The Arabian Nights Entertainments. Volume 01

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THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST OLD MAN AND THE BITCH

THE STORY OF THE SECOND OLD MAN AND THE TWO BLACK DOGS

THE STORY OF THE FISHERMAN

THE STORY OF THE HUSBAND AND PARROT

THE STORY OF THE VIZIER THAT WAS PUNISHED

THE HISTORY OF THE YOUNG KING OF THE BLACK ISLES

THE STORY OF THE THREE CALENDERS, SONS OF KINGS; AND OF THE FIVE LADIES OF BAGDAD

THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST CALENDER, A KING'S SON

THE STORY OF THE SECOND CALENDER, A KING'S SON

THE STORY OF THE ENVIOUS MAN, AND OF HIM WHOM HE ENVIED

THE HISTORY OF THE THIRD CALENDER, A KING'S SON

THE STORY OF ZOBEIDE

THE STORY OF AMINE

THE STORY OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR

THE THREE APPLES

THE STORY OF THE LADY THAT WAS MURDERED, AND OF THE YOUNG MAN HER HUSBAND

THE STORY OF NOUREDDIN ALI AND BEDREDDIN HASSAN

THE STORY OF THE LITTLE HUNCH-BACK

THE STORY TOLD BY THE CHRISTIAN MERCHANT

THE STORY TOLD BY THE SULTAN OF CASGAR'S PURVEYOR

THE STORY TOLD BY THE JEWISH PHYSICIAN

THE STORY TOLD BY THE TAILOR

THE STORY OF THE BARBER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S ELDEST BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S SECOND BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S THIRD BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S FOURTH BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S FIFTH BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S SIXTH BROTHER

THE HISTORY OF ABOULHASSEN ALI EBN BECAR, AND SCHEMSELNIHAR, FAVOURITE OF CALIPH HAROUN ALRASCHID

THE HISTORY OF THE PRINCESS OF CHINA

THE STORY OF MARZAVAN, WITH THE SEQUEL OF THAT OF PRINCE CAMARALZAMAN

THE STORY OF THE PRINCESS BADOURA, AFTER HER SEPARATION FROM PRINCE CAMARALZAMAN

THE STORY OF THE PRINCES AMGRAD AND ASSAD

THE STORY OF PRINCE AMGRAD, AND A LADY OF THE CITY OF THE MAGICIANS

THE SEQUEL OF THE STORY OF PRINCE ASSAD

THE STORY OF NOUREDDIN AND THE FAIR PERSIAN

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Great prince of genies, says the old man, you must know that we are three brothers, I and the two black dogs you see: Our father left each of us, when he died, one thousand sequins; with that sum we all entered into the same way of living, and became merchants. A little time after we had opened shop, my eldest brother, one of these two dogs, resolved to travel and trade in foreign countries. Upon this design, he sold his estate, and bought goods proper for the trade he intended.

He went away, and was absent a whole year; at the end of which, a poor man, who, I thought, had come to ask alms, presented himself before me in my shop. I said to him, God help you. God help you also, answered he, is it possible you do not know me? Upon this, I looked to him narrowly, and knew him. Ah, my brother! cried I, embracing him, how could I know you in this condition? I made him come into my house, and asked him concerning his health, and the success of his travels. Do not ask me that question, says he; when you see me, you see all. It would only renew my grief to tell you all the particulars of the misfortunes that have befallen me, and reduced me to this condition, since I left you.

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The twelfth night was pretty far advanced, when Dinarzade called, and says, Sister, you owe us the continuation of the agreeable history of the Grecian king and the physician Douban. I am very willing to pay my debt, replies Scheherazade, and resumed the story as follows.

Sir, the fisherman, speaking always to the genie, whom he kept shut up in his vessel, went on thus: The physician Douban rose up, and, after a profound reverence, says to the king, he judged it meet that his majesty should take horse, and go to the place where he used to play at the mell. The king did so, and when he arrived there, the physician came to him with the mell, and says to him, Sir, exercise yourself with this mell, and strike the ball with it until you find your hands and your body in a sweat. When the medicine I have put in the handle of the mell is heated with your hand, it will penetrate your whole body; and as soon as you shall sweat, you may leave off the exercise, for then the medicine will have had its effect. As soon as you are returned to your palace, go into the bath, and cause yourself to be well washed and rubbed; then go to bed, and, when you rise to-morrow, you will find yourself cured.

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