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ning) “heims<k) war ek þa er ek lastada Frackland
hit goda. þuiat mier litazt hier alluæner veller ok
3 skemtiliger skogar ok ynniligt alldin. girnilig graus
ok virdiligur *vijnvidur. villda ek nv minn kæri
unnazte at þu lieter nidr lida klædit at eikinni þessi
6 liinni vænu ok tæker mier þar alldin af”. hueriu er
hann trver hennar fagrmælum. lesandi stafina vinstra
megin klædisins þess nidr lidandi at einni storri
9 eik. þa stauduar Wic(tor) klædit ok seilizt j eikina
epter eplunum. en er Fulgida sier þat stingur hun
hondunum vid honum ok hrindr suo Wic(tor) wt af
12 klædinu at honum var bwit vid meizlum edur bana
sialfum adr hann fær gripit j kuistu eikarinnar ok
helldr sier þar. enn Fulgida les upp stafina hinum
15 hægra megin ok lidr klædit upp aptur ok heim til
Indialandz med dro(ttningu) ok allt fied. settizt hon
þa wm kyrt ok hældizt þa helldr vid Uiktor. þuiat
i8 hon kenndi hann þegar at hon for burt med honum.
ok so sai hon aull hans braugd. burtu var Kodier
siglldur ok heim til Fracklandz þa hun kom heim.
2i Enn þat er af Wic(tor) at segia at hann leitade ofan
4 vijnvidur] from 593 b, 21r, (-ligir) vinwidir 471, 106r,
vijndzidz MS.
8 þess-lidandi] þad lidur nidr 471, 106r, þad nidr lidandi
593 b, 21r.
gida says that she sees now that she was foolish to Speak
ill of France, for here there are beautiful plains, pleasant
woods, delightful plants, vines and fruit; she asks him
to let the carpet sink down to one of the trees and to
pick some of the fruit for her. He stops the carpet and
stretches out to reach the apples: immediately she
pushes him off the carpet so that he falls down into the
branches, she reads off the letters on the right-hand side
of the carpet, and it flies off taking her and the treasures
back to India. When she arrives home Koder has re-
turned to France. Victor climbs down the tree and makes