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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77. King Kisra Anushirwan and the Village Damsel . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
78. The Water-carrier and the Goldsmith’s Wife . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
79. Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
80. Yahya bin Khalid and the Poor Man … . � � � � � - - � - + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
81. Mohammed al-Amin and the SlaveGirl … � � � � � - - � - + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
82. The Sons of Yahya bin Khalid and Said bin Salim � � � � � - - � - + 2 � � � + � 4 � � 5
83. The Woman’s Trick against her Husband … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
84. The Devout Woman and the Two Wicked Elders . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
85. Ja’afar the Barmecide and the old Badawi . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
86. Omar bin Al-Khattab and the Young Badawi . . � � � � � 2 1 1 3 + 2 � � � + � 4 � � 5
87. Al-Maamun and the Pyramids of Eygpt … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 4 � � 5
88. The Thief and the Merchant … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
89. Masrur the Eunuch and Ibn Al-Karibi … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
90. The Devotee Prince … … . . � � � � � 2 1 3 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
91. The Schoolmaster who fell in Love by Report . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
92. The Foolish Dominie … … . � � � � � - - � � + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
93. The Illiterate who set up for a Schoolmaster . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
94. The King and the Virtuous Wife … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 4 � � 5
95. Abd Al-Rahman the Maghribi’s story of the Rukh . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � � + � 4 � � 5
96. Adi bin Zayd and the Princess Hind … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
97. Di’ibil Al-Khuza’i with the Lady and Muslim bin Al-Walid … … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
98. Isaac of Mosul and the Merchant … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
99. The Three Unfortunate Lovers … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
100. How Abu Hasan brake Wind … … � � � � � - - � - � - � � � � � - � � 5
101. The Lovers of the Bann Tayy … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
102. The Mad Lover … … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
103. The Prior who became a Moslem … . . � � � � � 2 1 2 3 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
104. The Loves of Abu Isa and Kurrat Al-Ayn … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 + � � + � 4 � � 5
105. Al-Amin and his Uncle Ibrahim bin Al-Mahdi . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
106. Al-Fath bin Khakan and Al-Mutawakkil … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
107. The Man’s dispute with Learned Woman concerning relative excellence of male and female . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
108. Abu Suwayd and the pretty Old Woman … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
109. Ali bin Tahir and the girl Muunis … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
110. The Woman who had a Boy, and the other who had a Man to lover … … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - + � � + � 4 � � 5
111. Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad … … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 1 + 2 + � 4 + � 4 � � 5
112. The Pilgrim Man and the Old Woman … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � � + � 4 � � 5
113. Abu Al-Husn and his Slavegirl Tawaddud . . � � � � � 2 1 � 1 + - � � � + � 4 � � 5
114. The Angel of Death with the Proud King and the Devout Man … … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
115. The Angel of Death and the Rich King … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
116. The Angel of Death and the King of the Children of Israel … … … � � � � � 2 1 3 3 + 2 � � � + � 5 � � 5
117. Iskandar zu Al-Karnayn and a certain Tribe of Poor Folk … … … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
118. The Righteousness of King Anushirwan … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
119. The Jewish Kazi and his Pious Wife … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
120. The Shipwrecked Woman and her Child … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
121. The Pious Black Slave … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
122. The Devout Tray-maker and his Wife … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
123. Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf and the Pious Man … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � � + � 5 � � 5
124. The Blacksmith who could Handle Fire Without Hurt … … … . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
125. The Devotee to whom Allah gave a Cloud for Service and the Devout King … . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
126. The Moslem Champion and the Christian Damsel . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
127. The Christian King’s Daughter and the Moslem . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � � + � 5 � � 5
128. The Prophet and the Justice of Providence . . � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + 2 � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
129. The Ferryman of the Nile and the Hermit . . � � � � � 2 1 � - + - � � � + � 5 � � 5
130. The Island King and the Pious Israelite . . � � 6 � � 2 1 � 3 + - � 10 4 + � 5 � � 5
131. Abu Al-Hasan and Abu Ja’afar the Leper … � � � � � 2 1 � 3 + - � � � + � 5 � � 5
132. The Queen of the Serpents … … � � � � � 2 1 3 1 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
a. The Adventure of Bulukiya … . . � � � � � 2 1 3 1 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
b. The Story of Janshah … … � � � � � 2 1 3 1 + - � � 4 + � 5 � � 5
133. Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman . 3 2 2 � 2 3 - � - + 3 + 2 1 + � 5 + � 6
a. The First Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman . . 3 2 2 � 2 3 - � - + 3 + 2 1 + � 5 + � 6
b. The Second Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman . . 3 2 2 � 2 3 - � - + 3 + 2 1 + � 5 + � 6
c. The Third Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman . . 3 2 2 � 2 3 - � - + 3 + 2 1 + � 5 + � 6
d. The Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman . . 3 2 2 � 2 3 - � - + 3 + 2 1 + � 5 + � 6
e. The Fifth Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman . . 3 2 2 � 2 3 - � - + 3 + 3 1 + � 5 + � 6
f. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad theSeaman . . 3 2 2 � 2 3 - � - + 3 + 3 1 + � 5 - � 6
ff. The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad theSeaman . . � � � � � � � � � - 3 - � � - � III + � -
g. The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Seaman . 3 2 2 � 2 3
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