loud-wailing the while: "O my lady, may thy head live and mayst thou survive Abu al-Hasan al-Khali'...
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madman, but the Commander of the Faithful." And the superintendent answered him, saying, "None liet...
finger, and as the bite pained him, he cried "Oh!" and was vexed. And the Caliph watched him whence...
STORY STORY OF THE LARRIKIN AND THE COOK" ONE of the ne'er do-wells found himself one fine morning...
THE SLEEPER AND THE WAKER IT hath reached me, O auspicious King, that there was once at Baghdad, i...
sooth, but tell me, whence hadst thou that ring?" "I found it in this fish's gills." "True," said t...
authority, yet camest thou not to me nor askest of me nor saidst, 'Where's my comrade?' For my part...
villain, if ever again I see thee standing at the door of this dyery, I will forthwith send thee to...
landing, entered the town and hired them a closet in a khan. Abu Sir furnished it, and buying a coo...
ABU KIR THE DYER AND ABU SIR THE BARBER THERE dwelt once, in Alexander city, two men, of whom one w...
with my new master, who bought me with all he owned?" He replied, "O my lady, I gave him a thousand...
us. Bid him fare forth from before our face." Quoth Ja'afar: "By the claims of thy pious forefather...
Now, behold, the Caliph suddenly returned from the chase, and the first inquiry he made was for the...
eyes for very redness like cresset gleam and dusty hair in disheveled trim, as he were, Ifrit or a ...
aught of gold in his life, and went somewhat away. But before he had gone far, he was minded of the...