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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Van Dayk, p. 52.
[FN#458] Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac 134b “The Merchant’s Wife and the Parrot.”
[FN#459] This will be found translated in my “Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night,” vol. vii. p. 307, as an Appendix to the Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac version of the story, from which it differs in detail.
[FN#460] Called “Bekhit” in Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac Editions.
[FN#461] Yehya ben Khalid (Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac), [FN#462] “Shar” (Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac).
[FN#463] “Jelyaad” (Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac.) [FN#464] Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac, No. 63. See my “Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night,” vol. iv., p. 211.
[FN#465] Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac, “Jaafar the Barmecide.”
[FN#466] Calcutta (1839-42) and Boulac, “The Thief turned Merchant and the other Thief,” No. 88.
[FN#467] This story will be found translated in my “Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night,” vol. v., p. 345.
[FN#468] After this I introduce the Tale of the Husband and the Parrot.
[FN#469] The Bulak Edition omits this story altogether.
[FN#470] After this I introduce How Abu Hasan brake wind.
[FN#471] Probably Wakksh al-Fal�k=Feral of the Wild.
[FN#472] This is the date of the Paris edition. There was an earlier edition published at La Haye in 1743.
[FN#473] There are two other Oriental romances by Voltaire; viz., Babouc, and the Princess of Babylon.
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