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THE
ARABIAN NIGHTS
ENTERTAINMENTS
IN the chronicles of the ancient dynasty of the Sass::.nidre,
who reigned, for about four hun(hed years, from
rersia to the borders of China, beyond the great river
Ga.nges itself, we read the praises of one of tlle kings of
the ra-ee, who was said to be the best mOllarch of his time.
His suhjects loved him, and his neighbours feared him,
and when he 1ied he left his kingdom in a more pros·
pCl'ons and powerful condition tlwn any king had done
before him.
The two sons who survived him loved each other
tenderly, and it was a real grief to tbe elder, Schahriu.r,
that the la.ws of the empire forbade him to share his
dominions with his brother Scllahzeman. IlIr'iee
ten years, during which this state of things had not
ceased to trouble him, Schahrinr cut off the counky of
Great Tartary from the Persian Empire and made his
brother king.
Now the Sultan Schalll'iar had n 'wife wuorn be. lm-ed
more than all the world, and his

Table of Contents

CONTENTS; PAGE; Introduction I; 7' he Story of the c-Merchant and the Genius 6; The Story 01 the First Old ~an and of the Hind 13; The Story of the Second Old Jv1an and of the Two; 73lack 'Dogs 19; The Story of tlJe Fisherman 23; The Story of the Greek King and the Physician; Vouban 29; The Story of the Hushand and the Parrot 32; T he Story of the Vizjr who was Punished 34; 7' he Story of the Young King of the 731ack Isles 48; The Story of the Three Calenders, sons of Kingsl and; 0/ Five Ladies of ~agdad 54; The Story of the First Calender, son of a King 68; The Story of the Second Calender, son of a King 75; The Story of the Envious JlAa17, and of H

Language Notes

Text: English, Arabic (translation)