The Blue Fairy Book, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 2, sentence 30

And though it was believed that he shot the farthest, and that he therefore deserved the Princess Nouronnihar, it was, however, necessary that his arrow should be found to make the matter more evident and certain; and, notwithstanding his remonstrance, the Sultan judged in favor of Prince Ali, and gave orders for preparations to be made for the wedding, which was celebrated a few days after with great magnificence.

Who acts: Ali, diligence, arrow, Sultan · What happens: believe, shoot, deserve, be, find, make · To what, where: diligence, farthest, Princess Nouronnihar, arrow, matter, remonstrance · Speech: someone speaks here

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