STORY STORY OF THE LARRIKIN AND THE COOK" ONE of the ne'er do-wells found himself one fine morning...
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finger, and as the bite pained him, he cried "Oh!" and was vexed. And the Caliph watched him whence...
madman, but the Commander of the Faithful." And the superintendent answered him, saying, "None liet...
alabaster, Sumaki marble and mosaicwork. Then the slave led him into the treasury, which was full o...
eyes for very redness like cresset gleam and dusty hair in disheveled trim, as he were, Ifrit or a ...
Now, behold, the Caliph suddenly returned from the chase, and the first inquiry he made was for the...
us. Bid him fare forth from before our face." Quoth Ja'afar: "By the claims of thy pious forefather...
THE LADY AND HER FIVE SUITORS A WOMAN of the daughters of the merchants was married to a man who w...
with my new master, who bought me with all he owned?" He replied, "O my lady, I gave him a thousand...
his affair. Then said the Wazir: "May Allah damn this woman for her dealing with us! She hath brou...
ABU KIR THE DYER AND ABU SIR THE BARBER THERE dwelt once, in Alexander city, two men, of whom one w...
KHALIFAH THE FISHERMAN OF BAGHDAD THERE was once in tides of yore and in ages and times long gone ...
landing, entered the town and hired them a closet in a khan. Abu Sir furnished it, and buying a coo...
aught of gold in his life, and went somewhat away. But before he had gone far, he was minded of the...
THE FOURTH VOYAGE OF SINDBAD THE SEAMAN KNOW, O my brethren, that after my return from my third voy...