104 Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir, chuckling: “Let us verify the veracity of your tale.” Summoning his guards, Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir commands: “Guards! Place Qarqara atop al-yaḥmūm, the horse, and arm him with a spear. Let him pursue the zebra himself.” Saʿd Qarqara, in dismay: “Under such circumstances, I fear I would be the one met with demise, not the zebra. How am I to manage this?” Qarqara, pleading with Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir: “I implore you, am I not your brother?” Al-Nuʿmān ibn al-Munẓir, puzzled: “My brother? How could that be?” Saʿd Qarqara: “By my mother’s account, we are milk siblings!” As Saʿd Qarqara is hoisted onto the horse, he
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