Is that not thy magic ?" Bara Miyan glowered at him with evil eyes.

Not yet had his self-control been lost; but this mocking of the unbeliever had kindled wrath.

The Master, however, wise in the psychology of the Arab, only laughed.
"This is very old magic," said he.

"It is told of in the second chapter of Al Koran, entitled 'The Cow;' only when Ibrahim did this magic he used four birds.

Well, Bara Miyan, command thine _imams_ to do this ancient magic!" The sharp click of a switch on the control-board sounded as the imams picked up the little, red-dripping bundles.