And when the mouse heard the speech of the flea，And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased saying her permitted say.
When it was the One Hundred and Fiftyfirst Night She said，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that when the mouse heard the words of the flea，she said，'If the case be as thou dost relate and describe，then be at thine ease here；for naught shall befal thee save the rain of peace and safety；nor shall aught betide thee but what shall joy thee and shall not annoy thee，nor shall it annoy me.I will lavish on thee my affections without stint；and do not thou regret having lost the merchant's blood nor lament for thy subsistence from him，but be content with what sustenance thou canst obtain；for indeed that is the safer for thee.And I have heard，O flea，that one of the gnomic poets saith as follows in these couplets，'I have fared content in my solitude With wate'er befel，and led life of ease，On a waterdraught and a bite of bread，Coarse salt and a gown of tattered frieze：