The Book of the One Thousand and One Nights

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Table of contents

• The Translator's Foreword
• The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
• Tale of the Bull and the Ass
• Tale of the trader and the jinni
• The First Shaykh's Story
• The Second Shaykh's Story
• The Third Shaykh's Story
• The Fisherman and the Jinni
• Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban
• King Sindibad and His Falcon
• Tale of the Husband and the Parrot
• Tale of the Prince and the Ogress
• Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince
• The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
• The First Kalandar's Tale
• The Second Kalandar's Tale
• Tale of the Envier and the Envied
• The Third Kalandar's Tale
• The Eldest Lady's Tale
• Tale of the Portress
• Tale of the Three Apples
• Tale of Nur Al-din Ali and his Son
• The Hunchback's Tale
• The Nazarene Broker's Story
• The Reeve's Tale
• Tale of the Jewish Doctor
• Tale of the Tailor
• The Barber's Tale of Himself
• The Barber's Tale of his First Brother
• The Barber's Tale of his Second Brother
• The Barber's Tale of his Third Brother
• The Barber's Tale of his Fourth Brother
• The Barber's Tale of his Fifth Brother
• The Barber's Tale of his Sixth Brother
• The End of the Tailor's Tale
• Nur Al-Din Ali and the Damsel Anis Al-Jalis
• Tale of Ghanim Bin Ayyub, The Distraught, The Thrall O' Love
• Tale of the First Eunuch, Bukhayt
• Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur
• Tale of King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His Sons
• Tale of Taj Al-Muluk and the Princess Dunya
• Tale of Aziz and Azizah
• Tale of the Hashish Eater
• Tale of Hammad the Badawi
• The Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter
• The Hermits
• The Water-Fowl and the Tortoise
• The Wolf and the Fox
• Tale of the Falcon and the Partridge
• The Mouse and the Ichneumon
• The Cat and the Crow
• The Fox and the Crow
• The Flea and the Mouse
• The Saker and the Birds
• The Sparrow and the Eagle
• The Hedgehog and the Wood Pigeons
• The Merchant and the Two Sharpers
• The Thief and His Monkey
• The Foolish Weaver
• The Sparrow and the Peacock
• Ali Bin Bakkar and Shams Al-Nahar
• Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman
• Ni'amar Bin Al-Rabi'a and Naomi His Slave-girl
• Ala Al-Din Abu Al-Shamat
• Hatim of the Trive of Tayy
• Ma'an the Son of Zaidah
• Ma'an the Son of Zaidah and the Badawi
• The City of Labtayt
• The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth
• Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi and the Barber-Surgeon
• The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah
• Isaac of Mosul
• The Sweep and the Noble Lady
• The Mock Caliph
• Ali the Persian
• Haru Al-Rashid and the Slave-Girl and the Iman Abu Yusuf
• The Lover Who Feigned Himself A Thief
• Ja'afar the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller
• Abu Mohammed Hight Lazybones
• Generous Dealing of Yahya Bin Khálid The Barmecide with Mansur
• Generous Dealing of Yahya Son of Khálid with a Man Who Forged a Letter
• Caliph Al-Maamum and the Strange Scholar
• Ali Shar and Zumurrud
• The Loves of Jubayr Bin Umayr and the Lady Budur
• The Man of Al-Yaman and His Six Slave-Girls
• Harun Al-Rashid and the Damsel and Abu Nowas
• The Man Who Stole the Dish of Gold Wherein The Dog Ate
• The Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police
• Al-Malik Al-Nasir and the Three Chiefs of Police
• Story of the Chief of Police of Cairo
• Story of the Chief of the Bulak Police
• Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police
• The Thief and the Shroff
• The Chief of the Kus Police and the Sharper
• Ibrahim Bin Al-Mahdi and the Merchant's Sister
• The Woman Whose Hands were Cut Off For Giving Alms to the Poor
• The Devout Israelite
• Abu Hassan Al-Ziyadi and the Khorasan
• The Poor Man and His Friend in Need
• The Ruined Man Who became Rich Again Through A Dream
• Caliph Al-Mutawakkil and His Concubine Mahbubah
• Wardan the Butcher; His Adventure With the Lady and the Bear
• The King's Daughter and the Ape