t0 So the Grand Vizier we nt to the Sultan and told him that his own daughter begged for the honor ...
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"Well, my son," replied the Caliph, "come and sit down by me, and you shall see the true Ali Cogia ...
"I think not, Commander of the Faithful," replied Giafar, "if the case is as the children ha ve pla...
"If that be so," answered the cauzee, "look into that jar and tell me how long it is since t hose o...
Then the pretended merchant was called, and made the same defense which the real merchant had mad e...
He lost no time in drawing up a petition to the Caliph that he should try the merchant himself, a n...
Returning at once to the merchant, he told him that, besides the olives, he had left a thous and pi...
Now the merchant loved gold dearly, and, looking deeper into the jar, he saw that only the t op had...
When the caravan started, Ali Cogia, riding a camel-loaded with the goods he thought fit to carry, ...
The Story of Ali Cogia Merchant of Baghdad In the reign of the Caliph Haroun al Raschid there lived...
"There are," answered the Prince, "nine pedestals of massive gold, on eight of them are as m any di...
"I am a stranger," answered the Prince, "and, having heard much of the Lord Mobarec's genero sity, ...
"Dear son, it cost me much toil to procure these eight statues, but though they are wonderfu lly be...
Zeyn led her to the closet, down the marble stairs, and into the chamber where the urns were. She lo...