The bird would say nothing at first, but when the Princess threatened to take its life, it ba de he...
2011-09-04
From this instant I obey all your commands. I know who you are, for you are not what you seem, and ...
The Dervish did not object to this plan, and the Princess, throwing down the bowl he gave her , fol...
Day after day, the Princess Periezadeh had counted her pearls, and on the twentieth, instead of mov...
On the twentieth day, he met the Dervish and asked the same question as his brother, Bahman. The old...
At the same moment his horse was changed likewise. From the t ime Prince Bahman left home, the Pri...
If you escape this danger, of which I give you but a faint idea, and get to the top of the mountai ...
But Prince Bahman urged him to speak, and at last he said: "Sir, I know the way you ask of me, but ...
"Well, I like all this," said both the English-men; "always going down the hill, and yet alwa ys me...
The Story of the Three Sisters (1) There was an Emperor of Persia who often walked in disguise thr...
When one is in such great peril, his wits fly fast, and sometimes they fly into safety. The Fisherm...
"And what is that?" asked the Fisherman. "I will let you c hoose the manner of your death. Listen,...
The Fisherman and the Genie There w as once an old Fisherman who was very poor. Every morning he w...
When day appeared, the serpents retired, and I came out of the cave trembling. I can justly say tha...