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3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad 9

a. The First Calender’s Story 11

b. The Second Calender’s Story 12

ba. Story of the Envier and the Envied[FN#469] 13

c. The Third Calender’s Story 14

d. The Eldest Lady’s Story 17

e. The Story of the Portress 18

4. The Three Apples 19

5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Hassan 20

6. Story of the Hunchback 25

a. The Christian Broker’s Story 25

b. The Controller’s Story 27

c. The Jewish Physician’s Story 28

d. The Tailor’s Story 29

e. The Barber’s Story 31

ea. Story of the Barber’s First Brother 31

eb. Story of the Barber’s Second Brother 31

ec. Story of the Barber’s Third Brother 32

ed. Story of the Barber’s Fourth Brother 32

ee. Story of the Barber’s Fifth Brother 32

ef. Story of the Barber’s Sixth Brother 33

7 Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis el Jelis 34

8 Ghanim ben Eyoub the Slave of Love 39

a Story of the Eunuch Bekhit 39

b Story of the Eunuch Kafour 39

9. The History of King Omar ben Ennuman and his Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekan 45

a. Story of Taj el Mulouk and the Princess Dunya 107

aa. Story of Aziz and Azizeh 107

b. Bakoun’s Story of the Hashish-Eater 143

c. Hemmad the Bedouin’s Story 144

10. The Birds and Beasts and the Son of Adam 146

11. The Hermits 148

12. The Waterfowl and the Tortoise 148

13. The Wolf and the Fox 148

a. The Hawk and the Partridge 149

14. The Mouse and the Weasel 150

15. The Cat and the Crow 150

16. The Fox and the Crow 150

a. The Mouse and the Flea 151

b. The Falcon and the Birds 152

c. The Sparrow and the Eagle 152

17. The Hedgehog and the Pigeons 152

a. The Merchant and the Two Sharpers 152

18. The Thief and his Monkey 152

a. The Foolish Weaver 152

19. The Sparrow and the Peacock 152

20. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar 153

21. Kemerezzeman and Budour 170

a. Nimeh ben er Rebya and Num his Slavegirl 237

22. Alaeddin Abou esh Shamat 250

23. Hatim et Taďż˝; his Generosity after Death 270

24. Maan ben Za�deh and the three Girls 271

25. Maan ben Za�deh and the Bedouin 271

26. The City of Lebtait 272

27. The Khalif Hisham and the Arab Youth 272

28. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Barber-surgeon 273

29. The City of Irem 274

30. Isaac of Mosul’s Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif Mamoun 279

31. The Scavenger and the Noble Lady of Baghdad 282

32. The Mock Khalif 286

33. Ali the Persian and the Kurd Sharper 294

34. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Haroun er Reshid and his Vizier Jaafer 296

35. The Lover who feigned himself a Thief to save his Mistress’s Honour 297

36. Jaafer the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller 299

37. Abou Mohammed the Lazy 300

38. Yehya ben Khalid and Mensour 305

39. Yehya ben Khalid and the Man who forged a Letter in his Name . 306

40. The Khalif El Mamoun and the Strange Doctor 307

41. Ali Shar and Zumurrud 308

42. The Loves of Jubeir ben Umeir and the Lady Budour 327

43. The Man of Yemen and his six Slavegirls 334

44. Haroun er Reshid with the Damsel and Abou Nuwas 338

45. The Man who stole the Dog’s Dish of Gold 340

46. The Sharper of Alexandria and the Master of Police 341

47. El Melik en Nasir and the three Masters of Police 343

a. Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police 343

b. Story of the Chief of the Boulac Police 344

c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police 344

48. The Thief and the Money-Changer 344

49. The Chief of the Cous Police and the Sharper 345

50. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Merchant’s Sister 346

51. The Woman whose Hands were cut off for Almsgiving 348

52. The Devout Israelite 348

53. Abou Hassan ez Ziyadi and the Man from Khorassan 349

54. The Poor Man and his Generous Friend 351

55. The Ruined Man who became Rich again through a Dream 351

56. El Mutawekkil and his Favourite Mebboubeh 351

57. Werdan the Butcher’s Adventure with the Lady and the Bear 353

58. The King’s Daughter and the Ape 354

59. The Enchanted Horse 357

60. Uns el Wujoud and the Vizier’s Daughter Rose-in-bud 371

61. Abou Nuwas with the three Boys and the Khalif Haroun er Reshid 381

62. Abdallah ben Maamer with the Man of Bassora and his Slavegirl 383

63. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh 383

64. The Vizier of Yemen and his young Brother 384

65. The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School 385

66. El Mutelemmis and his Wife Umeimeh 385

67. Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh in the Bath 385

68. Haroun er Reshid and the three Poets 386

69. Musab ben er Zubeir and Aaisheh his Wife 386

70. Aboulaswed and his squinting Slavegirl 387

71. Haroun er Reshid and the two Girls 387

72. Haroun er Reshid and the three Girls 387

73. The Miller and his Wife 387

74. The Simpleton and the Sharper 388

75. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh 388

76. The Khalif El Hakim and the Merchant 389

77. King Kisra Anoushirwan and the Village Damsel. 389

78. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith’s Wife 390

79. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman 391

80. Yehya ben Khalid and the Poor Man 391

81. Mohammed el Amin and Jaafer ben el Hadi 392

82. Said ben Salim and the Barmecides 392

83. The Woman’s Trick against her Husband 393

84. The Devout Woman and the two Wicked Elders 394

85. Jaafer the Barmecide and the Old Bedouin 395

86. Omar ben el Khettab and the Young Bedouin 395

87. El Mamoun and the Pyramids of Egypt 398

88. The Thief turned Merchant and the other Thief 398

89. Mesrour and Ibn el Caribi 399

90. The Devout Prince 401

91. The Schoolmaster who Fell in Love by Report 402

92. The Foolish Schoolmaster 403

93. The Ignorant Man who set up for a Schoolmaster 403

94. The King and the Virtuous Wife 404

95. Abdurrehman she Moor’s Story of the Roc 404

96. Adi ben Zeid and the Princess Hind 405

97. Dibil el Khuzai with the Lady and Muslim ben el Welid 407

98. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant 407

99. The Three Unfortunate Lovers[FN#470] 409

100. The Lovers of the Benou Tai 410

101. The Mad Lover 411

102. The Apples of Paradise 412

103. The Loves of Abou Isa and Curret el Ain 414

104. El Amin and his Uncle Ibrahim ben el Mehdi 418

105. El Feth ben Khacan and El Mutawekkil 419

106. The Man’s Dispute with the Learned Woman of the relative Excellence of the Sexes 419

107. Abou Suweid and the Handsome Old Woman 423

108. Ali ben Tahir and the Girl Mounis 424

109. The Woman who had a Boy and the other who had a Man to Lover 424

110. The Haunted House in Baghdad 424

111. The Pilgrim and the Old Woman who dwelt in the Desert434

112. Aboulhusn and his Slavegirl Taweddud 436

113. The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Man 442

114. The angel of Death and the Rich King 442

115. The Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israel 443

116. Iskender Dhoulkernein and a certain Tribe of Poor Folk444

117. The Righteousness of King Anoushirwan 444

118. The Jewish Cadi and his Pious Wife 445

119. The Shipwrecked Woman and her Child 446

120. The Pious Black Slave 447

121. The Devout Platter-maker and his Wife 448

122. El Hejjaj ben Yousuf and the Pious Man 470

123. The Blacksmith who could Handle Fire without Hurt 471

124. The Saint to whom God gave a Cloud to serve Him and the Devout King 473

125. The Muslim Champion and the Christian Lady 474

126. Ibrahim ben el Khawwas and the Christian King’s Daughter 477

127. The Justice of Providence 478

128. The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit 479

129. The King of the Island 479

130. Abulhusn ed Durraj and Abou Jaafer the Leper 481

131. The Queen of the Serpents 182

a. The Adventures of Beloukiya 486

b. The Story of Janshak 499

132. Sindbad the Sailor and Sindbad the Porter 536

a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor 538

b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor 543

c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor 546

d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor 550

e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor 556

f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor 559

g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor 563

133. The City of Brass 566

134. The Malice of Women 578

a. The King and his Vizier’s Wife 578

b. The Merchant’s Wife and the Parrot 579

c. The Fuller and his Son . 579

d. The Lover’s Trick against the Chaste Wife 580

e. The Niggard and the Loaves of Bread 580

f. The Lady and her Two Lovers 581

g. The King’s Son and the Ogress 581

h. The Drop of Honey. 582

i. The Woman who made her Husband sift Dust 582

j. The Enchanted Springs 582

k. The Vizier’s Son and the Bathkeeper’s Wife 584

1. The Wife’s Device to Cheat her Husband 584

m. The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-girl 586

n. The Man who never Laughed again 587

o. The King’s Son and the Merchant’s Wife 591

p. The Page who feigned to know the Speech of Birds 592

q. The Lady and her five Suitors 593

r. The Man who saw the Night of Power 596

s. The Stolen Necklace 596

t. The two Pigeons 597

u. Prince Behram of Persia and the Princess Ed Detma 597

v. The House with the Belvedere 598

w. The King’s Son and the Afrit’s Mistress 602

x. The Sandalwood Merchant and the Sharpers 603

y. The Debauchee and the Three year-old Child 605

z. The Stolen Purse 605

135. Jouder and his Brothers 606

136. The History of Gherib and his Brother Agib 624

137. Otbeh and Reyya 630

138. Hind Daughter of En Numan and El Hejjaj 631

139. Khuzeimeh ben Bishr and Ikrimeh el Feyyaz 632

140. Younus the Scribe and the Khalif Welid ben Sehl 634

141. Haroun er Reshid and the Arab Girl 635

142. El Asmai and the three Girls of Bassora 636

143. Ibrahim of Mosul and the Devil 637

144. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh 638

145. The Bedouin and his Wife 691

146. The Lovers of Bassora 693

147. Isaac of Mosul and his Mistress and the Devil 695

148. The Lovers of Medina 696

149. El Melik en Nasir and his Vizier 697

150. The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty and her Daughter Zeyneb the Trickstress 698

151. The Adventures of Quicksilver Ali of Cairo: a Sequel to the Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty 708

152. Ardeshir and Heyat en Nufous. 719

153. Julnar of the Sea and her Son King Bedr Basim of Persia 738

154. King Mohammed ben Sebaik and the Merchant Hassan 756

a. Story of Prince Seif el Mulouk and the Princess Bediya el Jemal 758

155. Hassan of Bassora and the King’s Daughter of the Jinn778

156. Khelifeh the Fisherman of Baghdad 832

157. Mesrour and Zein el Mewasif 845

158. Ali Noureddin and the Frank King’s Daughter 863

159. The Man of Upper Egypt and his Frank Wife 894

160. The Ruined Man

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