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The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban
When a wandering physician named Douban cures a Greek king of his leprosy, he inspires murderous jealousy in the king’s vizir, leading the king to tell a cautionary tale of his …
Fourth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor
Sindbad’s fourth voyage may not feature monsters or giant animals, but after being shipwrecked and befriending the hospitable islanders, he faces a different kind of horror: a …
The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura
Everyone has imagined the boy or girl of their dreams – but what would happen if they appeared in the middle of the night, and disappeared in the morning? Camaralzaman is prince of …
Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor
Seized by wanderlust for a sixth time, even Sindbad begins to regret his restlessness when he’s shipwrecked on a seemingly barren island, and has to watch his crew starve to death. …
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Everyone knows the story of Aladdin and the genie of the lamp, thanks to the Disney film adaptations starring Robin Williams and Gilbert Gottfried in the 1992 animated feature, and …
Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights is an exotic collection of stories that will grab your attention from the very first page. At the heart of the collection is Scheherazade, the bride of …
The Story of the Envious Man and of Him Who Was Envied
When the second princely calender’s story of an envious man fails to appease an evil genie, his punishment is to be turned into a monkey. No longer able to speak, he nonetheless …
The Story of Sidi-Nouman
Sidi-Nouman is happy with his new wife, Amina, except for one thing: her strange way of eating just a few grains of rice at each meal. One night, hearing her slip out of the house, …
The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind
An old man leads a deer that appears completely tame; stranger still, he claims that it is really his wife. Nor is she the first of his household to have been turned into an …
The Enchanted Horse
As the people of Persia celebrate the new year, an Indian stranger arrives at the Sultan’s court, riding a wooden horse. More than just a mechanical marvel, this horse has the …
Seventh and Last Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor
Sindbad, now an old man, has finally learned his lesson, and sworn never to leave Bagdad. Yet when the Caliph demands that he return to Serendib (modern-day Sri Lanka), Sindbad has …
The Story of the Vizir Who Was Punished
Perhaps the most intricate of the Arabian Nights, "The Story of the Vizir Who Was Punished" begins as a second tale within "The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban", …