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Pavilion of Prince Ahmed

(The). This pavilion was so small it could be covered with the hand, and yet would expand so largely as to encamp a whole army. (Arabian Nights: Ahmed and Pari-Banon.) (See Solomon's Carpet.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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