The Story of Prince Ahmed There w as a Sultan of India, who after a long reign had reached a good ...
2011-09-04
"Sister," replied Bahman, "my will is fixed, and you must let me go. Yet, a s I may fail, all I can...
But this day I have learned that it wants three rarities the speaking bird, the singing tree, and th...
The second is the singing tree, the leaves of which are so many mouths, which form an harmonious c ...
They had known no other father, and mourned him as such, with all the honor which love and filial g...
As they advanced in age, they all showed marks of superior dignity, and a certain air which could b...
Happily the same chance as before brought it into the hands of the keeper and his wife, both of wh ...
When the Queen gave birth to a young prince, as bright as the day, the child was given into t he si...
"These, much injured wife," said the Emperor, "are our children. Embrace th em tenderly, since they...
"Bird," cried the Emperor, "I believe the truth which you reveal to me. The feeling which drew me t...
"Bird, I thank you, and am rejoiced to find in you the sultan and king of birds." As soon as the Em...
The next morning the Princes met him early in the forest, and when the heat of the day oblige d the...
The Sultan resolved to gratify these strange wishes, and bade his Vizier note the house, and bring ...
So the visit to the court was paid. When they left the c ourt, they begged the Emperor that he wou...
A large basin of beautiful marble was placed in the garden; and when the Princess poured into it a ...