The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, vol 10 by Sir Richard Francis Burton (highly recommended books .TXT) 📕
The Book Of TheTHOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT
MA'ARUF THE COBBLER AND HIS WIFE
There dwelt once upon a time in the God-guarded city of Cairo acobbler who lived by patching old shoes.[FN#1] His name wasMa'aruf[FN#2] and he had a wife called Fatimah, whom the folk hadnicknamed "The Dung;"[FN#3] for that she was a whorish, worthlesswretch, scanty of shame and mickle of mischief. She ruled herspouse and abused him; and he feared her malice and dreaded hermisdoings; for that he was a sensible man but poor-conditioned.When he earned much, he spent it on her, and when he gainedlittle, she revenged herself on his body that night, leaving himno peace
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17. The Hedgehog and the Wood Pigeons … . � � � � � � � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3
a. The Merchant and the Two Sharpers … � � � � � � � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3
18. The Thief and his Monkey … … � � � � � � � � � + - � � � + � 2 � � 3
a. The Foolish Weaver … … . � � � � � � � � � + - � � � + � 3 � � 3
19. The Sparrow and the Peacock … . . � � � � � � � � � + - � � � + � 3 � � 3
20. Ali Bin Bakkar and Shams Al-Nahar … . 5,6 3 3 � 2,3 1 � � � + 2 + 4 1 + � 3 + � 3
21. Tale of Kamar AlZaman … … . 6 3,4 3 2 3 1,2 � � � + 2 + 5 1 + � 3 � � 3,4
a. Ni’amah bin Al-Rabia and Naomi his Slavegirl … … … � 9 � � � ? � � � + 2 + 13 2 + � 3 � � 4
22. Ala Al-Din Abu Al-Shamat … … � 9 � � � 2 � � � + 2 + 13 2 + � 3 � � 4
23. Hatim of the Tribe of Tayy … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 2 + � 3 � � 4
24. Ma’an the son of Zaidah and the three Girls . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 � 2 + � 2 + � 3 � � 4
25. Ma’an son of Zaidah and the Badawi … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 2 + � 3 � � 4
26. The City of Labtayt … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 2 + � 3 � � 4
27. The Caliph Hisham and the Arab Youth … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 2 + � 3 � � 4
28. Ibrahim bin Al-Mahdi and the Barber-Surgeon . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 2 + � 3 � � 4
29. The City of Many-columned Iram and Abdullah son of Abi Kalabah … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 2 + � 3 � � 4
30. Isaac of Mosul … … . . � � 7 � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + 13 2 + � 3 + � 4
31. The Sweep and the Noble Lady … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 3 � � 4
32. The Mock Caliph … … . . � 9 2 � � 2 - � - + 2 + 4 2 + � 3 � � 4
33. Ali the Persian … … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 3 � � 4
34. Harun Al-Rashid and the SlaveGirl and the Imam Abu Yusuf … … . . � � � � � - - � - + - + � 2 + � 4 � � 4
35. The Lover who feigned himself a Thief … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 2 + � 4 � � 4
36. Ja’afar the Barmecide and the Bean-Seller . . � � � � � 2 - � - + 2 � � 4 + � 4 � � 4
37. Abu Mohammed hight Lazybones … . . � 9 � � � 2 - � - + 2 + 13 2 + � 4 � � 4
38. Generous dealing of Yahya bin Khalid the Barmecide with Mansur … … � � � � � ? - � - + 2 � � � + � 4 � � 4
39. Generous Dealing of Yahya son of Khalid with a man who forged a letter in his name . . � � � � � ? - � - + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 4
40. Caliph Al-Maamun and the Strange Scholar . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � � � � 4 � � 4
41. Ali Shar and Zumurrud … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 1 + 2 + � 2 + � 4 � � 4
42. The Loves of Jubayr Bin Umayr and the Lady Budur … … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 1 + 2 + � 2 + � 4 � � 4
43. The Man of Al-Yaman and his six SlaveGirls . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 2 + � 4 � � 4
44. Harun Al-Rashid and the Damsel and Abu Nowas . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 2 + � 4 � � 4
45. The Man who stole the dish of gold whereon the dog ate … … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
46. The Sharper of Alexandria and the Chief of Police … … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 4 � � 4
47. Al-Malik Al-Nasir and the three Chiefs of Police … … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
a. Story of the Chief of the New Cairo Police . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
b. Story of the Chief of the Bulak Police . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
c. Story of the Chief of the Old Cairo Police . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
48. The Thief and the Shroff … … � � � � � - - � - + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
49. The Chief of the Kus Police and the Sharper . � � � � � - - � - + - � � � + � 4 � � 4
50. Ibrahim bin al-Mahdi and the Merchant’s Sister . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 4
51. The Woman whose hands were cut off for alms-giving … … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
52. The devout Israelite … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 4 � � 4
53. Abu Hassan AI-Ziyadi and the Khorasan Man . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 4 � � 4
54. The Poor Man and his Friend in Need … � � � � � - - � - + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
55. The Ruined Man who became rich again through a dream … … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 4
56. Caliph AI-Mutawakkil and his Concubine Mahbubah � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 4 � � 4
57. Wardan the Butcher’s Adventure with the Lady and the Bear … … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 4 � � 4
58. The King’s Daughter and the Ape … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � � + � 4 � � 4
59. The Ebony Horse … … . . 11 7 5 � 5 2 - � - + 2 + 9 1 + � 4 � � 5
60. Uns Al-Wujud and the Wazir’s Daughter Rose-in-Hood … … … . � � 6 4 6 2 1 � 1 + 2 + 11 2 + � 4 � � 5
61. Abu Nowas with the Three Boys and the Caliph Harun Al-Rashid … … . . � � � � � 2 1 � - + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
62. Abdullah bin Ma’amar with the Man of Bassorah and his SlaveGirl … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � � + � 4 � � 5
63. The Lovers of the Banu Ozrah … . . � � � � � - - � - + 2 + 11 4 + � 4 � � 5
64. The Wazir of Al-Yaman and his young Brother . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � � + � 4 � � 5
65. The Loves of the Boy and Girl at School . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 4 � � 5
66. Al-Mutalammis and his Wife Umaymah … . � � � � � - - � - + - + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
67. Harun At-Rashid and Zubaydah in the Bath . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
68. Harim Al-Rashid and the Three Poets … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 2 + � 4 � � 5
69. Mus ‘ab bin AI-Zubayr and Ayishah his Wife . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � � + � 4 � � 5
70. Abu Al-Aswad and his SlaveGirl … . � � � � � - - � � + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
71. Harim Al-Rashid and the two SlaveGirls . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
72. Harun Al-Rashid and the Three SlaveGirls . . � � � � � - - � � + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
73. The Miller and his Wife … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � � + � 4 � � 5
74. The Simpleton and the Sharper … . . � � � � � - - � - + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
75. The Kazi Abu Yusuf with Harun Al-Rashid and Queen Zubaydah … … . . � � � A A - - � - + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
76. The Caliph Al-Hakim and the Merchant … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + �
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