravanserai.’
Ibrahim answreed ‘This is no caravanseria, this is my palace.’
The stranger said “Whose was it before you?’
My father’s said Ibrahim.
‘And before that?’
My grandfathers
‘and this place where people come and go, staying and moving on,
you call other than a caravanserai...
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