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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m. Story of the Dethroned King whose kingdom and good were restored to him … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
n. Story of the Man whose caution was the cause of his Death … … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
o. Story of the Man who was lavish of his house and his victual to one whom he knew not . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
p. Story of the Idiot and the Sharper … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
q. Story of Khelbes and his Wife and the Learned Man … … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � I. � � �
r. Story of the Pious Woman accused of lewdness � � � � � � � � � � � + � � � � II. � � �
s. Story of the Journeyman and the Girl . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
t. Story of the Weaver who became a Physician by his Wife’s commandment … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
u. Story of the Two Sharpers who cheated each his fellow … … … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
v. Story of the Sharpers with the Moneychanger and the Ass … … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
w. Story of the Sharper and the Merchants . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
wa. Story of the Hawk and the Locust . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
x. Story of the King and his Chamberlain’s Wife � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
xa. Story of the Old Woman and the Draper’s Wife … … … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
y. Story of the Foul-favoured Man and his Fair Wife … … … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
z. Story of the King who lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth, and God restored them to him . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
aa. Story of Selim and Selma … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
bb. Story of the King of Hind and his Vizier . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
182. El Melik Ez Zahir Rukneddin Bibers El Bunducdari, and the Sixteen Officers of Police … … … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
a. The First Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
b. The Second Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
c. The Third Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
d. The Fourth Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + � � � � II. � � �
e. The Fifth Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
f. The Sixth Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + � � � � II. � � �
g. The Seventh Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
h. The Eighth Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
ha. The Thief’s Story … … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
i. The Ninth Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
j. The Tenth Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
k. The Eleventh Officer’s Story … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
l. The Twelfth Officer’s Story … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
m. The Thirteenth Officer’s Story … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
n. The Fourteenth Officer’s Story … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
na. A Merry jest of a Thief … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
nb. Story of the Old Sharper … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
o. The Fifteenth Officer’s Story … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
p. The Sixteenth Officer’s Story … . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � � � � �
183. Abdallah Ben Nafi, and the King’s Son of Cashgbar … … … � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
a. Story of the Damsel Tuhfet El Culoub and Khalif Haroun Er Reshid … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 14 � � � II. � � �
184. Women’s Craft … … … � � 2 3 6 � � � � � � � 4 � � � II. + � �
185. Noureddin Ali of Damascus and the Damsel Sitt El Milah … … … � � � � � � � � � � � + 15 � � � III. � � �
186. El Abbas and the King’s Daughter of Baghdad . � � � � � � � � � � � + 15 � � � III. � � �
187. The Two Kings and the Vizier’s Daughters . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 15 � � � III. � � �
188. The Favourite and her Lover … . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 15 � � � III. � � �
189. The Merchant of Cairo and the Favourite of the Khalif El Mamoun El Hakim bi Amrillah . . � � � � � � � � � � � + 15 � � � III. � � �
190. Conclusion … … … . � � � � � 4 3 � 3 + 3 + 15 � � � {9 & � � �
{III.
*191. History of Prince Zeyn Alasnam … . . 8 5 4 � 4 � � � � � � � 6 3 � � � � � �
*192. History of Codadad and his Brothers … 8 5 4 � 4 � � � � � � � 6 3 � � � � � �
*a. History of the Princess of Deryabar . . 8 5 4 � 4 � � � � � � � 6 3 � � � � � �
*193. Story of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp . . 9,10 5,6 4 � 4,5 � � � � � � � 7,8 3 � � � � � �
“194. Adventures of the Caliph Harun Al-Rashid . . 10 6 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 8 3 � � � � � �
*a. Story of the Blind Man, Baba Abdallah . . 10 6 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 8 3 � � � � � �
*b. Story of Sidi Numan … … 10 6 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 8 3 � � � � � �
*c. Story of Cogia Hassan Alhabbal … . 10,11 6 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 8 3 � � � � � �
*195. Story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves . . 11 6 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 9 3 � � � � � �
*196. Story of Ali Cogia, a Merchant of Baghdad . . 11 7 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 9 3 � � � � � �
*197. Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Peri Banou . 12 7 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 9 3 � � � � � �
*198. Story of the Sisters who envied their younger sister … … … . 12 7 5 � 5 � � � � � � � 10 3 � � � � � �
199. (Anecdote of Jaafar the Barmecide==No. 39) . . � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2 � � � � � �
200. The Adventures of Ali and Zaher of Darnascus . � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4 � � � � � �
201. The Adventures of the Fisherman, Judar of Cairo, and his meeting with the Moor Mahmood and the Sultan Beibars … … . . � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4 � � � � � �
202. The Physician and the young man of Mosul . . � � � 1 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
203. Story of the Sultan of Yemen and his three sons � � 6 3 6 � � � � � � � 11 � � � � � � �
204. Story of the Three Sharpers and the Sultan . . � � 6 3 6 � � � � � � �
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