Tales from the Arabic — Volume 01

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TALES FROM THE ARABIC

VOLUME THE FIRST.

ASLEEP AND AWAKE[FN#1]

STORY OF THE LACKPENNY AND THE COOK.

THE KHALIF OMAR BEN ABDULAZIZ AND THE POETS.[FN#41]

EL HEJJAJ AND THE THREE YOUNG MEN.[FN#69]

HAROUN ER RESHID AND THE WOMAN OF THE BARMECIDES.[FN#84]

THE TEN VIZIERS; OR THE HISTORY OF KING AZADBEKHT AND HIS SON.[FN#94]

OF THE USELESSNESS OF ENDEAVOUR AGAINST PERSISTENT ILL FORTUNE.

OF LOOKING TO THE ISSUES OF AFFAIRS.

OF THE ADVANTAGES OF PATIENCE.

STORY OF ABOU SABIR.

OF THE ILL EFFECTS OF PRECIPITATION.

STORY OF PRINCE BIHZAD.

OF THE ISSUES OF GOOD AND EVIL ACTIONS.

STORY OF KING DADBIN AND HIS VIZIERS.

OF TRUST IN GOD.

STORY OF KING BEKHTZEMAN.

OF CLEMENCY.

STORY OF KING BIHKERD.

OF ENVY AND MALICE.

STORY OF ILAN SHAH AND ABOU TEMAM.

OF DESTINY OR THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN ON THE FOREHEAD.

STORY OF KING IBRAHIM AND HIS SON.

OF THE APPOINTED TERM,[FN#128] WHICH, IF IT BE ADVANCED, MAY NOT BE DEFERRED AND IF IT BE DEFERRED, MAY NOT BE ADVANCED.

STORY OF KING SULEIMAN SHAH AND HIS SONS.

OF THE SPEEDY RELIEF OF GOD.

STORY OF THE PRISONER AND HOW GOD GAVE HIM RELIEF.

JAAFER BEN YEHYA AND ABDULMEILIK BEN SALIH THE ABBASIDE.[FN#144]

ER RESHID AND THE BARMECIDES.[FN#152]

IBN ES SEMMAK AND ER RESHID.[FN#161]

EL MAMOUN AND ZUBEIDEH[FN#163]

EN NUMAN AND THE ARAB OF THE BENOU TAI.[FN#168]

FIROUZ AND HIS WIFE[FN#175]

KING SHAH BEKHT AND HIS VIZIER ER REHWAN.[FN#177]

STORY OF THE MAN OF KHORASSAN, HIS SON AND HIS GOVERNOR.

STORY OF THE SINGER AND THE DRUGGIST.

STORY OF THE RICH MAN WHO GAVE HIS FAIR DAUGHTER IN MARRIAGE TO THE POOR OLD MAN.

STORY OF THE RICH MAN AND HIS WASTEFUL SON.

THE KING'S SON WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PICTURE.

STORY OF THE FULLER AND HIS WIFE.

STORY OF THE OLD WOMAN, THE MERCHANT AND THE KING.

STORY OF THE CREDULOUS HUSBAND

STORY OF THE UNJUST KING AND THE TITHER.

STORY OF DAVID AND SOLOMON.

STORY OF THE THIEF AND THE WOMAN.

STORY OF THE THREE MEN AND OUR LORD JESUS.

THE DISCIPLE'S STORY.

STORY OF THE DETHRONED KING WHOSE KINGDOM AND GOOD WERE RESTORED TO HIM.

STORY OF THE MAN WHOSE CAUTION WAS THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.

STORY OF THE MAN WHO WAS LAVISH OF HIS HOUSE AND HIS VICTUAL TO ONE WHOM HE KNEW NOT.

STORY OF THE IDIOT AND THE SHARPER.

STORY OF KHELBES AND HIS WIFE AND THE LEARNED MAN.

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