“You definitely want me to tell you something. If you please. - But now I’m not in such a mood as to amuse you with stories about the Thief Fox, the Honest Clerk, the Golden Donkey and the clever Voivode. I'm tired of fairy tales. I will tell you something important, namely, about Caliph Omar 1st. - But I must first tell you who this Omar the 1st was. – Don’t be angry, madam! I didn’t at all think of suspecting you of ignorance...”