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Desert Chief and Steed Escape Slave Camp Tale
The captive boy Abon El Mahr engineers a daring escape for his matchless desert horse Lalla. After gnawing free, the steed drags Abon through a sleeping Bedouin camp, eluding pursuers as dawn rises. Bedouin lore later cites White Lalla as a symbol of speed and fidelity. The scene shifts to a child's verse about Dolly Pussy and Me, a cozy domestic interlude.
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