Show how HOT a prisoner escaped if we will only rightly use little things it is surprising how much ma may sometimes borney times be done with them A vizier having in offended his royal master was condemned to lifelong imprisonment in a high tower and every night his wife used to come and weep at its foot go home said the husband and find a black beetle and then bring a bit of butter and three strings one of fine silk one of stout twine another of whipcord and a strong rope when she came provided with everything lie he told her to put a touch of butter on the beetles head tie the silk thread around him and place him on the wall of the tower deceived by the smell of butter which lie he supposed was above him the insect continued to ascend till he reached the top and thus the vizier secured the silk thread bait by it he pulled up the twine then the whipcord and then a strong rope bychich by which he finally escaped deta detroit ait oit F free ree press |