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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i. The Spider and the Wind … … � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
j. The Two Kings … … . . � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
k. The Blind Man and the Cripple … . � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
l. The Foolish Fisherman … … � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
m. The Boy and the Thieves … … � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
n. The Man and his Wife … … � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
o. The Merchant and the Robbers … . � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
p. The Jackals and the Wolf … . . � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
q. The <SIC> Shephered and the Rogue … � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
r. The Francolin and the Tortoises … . � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + - + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
162. Abu Kir the Dyer and Abu Sir the Barber… � � � � � 4 3 1 3 + 3 + � 4 + � 8 � � 9
163. Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman . � � � � � 4 3 1 3 + 3 + � � + � 8 � � 9
164. Harun Al-Rashid and Abu Hasan, the Merchant of Oman … … … . � � � � � 4 3 � 3 + - + � 2 + � 9 � � 9
165. Ibrahim and Jamilah … … . � � � � � 4 3 1 3 + 3 � � � + � 9 � � 9
166. Abu Al-Hasan of Khorasan … … � � � � � 4 3 1 3 + - � � � + � 9 � � 9
167. Kamar AlZaman and the Jeweller’s Wife … � � � � � 4 3 1 3 + - � � 4 + � 9 � � 9
168. Abdullah bin Fazil and his Brothers … � � � � � 4 3 � 3 + - � � � + � 9 � � 9
169. Ma’aruf the Cobbler and his wife Fatimah . . � � � � � 4 3 3 3 + 3 � � 4 + � 9 � � 10
170. Asleep and Awake … … . . 9 5 4 � 4 � � � � � 2 + 7 1 � � I. � � �
a. Story of the Lackpenny and the Cook … � � � � � � � � � � - + � � � � I. � � �
171. The Caliph Omar ben Abdulaziz and the Poets . � � � � � � � � � � - + � 2 � � I. � � �
172. El Hejjaj and the Three Young Men … . � � � � � � � � � � - + � � � � I. � � �
173. Haroun Er Reshid and the Woman of the Barmecides … … … � � � � � � � � � � - + � � � � I. � � �
174. The Ten Viziers, or the History of King Azadbekht and his Son … … � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
a. Of the uselessness of endeavor against persistent ill-fortune … . . � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
aa. Story of the Unlucky Merchant … � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
b. Of looking to the issues of affairs … � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
bb. Story of the Merchant and his Sons . . � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
c. Of the advantages of Patience … . � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
cc. Story of Abou Sabir … … � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
d. Of the ill effects of Precipitation … � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
dd. Story of Prince Bihzad … . . � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
e. Of the issues of good and evil actions . . � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
ee. Story of King Dabdin and his Viziers . � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
f. Of Trust in God … … . . � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
ff. Story of King Bekhtzeman … . � 8 � � � � � � � � - + � 2 � � I. � � �
g. Of Clemency … … … � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
gg. Story of King Bihkerd … . . � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
h. Of Envy and Malice … … . � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
hh. Story of Ilan Shah and Abou Temam . . � 8 6 � � � � � � � - + 10 2 � � I. � � �
i. Of Destiny, or that which is written on the Forehead … … … � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
ii. Story of King Ibrahim and his Son . . � 8 7 � � � � � � � - + 13 2 � � I. � � �
k. Of the appointed Term, which if it be advanced, may not be deferred, and if it be deferred, may not be advanced … � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
jj. Story of King Suleiman Shah and his Sons � 8 � � � � � � � � - + � 2 � � I. � � �
k. Of the speedy Relief of God … . . � � � � � � � � � � - � � � � � � � � �
kk. Story of the Prisoner, and how God gave him relief … … . � 8 � � � � � � � � - + � 2 � � I. � � �
175. Jaafer Ben Zehya and Abdulmelik Ben Salih the Abbaside … … … � � � � � � � � � � - + � 2 � � I. � � �
176. Er Reshid and the Barmecides … . . � � � � � � � � � � - + � 2 � � I. � � �
177. Ibn Es-Semmak and Er-Reshid … . . � � � � � � � � � � - + � � � � I. � � �
178. El Mamoun and Zubeideh … … . � � � � � � � � � � - + � � � � I. � � �
179. En Numan and the Arab of the Benou Tai … � � � � � � � � � � - + � � � � I. � � �
180. Firouz and his Wife … … . � � � � � � � � � � - + � � � � I. � � �
181. King Shah Bekht and his Vizier Er Rehwan . . � � � � � � � � � � - + 14 � � � I. � � �
a. Story of the Man of Khorassan his son and his governor … … . . � � � � � � � � � � - + 14 � � � I. � � �
b. Story of the Singer and the Druggist . . � � � � � � � � � � - + 14 � � � I. � � �
c. Story of the King Who knew the quintessence of things … … . . � � � � � � � � � � - + 14 � � � I. � � �
d. Story of the Rich Man who gave his fair Daughter in Marriage to the Poor Old Man . � � � � � � � � � � - + 14 � � � I. � � �
e. Story of the Rich Man and his Wasteful Son . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
f. The King’s Son who fell in love with the Picture … … … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
g. Story of the Fuller and his Wife … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
h. Story of the Old Woman, the Merchant, and the King … … … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
i. Story of the credulous Husband … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
j. Story of the Unjust King and the Tither . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
jj. Story of David and Solomon … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
k. Story of the Thief and the Woman … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
l. Story of the Three Men and our Lord Jesus . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
ll. The Disciple’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14
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