These tales comprise of fantasy and a whimsical plot arrangement; the story goes thus:
Shahryar, king of India, inflamed with jealousy by his wife’s infidelity and wanton ways, executes her. After which he resolves to take revenge on all womankind. Hence, each after having betrothed a beautiful girl kills her the next morning.
A stage comes when there is no eligible woman left for him (with many having fled his kingdom) except the daughter of his wazir, Shahabad. The wazir, having no choice, give his daughter his daughter to king Shahryar.
Shahrazad, a beautiful but shrewd girl, learns of the king’s fondness for enchanting stories, thus, the begins telling him one every night, night, keeping the climax in abeyance. Eager to know the outcome of the story’s ending king Shahryar condones the killing every day. Eventually, after a thousand and one nights, king Sharyar is cur3ed of his euphoria, and Shahrazed in turn bears him there children.
Having its origin in India, Persia and Arabia and in the tradition of the Panchatantra and Jataka Tales, these exciting tales of adventure and suspense will sweep you into the exotic and wonderful of romance and magic carpets, genie and jinn. Here we have the evergreen classics of Sinbad the Sailor, Alaeddin and his Wonderful Lamp. Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves. Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and many, many more of the choicest tale, making this memorable book a treasure and a collector’s item, to be read again and again.
Part 1 | |
Introduction | 1 |
Story of king Shahryar and His Brother | 2 |
Tale of bull And The Jinni | 16 |
Tale of the Trader and The Jinni | 24 |
The First Sheikh’s Store | 27 |
The Second Sheikh’s Story | 32 |
The Third Shaykh’s Story | 36 |
The Fisherman and The Jinni | 38 |
Tale of the Wazir and The Sage Duban | 45 |
Story of King Sindibad and his Falcon | 50 |
Tale of the Husband and The Parrot | 52 |
Tale of the Prince and the Ogress | 54 |
Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince | 69 |
The Porter and The Three Ladies of Baghdad | 82 |
The First Kalandar’s Tale | 104 |
The Second Kalandar’s Tale | 113 |
Tale of The Envier and the Envied | 123 |
The Third Kalandar’s Tale | 139 |
The Eldest Lady’s Tale | 162 |
Tale of the Porters | 173 |
Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and Three Ladies | 184 |
Tale of the Three Apples | 186 |
Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and His Son | 195 |
The Hunchback’s Tale | 255 |
The Nazarene Broker’s Story | 262 |
The Reeve’s Tale | 278 |
Tale of the Jewish Doctor | 288 |
Tale of the tailor | 300 |
The Barber’s Tale of himself | 317 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 319 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 324 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 328 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 331 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 335 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 343 |
The End of the tailor’s Tale | 348 |
The Ebony Horse | 348 |
Sinbad The Seaman and Sinbad The Landsman | 385 |
The First Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 388 |
The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 398 |
The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 406 |
The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 418 |
The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 432 |
The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 442 |
The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 452 |
Julnar The Sea-Born and her Son king Basim of Persia | 462 |
Conclusion | 508 |
Part II | |
The Tale of Zayn Al-Asnam | 519 |
Alaeddin; or, The Wonderful Lamp | 549 |
Khudadad and His Brothers | 663 |
History of the Princess of Daryabar | 673 |
The Caliph’s Night Adventure | 692 |
The Story of the blind Man, Baba Abdullah | 696 |
History of Sidi Nu’Uman | 705 |
History of KhawaJah | 716 |
Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves | 737 |
Prince Ahmad and The Fairy Peri-Banu | 766 |
The two Sisters who Envied their chdette | 823 |
These tales comprise of fantasy and a whimsical plot arrangement; the story goes thus:
Shahryar, king of India, inflamed with jealousy by his wife’s infidelity and wanton ways, executes her. After which he resolves to take revenge on all womankind. Hence, each after having betrothed a beautiful girl kills her the next morning.
A stage comes when there is no eligible woman left for him (with many having fled his kingdom) except the daughter of his wazir, Shahabad. The wazir, having no choice, give his daughter his daughter to king Shahryar.
Shahrazad, a beautiful but shrewd girl, learns of the king’s fondness for enchanting stories, thus, the begins telling him one every night, night, keeping the climax in abeyance. Eager to know the outcome of the story’s ending king Shahryar condones the killing every day. Eventually, after a thousand and one nights, king Sharyar is cur3ed of his euphoria, and Shahrazed in turn bears him there children.
Having its origin in India, Persia and Arabia and in the tradition of the Panchatantra and Jataka Tales, these exciting tales of adventure and suspense will sweep you into the exotic and wonderful of romance and magic carpets, genie and jinn. Here we have the evergreen classics of Sinbad the Sailor, Alaeddin and his Wonderful Lamp. Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves. Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and many, many more of the choicest tale, making this memorable book a treasure and a collector’s item, to be read again and again.
Part 1 | |
Introduction | 1 |
Story of king Shahryar and His Brother | 2 |
Tale of bull And The Jinni | 16 |
Tale of the Trader and The Jinni | 24 |
The First Sheikh’s Store | 27 |
The Second Sheikh’s Story | 32 |
The Third Shaykh’s Story | 36 |
The Fisherman and The Jinni | 38 |
Tale of the Wazir and The Sage Duban | 45 |
Story of King Sindibad and his Falcon | 50 |
Tale of the Husband and The Parrot | 52 |
Tale of the Prince and the Ogress | 54 |
Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince | 69 |
The Porter and The Three Ladies of Baghdad | 82 |
The First Kalandar’s Tale | 104 |
The Second Kalandar’s Tale | 113 |
Tale of The Envier and the Envied | 123 |
The Third Kalandar’s Tale | 139 |
The Eldest Lady’s Tale | 162 |
Tale of the Porters | 173 |
Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and Three Ladies | 184 |
Tale of the Three Apples | 186 |
Tale of Nur Al-Din Ali and His Son | 195 |
The Hunchback’s Tale | 255 |
The Nazarene Broker’s Story | 262 |
The Reeve’s Tale | 278 |
Tale of the Jewish Doctor | 288 |
Tale of the tailor | 300 |
The Barber’s Tale of himself | 317 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 319 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 324 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 328 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 331 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 335 |
The Barber’s Tale of his First Brother | 343 |
The End of the tailor’s Tale | 348 |
The Ebony Horse | 348 |
Sinbad The Seaman and Sinbad The Landsman | 385 |
The First Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 388 |
The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 398 |
The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 406 |
The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 418 |
The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 432 |
The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 442 |
The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman | 452 |
Julnar The Sea-Born and her Son king Basim of Persia | 462 |
Conclusion | 508 |
Part II | |
The Tale of Zayn Al-Asnam | 519 |
Alaeddin; or, The Wonderful Lamp | 549 |
Khudadad and His Brothers | 663 |
History of the Princess of Daryabar | 673 |
The Caliph’s Night Adventure | 692 |
The Story of the blind Man, Baba Abdullah | 696 |
History of Sidi Nu’Uman | 705 |
History of KhawaJah | 716 |
Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves | 737 |
Prince Ahmad and The Fairy Peri-Banu | 766 |
The two Sisters who Envied their chdette | 823 |