Flight of Spring 321 Autumn Comes 323 Autumn Conquers the Rose Garden 325 Winter Appears 327 Winter Devastates the Rose Garden 328 Spring Seeks Help from the Equinox 331 Spring Vanquishes Winter 333 Spring Resides in the Rose Garden 335 The Rose Sends to the Nightingale 336 The Nightingale Hears the East Wind 337 The Nightingale Answers the East Wind 339 The Rose Visits the Nightingale 341 The Rose Seeks the Release of the Nightingale 343 The Rose Hears of the Nightingale’s Release 346 The Feast Given by the Rose 347 Description of the Revel 350 Short-lived Happiness 352 Meaning of the Tale 353 Close of the Book 356 HISTORY OF THE FORTY VEZIRS: Introduction 361 Trial of the Three Sons 366 Stratagem Greater than Strength 374 The Wiles of Woman 379 The Search for Khizr 381 The Vezir and Khizr 384 The Sherbet-seller and the Moor 385 The Tailor and the Woman 388 Story of the Adopted Son 391 The King and the Vezir 394 The Sparrow and His Mate 396 The Crafty Vezir 398 The Three Princes and the Cadi 401 The Caliph and the Slave Girl 404 The Foolish Princes 405 Story of the Egyptian Prince 409 The Merchant’s Bequest 414 The King and the Vezir’s Son 415 The King and the Weaver 418 The Vicissitudes of Life 420 The King and the Sheykh 426