Night INTRODUCTION.—Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother a. Story of the Ox and the Ass 1. The Merchant and the Genie i [1] a. The First Old Man’s Story iv [4] b. The Second Old Man’s Story vi [6] c. The Third Old Man’s Story viii [8] 2. The Fisherman and the Genie viii [8] a. Story of the Physician Duban xi [11] aa. Story of the Jealous Man and the Parrot[FN#458] xiv [14] ab. Story of the King’s Son and the Ogress xv [15] b. Story of the Enchanted Youth xxi [21] 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad xxviii [28] a. The First Calender’s Story xxxvii [37] b. The Second Calender’s Story xl [40] ba. The Envier and the Envied xlvi [46] c. The Third Calender’s Story liii [53] d. The Eldest Lady’s Story lxiii [63] e. Story of the Portress lxvii [67] 4. The Three Apples lxix [69] 5. Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his son Bedreddin Hassan lxxii [72] 6. Story of the Hunchback cii [102] a. The Christian Broker’s Story cvii [107] b. The Controller’s Story cxix [119] c. The Jewish Physician’s Story cxxix [129] d. The Tailor’s Story cxxxvii [137] e. The Barber’s Story cxlix [149] ea. Story of the Barber’s First Brother cl [150] eb. Story of the Barber’s Second Brother cliv [154] ec. Story of the Barber’s Third Brother clvii [157] ed. Story of the Barber’s Fourth Brother clvii [157] ee. Story of the Barber’s Fifth Brother clx [160] ef. Story of the Barber’s Sixth Brother clxiv [164] 7. Ali ben Bekkar and Shemsennehar clxix [169] 8. Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis el Jelis cxcix [199] 9. Kemerezzeman and Budour ccxviii [218] 10. The Enchanted Horse ccxliv [244] 11. The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor ccl [250] a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclii [252] b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor ccliii [253] c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclv [255] d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclix [259] e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclxiii [263] f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclxvi [266] g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor cclxix [269] 12. Asleep and Awake cclxxi [271] a. The Lackpenny and the Cook cclxxiii [273] 13. Seif el Mulouk and Bediya el-Jemal ccxci [291] 14. Khelif the Fisherman[FN#459] cccxxi [321] 15. Ghanim ben Eyoub the Slave of Love cccxxxii [332] a. Story of the Eunuch Sewab[FN#460] cccxxxiv [334] b. Story of the Eunuch Kafour cccxxxiv [334] 16. Uns el Wujoud and the Vizier’s Daughter Rose-in-bud cccxli [341] 17. The Merchant of Oman cccliv [354] 18. Ardeshir and Heyat en Nufous ccclxiv [364] 19. Hassan of Bassora and the King’s Daughter of the Jinn ccclxxxvi [386] 20. Haroun er Rashid and the Three Poets ccccxxxii [432] 21. Omar ben Abdulaziz and the Poets ccccxxxii [432] 22. El Hejjaj and the Three Young Men ccccxxxiv [434] 23. Er Reshid and the Woman of the Barmecides ccccxxxiv [434] 24. The Ten Viziers; or the History of King Azadbekht and his Son ccccxxxv [435] a. The Unlucky Merchant ccccxl [440] b. The Merchant and his Sons ccccxliv [444] c. Abu Sabir ccccxlviii [448] d. Prince Bihzad ccccliii [453] e. King Dadbin and his Viziers cccclv [455] f. King Bekhtzeman cccclxi [461] g. King Bihkerd cccclxiv [464] h. Ilan Shah and Abou Temam cccclxvi [466] i. King Ibrahim and his Son cccclxxi [471] j. King Suleiman Shah and his Sons cccclxxv [475] k. The Prisoner and how God gave him Relief cccclxxxv [485] 25. The City of Brass cccclxxxvii [487] 26. Nimeh ben er Rebya and Num his Slave-girl di [501] 27. Alaeddin Abou es Shamat dxx [520] 28. Hatim Tai; his Generosity after Death dxxxi [531] 29. Maan ben Zaideh and the three Girls dxxxii [532] 30. Maan ben Zaideh and the Bedouin dxxxii [532] 31. The City of Lebtait dxxxii [532] 32. The Khalif Hisham and the Arab Youth dxxxiv [534] 33. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Barber-Surgeon dxxxiv [534] 34. The City of Iram dxxxviii [538] 35. Isaac of Mosul’s Story of Khedijeh and the Khalif Mamoun dxl [540] 36. The Mock Khalif dxliii [543] 37. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Er Reshid and Jaafar dlv [555] 38. The Lover who feigned himself a Thief to save his Mistress’s Honour dlvii [557] 39. Abou Mohammed the Lazy dlviii [558] 40. Jaafar ben Yehya and Abdulmelik ben Salih dlxv [565] 41. Jaafar ben Yehya[FN#461] and the Man who forged a Letter in his Name dlxvi [566] 42. Er Reshid and the Barmecides dlxvii [567] 43. Ibn es Semmak and Er Reshid dlxviii [568] 44. El Mamoun and Zubeideh dlxviii [568] 45. Ali Shir[FN#462] and Zummurrud dlxix [569] 46. The Loves of Budour and Jubeir ben Umeir dlxxxvii [587] 47. The Man of Yemen and his Six Slave-girls dxcv [595] 48. Haroun Er Reshid with the Damsel and Abou Nuwas dc [600] 49. The Man who stole the Dog’s Dish of Gold dcii [602] 50. El Melik en Nasir and the Three Masters of Police dciii [603] a. Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police dciv [604] b. Story of the Chief of the Boulac Police dcv [605] c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police dcv [605] 51. The Thief and the Money-changer dcv [605] 52. Ibrahim ben el Mehdi and the Merchant’s Sister dcvi [606] 53. King Kelyaad[FN#463] of Hind and his Vizier Shimas dcix [609] a. The Cat and the Mouse dcix [609] b. The Fakir and his Pot of Butter dcx [610] c. The Fishes and the Crab dcxi [611] d. The Crow and the Serpent dcxi [611] e. The Fox and the Wild Ass dcxi [611] f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince dcxii [612] g. The Crows and the Hawk dcxiii [613] h. The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife dcxiv [614] i. The Spider and the Wind dcxv [615] j. The Two Kings dcxvi [616] k. The Blind Man and the Cripple dcxvi [616] 1. The Foolish Fisherman dcxxvi [626] m. The Boy and the Thieves dcxxvii [627] n. The Man and his Wilful Wife dcxxvii [627] o. The Merchant and the Thieves dcxxix [629] p. The Foxes and the Wolf dcxxx [630] q. The Shepherd and the Thief dcxxxii [632] r. The Heathcock and the Tortoises dcxxxiv [634] 54. The Woman whose Hands were cut off for Almsgiving dcxli [641] 55. The Poor Man and His Generous Friend dcxliii [643] 56. The Ruined Man who became Rich again through a Dream dcxliv [644] 57. Abou Nuwas with the Three Boys and the Khalif Haroun er Reshid dcxlv [645] 58. The Lovers of the Benou Udhreh[FN#464] dcxlvi [646] 59. El Mutelemmis and his Wife Umeimeh dcxlviii [648] 60. Haroun er Reshid and Zubeideh in the Bath dcxlviii [648] 61. Musab ben ez Zubeir and Aaisheh his Wife dcxlix [649] 62. Aboulaswed and his Squinting Slave-girl dcli [651] 63. Haroun er Reshid and the Two Girls dcli [651] 64. Haroun er Reshid and the Three Girls dcli [651] 65. The Simpleton and the Sharper dclii [652] 66. The Imam Abou Yousuf with Er Reshid and Zubeideh dclii [652] 67. The Khalif El Hakim and the Merchant dcliii [653] 68. Kisra Anoushirwan and the Village Damsel dcliii [653] 69. The Water-Carrier and the Goldsmith’s Wife dcliv [654] 70. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman dclvi [656] 71. Yehya ben Khalid and the Poor Man dclvi [656] 72. Mohammed el Amin and Jaafar ben el Hadi dclvii [657] 73. The Woman’s Trick against her Husband dclviii [658] 74. The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders dclix [659] 75. El Fezl ben Rebiya[FN#465] and the Old Bedouin dclx [660] 76. En Numan and the Arab of the Benou Tai dclx [660] 77. The Draper and the Thief[FN#466] dclxi [661] 78. Mesrour and Ibn el-Caribi dclxii [662] 79. The Devout Prince dclxiv [664] 80. The Schoolmaster who fell in Love by Report dclxv [665] 81. The Foolish Schoolmaster dclxvi [666] 82. The Ignorant Man who set up for a Schoolmaster dclxvii [667] 83. Adi ben Zeid and the Princess Hind dclxviii [668] 84. Dibil el Khuzai; with the Lady and Muslim ben el Welid dclxx [670] 85. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant dclxx [670] 86. The Three Unfortunate Lovers dclxxii [672] 87. The Lovers of the Benou Tai dclxxiii [673] 88. The Mad Lover dclxxiv [674] 89. Firouz and his Wife dclxxv [675] 90. The Apples of Paradise dclxxvi [676] 91. The Loves of Abou Isa and Curret el Ain dclxxviii [678] 92. El Amin and his Uncle Ibrahim ben el Mehdi dclxxxii [682] 93. El Feth ben Khacan and El Mutawekkil dclxxxiii [683] 94. The Man’s Dispute with the Learned Woman of the relative Excellence of the Sexes dclxxxiii [683] 95. Abou Suweid and the Handsome Old woman dclxxxvii [687] 96. Ali ben Tahir and the Girl Mounis dclxxxviii [688] 97. The Woman who had a Boy and the other who had a Man to Lover dclxxxviii [688] 98. The Haunted House in Baghdad dclxxxviii [688] 99. The History of Gherib and his brother Agib dcxcviii [698] 100. The Rogueries of Delileh the Crafty and her daughter Zeyneb the Trickstress dcclvi [756] 101. The Adventures of Quicksilver Ali of Cairo dcclxvi [766] 102. Joudar and his Brothers dcclxxvi [776] 103. Julnar of the Sea and her Son King Bedr Basim of Persia dccxciv [794] 104. Mesrour and Zein el Mewasif dcccxxi [821] 105. Ali Noureddin and the Frank King’s Daughter dcccxxxi [831] 106. The Man of Upper Egypt and his Frank Wife dccclxii [862] 107. The Ruined Man of Baghdad and his Slave-girl dccclxiv [864] 108. Aboukir the Dyer and Abousir the Barber dccclxvii [867] 109. Abdallah the Fisherman and Abdallah the Merman dccclxxvii [877] 110. King Shah Bekht and his Vizier Er Rehwan dccclxxxv [885] a. The Man of Khorassan, his Son and his Governor dccclxxxvi [886] b. The Singer and the Druggist dccclxxxviii [888] c. The King who knew the Quintessence of Things dcccxci [891] d. The Rich Man who gave his Fair Daughter in Marriage to the Poor Old Man dcccxcii [892] e. The Rich Man and his Wasteful Son dcccxciii [893] f. The King’s Son who fell in Love with the Picture dcccxciv [894] g. The Fuller and his Wife dcccxcvi [896] h. The Old Woman, the Merchant and the King dcccxcvi [896] i. The Credulous Husband dcccxcviii [898] j. The Unjust King and the Tither dcccxcix [899] ja. Story of David and Solomon dcccxcix [899] k. The Thief and the Woman dcccxcix [899] l. The Three Men and our Lord Jesus dcccci [901] la. The Disciple’s Story dcccci [901] m. The Dethroned King whose Kingdom and Good were Restored to Him dcccci [901] n. The Man whose Caution was the Cause of his Death dcccciii [903] o. The Man who was lavish of his House and his Victual to one whom he knew not dcccciv [904] p. The Idiot and the Sharper dccccv [905] q. Khelbes and his Wife and the Learned Man dccccvi [906] r. The Pious Woman accused of Lewdness dccccvii [907] s. The Journeyman and the Girl dccccix [909] t. The Weaver who became a Physician by his Wife’s Commandment dccccix [909] u. The Two Sharpers who cheated each his Fellow dccccxi [911] v. The Sharpers with the Money-Changer and the Ass dccccxiv [914] w. The Sharper and the Merchants dccccxv [915] wa. The Hawk and the Locust dccccxvi [916] x. The King and his Chamberlain’s Wife dccccxvii [917] xa. The Old Woman and the Draper’s Wife dccccxvii [917] y. The foul-favoured Man and his Fair Wife dccccxviii [918] z. The King who lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth and God restored them to him dccccxvix [919] za. Selim and Selma dccccxxii [922] zb. The King of Hind and his Vizier dccccxxviii [928] 111. El Melik er Zahir Rukneddin Bibers el Bunducdari and the Sixteen Officers of Police dccccxxx [930] a. The First Officer’s Story dccccxxx [930] b. The Second Officer’s Story dccccxxxii [932] c. The Third Officer’s Story dccccxxxii [932] d. The Fourth Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] e. The Fifth Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] f. The Sixth Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] g. The Seventh Officer’s Story dccccxxxiv [934] h. The Eighth Officer’s Story dccccxxxv [935] ha. The Thief’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] i. The Ninth Officer’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] j. The Tenth Officer’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] k. The Eleventh Officer’s Story dccccxxxviii [938] l. The Twelfth Officer’s Story dccccxxxxix [939] m. The Thirteenth Officer’s Story dcccccxxxix [939] n. The Fourteenth Officer’s Story dccccxxxxix [939] na. A Merry Jest of a Thief dccccxl [940] nb. Story of the Old Sharper dccccxl [940] o. The Fifteenth Officer’s Story dccccxl [940] p. The Sixteenth Officer’s Story dccccxl [940] 112. Abdallah ben Nafi and the King’s Son of Cashghar dccccxli [941] a. Story of Tuhfet el Culoub and Haroun er Reshid dccccxlii [942] 113. Noureddin Ali and Sitt el Milah dcccclviii [958] 114. El Abbas and the King’s Daughter of Baghdad dcccclxvi [966] 115. The Malice of Women dcccclxxix [979] a. The King and his Vizier’s Wife dcccclxxx [980] b. The Merchant’s Wife and the Parrot dcccclxxx [980] c. The Fuller and his Son dcccclxxx [980] d. The Lover’s Trick against the Chaste Wife dcccclxxx [980] e. The Niggard and the Loaves of Bread dcccclxxx [980] f. The Lady and her Two Lovers dcccclxxx [980] g. The King’s Son and the Ogress dcccclxxxv [985] h. The Drop of Honey dcccclxxxvi [986] i. The Woman who make her Husband Sift Dust dcccclxxxvi [986] j. The Enchanted Springs dcccclxxxvi [986] k. The Vizier’s Son and the Bathkeeper’s Wife dcccclxxxviii [988] 1. The Wife’s Device to Cheat her Husband dcccclxxxix [989] m. The Goldsmith and the Cashmere Singing-Girl dccccxc [990] n. The Man who never Laughed again dccccxci [991] o. The King’s Son and the Merchant’s Wife dccccxciii [993] p. The Man who saw the Night of Power dccccxciii [993] q. The Stolen Necklace dccccxciv [994] r. Prince Behram of Persia and the Princess Ed Detma dccccxciv [994] s. The House with the Belvedere dccccxcv [995] t. The Sandalwood Merchant and the Sharpers dccccxcviii [998] u. The Debauchee and the Three-year-old Child dccccxcviii [998] v. The Stolen Purse dccccxcix [999] w. The Fox and the Folk[FN#467] m [1000] 116. The Two Kings and the Vizier’s Daughters mi [1001] 117. The Favourite and her Lover mi [1001] 118. The Merchant of Cairo and the Favourite of the Khalif El Mamoun El Hakim bi Amrillah mi [1001] Conclusion.