THE STORY OF THE GREEK KING AND THE PHYSICIAN DOUBAN
In the country of Zouman, in Persia, there lived a Greek king. This king was…
THE STORY OF THE FISHERMAN
Sire, there was once upon a time a fisherman so old and so poor that…
THE STORY OF THE FIRST OLD MAN AND OF THE HIND
I am now going to begin my story (said the old man), so please attend.…
THE STORY OF THE FIRST CALENDER, SON OF A KING
In order, madam, to explain how I came to lose my right eye, and to…
THE STORY OF THE BLIND BABA-ABDALLA
I was born, Commander of the Faithful, in Bagdad, and was left an orphan while…
THE STORY OF THE BARBER’S SIXTH BROTHER
There now remains for me to relate to you the story of my sixth brother,…
THE STORY OF THE BARBER’S FIFTH BROTHER
As long as our father lived Alnaschar was very idle. Instead of working for his…
THE STORY OF SIDI-NOUMAN
The Caliph, Haroun-al-Raschid, was much pleased with the tale of the blind man and the…
THE STORY OF PRINCE AHMED AND THE FAIRY PARIBANOU
I. There was a sultan, who had three sons and a niece. The eldest of…
THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR
In the times of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid there lived in Bagdad a poor porter named…