The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 (of 10)

Fairy tales -- Arab countries; Folklore -- Arab countries

_d._ THE ELDEST LADY'S TALE                                   162

     _e._ TALE OF THE PORTRESS                                     173

          CONCLUSION OF THE STORY OF THE PORTER AND THREE LADIES   184

  4. TALE OF THE THREE APPLES                                      186

      (_Chapt. IV. Story of the Three Apples, etc.: p. 250._)

  5. TALE OF NUR AL-DIN ALI AND HIS SON BADR AL-DIN HASAN          195

   (_Story of Noor ed-Deen and his Son, and of Shems ed-Deen and
                      his Daughter: p. 253._)

  6. THE HUNCHBACK'S TALE                                          255

           (_Chapt. V. Story of the Humpback: p. 238._)

     _a._ THE NAZARENE BROKER'S STORY                              262

          (_Story told by the Christian Broker: p. 334._)

     _b._ THE REEVE'S TALE                                         278

          (_Story told by the Sultan's Steward: p. 348._)

     _c._ TALE OF THE JEWISH DOCTOR                                288

          (_Story told by the Jewish Physician: p. 359._)

     _d._ TALE OF THE TAILOR                                       300

               (_Story told by the Tailor: p. 368._)

     _e._ THE BARBER'S TALE OF HIMSELF                             317

            (_The Barber's Story of Himself: p. 383._)

          _ea._ THE BARBER'S TALE OF HIS FIRST BROTHER             319

       (_The Barber's Story of His First Brother: p. 385._)

          _eb._ THE BARBER'S TALE OF HIS SECOND BROTHER            324

       (_The Barber's Story of His Second Brother: p. 389._)

          _ec._ THE BARBER'S TALE OF HIS THIRD BROTHER             328

        (_The Barber's Story of His Third Brother: p. 392_)

          _ed._ THE BARBER'S TALE OF HIS FOURTH BROTHER            331

       (_The Barber's Story of His Fourth Brother: p. 396._)

          _ee._ THE BARBER'S TALE OF HIS FIFTH BROTHER             335

       (_The Barber's Story of His Fifth Brother: p. 400._)

          _ef._ THE BARBER'S TALE OF HIS SIXTH BROTHER             343

           (_The Barber's Story of His Sixth Brother._)

                THE END OF THE TAILOR'S TALE                       348

                            THE BOOK OF THE
                      THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT.
                       (_ALF LAYLAH WA LAYLAH._)

                          In the Name of Allah,
                 the Compassionating, the Compassionate!

 _PRAISE BE TO ALLAH ✿ THE BENEFICENT KING ✿ THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE
 ✿ LORD OF THE THREE WORLDS ✿ WHO SET UP THE FIRMAMENT WITHOUT PILLARS
 IN ITS STEAD ✿ AND WHO STRETCHED OUT THE EARTH EVEN AS A BED ✿ AND
 GRACE, AND PRAYER-BLESSING BE UPON OUR LORD MOHAMMED ✿ LORD OF
 APOSTOLIC MEN ✿ AND UPON HIS FAMILY AND COMPANION-TRAIN ✿ PRAYER AND
 BLESSINGS ENDURING AND GRACE WHICH UNTO THE DAY OF DOOM SHALL REMAIN ✿
 AMEN! ✿ O THOU OF THE THREE WORLDS SOVEREIGN!_

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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 (of 10)

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