目录 VOLUME 1 Introductory Chapter Fable of the Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer The Merchant and the Genie The Story of the First Old Man and the Hind The Story of the Second Old Man and the Two Black Dogs The Story of the Fisherman The Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban The Story of the Husband and the Parrot The Story of the Vizier that was Punished The History of the Young King of the Black Isles Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Sultans, and of the Five Ladies of Bagdad The ttistory of the First Calender The Story of the Second Calender The Story of the Envious Man, and of Him that He Envied The History of the Third Calender The Story of Zobeide The Story of Amene VOLUME 2 The Story of Sinbad the Voyager The Three Apples The Story of the Lady who was Murdered, and of the Young Man her Husband The Story ofNoor ad Deen Ali and Buddir ad Deen Houssun 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 ofAboulhassen Ali Ebn Becar, and Schemselnihar, Favourite of Caliph Maroon al Rusheed VOLUME 3 The Story of the Loves of Kummir al Zummaun, Prince of the Isles of the Children of Khaledan, and of Badoura, Princess of China The Story of the Princes Amgiad and Assad The Story of the Prince Amgiad and a Lady of the City of the Magicians The Story ofNoor ad Deen and the Fair Persian The Story of Beder, Prince of Persia, and Jehaun-Ara, Princess of Samandal,or Summunder VOLUME 4 Story of Prince Beder and the Princess Jehaun-Ara (continued) The History of Ganem, Son ofAbou Ayoub, and Known by the Sunan Love's Slave The History of Prince Zeyn Alasnam and the Sultan of the Genii The History of Codadad, and His Brothers The History of the Princess of Deryabar The Story ofAbou Hassan, or the Sleeper Awakened The Story ofAlla Ad Deen, or the Wonderful Lamp VOLUME 5 The Story ofAlla Ad Deen; or the Wonderful Lamp (continued) Adventure of the Caliph Haroon al Rusheed The Story of the Blind Man Baba Abdoollah The Story of Syed Naomaun The Story of Khaujeh Hassan al Hubbaul The Story ofAli Baba and the Forty Robbers Destroyed by a Slave The Story ofAli Khaujeh, a Merchant of Bagdad The Story of the Enchanted Horse The Story of Prince Ahmed, and the Fairy Perle Banou The Story of the Sisters Who Envied Their Younger Sister VOLUME 6 Story of the Sultan of Yemen and His Three Sons Story of the Three Sharpers and the Sultan The Adventures of the Abdicated Sultan History of Mahummud, Sultan of Cairo Story of the First Lunatic Story of the Second Lunatic Story of the Retired Sage and His Pupil, Related to the Sultan by the Second Lunatic Night Adventure of the Sultan Story of the Broken-backed Schoolmaster Story of the Wry-mouthed Schoolmaster. The Sultan's Second Visit to the Sisters Story of the Sisters and the Sultana their Mother Story of the Bang-Eater and the Cauzee Story of the Bang-eater and His Wife Continuation of the Fisherman, or Bang-eater's Adventures The Sultan and the Traveller Mhamood al Hyjemmee The Koord Robber Story of the Husbandman Story of the Three Princes and Enchanting Bird Story of a Sultan of Yemen and His Three Sons Story of the First Sharper in the Cave History of the Sultan of Hind Story of the Fisherman's Son Story ofAbou Neeut and Abou Neeuteen; or, the Well-Intentioned and the Double-Minded Adventure of a Courtier, Related by Himself to His Patron, anAmeer of Egypt... Story of the Prince of Sind, and Fatima, Daughter of Amir Bin Naomaun... Story of the Lovers of Syria; or, the Heroine Story of Hyjauje, the Tyrannical Governor of Coufeh, and the Young Syed. Story of Ins al Wujjood and Wird al Ikmaum Daughter of Ibrahim, Vizier to Sultan Shamikh The Adventures of Mazin of Khorassaun Adventure of Haroon al Rusheed Story of the Sultan, the Dervish, and the Barber's Son Adventures of Aleefa, Daughter of Mherejaun, Sultan of Hind, and Eusuff, Son of Sohul, Sultan of Sind Adventures of the Three Princes, Sons of the Sultan of China Story of the Good Vizier Unjustly Imprisoned Story of the Lady of Cairo and Her Four Gallants The Cauzee's Story Story of the Merchant, His Daughter, and the Prince of Eerauk Adventures of the Cauzee, His Wife, &c The Sultan's Story of Himself. Conchlsion
精彩内容 NIGHT 3 The next morning Dinarzade made the same request to her sister as before: "My dear sister," said she, "if you be not asleep, tell me one of those pleasant stories that you have read." But the sultan, wishing to learn what followed betwixt the merchant and the genie, bade her proceed with that, which she did as follows. Sir, while the merchant and the old man who led the hind were conversing, they saw another old man coming towards them, followed by two black dogs; after they had saluted one another, he asked them what they did in that place? The old man with the hind told him the adventure of the merchant and genie, with all that had passed between them, particularly the merchant's oath. He added, that it was the day agreed on, and that he was resolved to stay and see the issue. The second old man thinking it also worth his curiosity, resolved to do the same, and took his seat by them. They had scarcely begun to converse together, when there arrived a third old man leading a mule. He addressed himself to the two former, and asked why the merchant who sat with them looked so melancholy? They told him the reason, which appeared to him so extraordinary, that he also resolved to witness the result; and for that purpose sat down with them. In a short time they perceived a thick vapour, like a cloud of dust raised by a whirlwind, advancing towards them. When it had come up to them it suddenly vanished, and the genie appeared; who, without saluting them, went to the merchant with a drawn cimeter, and taking him by the arm, said, "Get thee up, that I may kill thee, as thou didst my son." The merchant and the three old men began to lament and fill the air with their cries. Here Scheherazade, perceiving day, discontinued her story, which so much interested the sultan's curiosity, that he resolved to hear the remainder, and put off the sultaness's execution for another day. The grand vizier's joy was extreme, when he found that the sultan did not order him to put Scheh
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