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THE
THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS,
OR THE
rabian 1tiggts'
ENTERT AINMENTS.
A NEW EDITION.
II.LUSTRATED WITH NU)IEROUS WOOD EXGRAVINOS.
FRO)I ORIGI
AL DESIGNS.
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f. MU1t þ
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CROSBY A
D NICHOLS.
117 W SH ,[; V
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CONTENTS.
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Bcbahriar and Schahzenan.. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1
The Ox, the Ass, and the Farmer.. . .. .. . . . . . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. 10
The Merchant and the Genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Old Man and the Hind. .. . . . . . . . . . . . __. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. __ 15
Story of the Old Man and the two Black Dogs. . . . 0 . . . . . . . 0 . . . 16
Storoy of the Fisherman. . . . . . .. . . . . . . 0 0 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . 0 0 . . . . . 17
Story of the Grecian King and the Physician Douban... . o. . . . . 19
Hi3tory of the King of the Black Isles 0 . . . . 0 . 0 . . 0 . . 0 0 . . . . 0 . . . 25
Story of the Three Calendars, Sons of Kings, and of the Five
Ladies of Bagdad 0 . . . 0 0 0 . . . 0 .. . . . . . . . . . 0 . _ . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . .. 30
History of the fir6.t Calendar. . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . .. .. ........ 35
History of the second Calendar. 0 . 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . 37
Story of the Envious Man, and of him that he envied 0 . . . .. . . . . 41
History of the third Calendar. . 0 0 . 0 . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . 4íj
History of Zobeide . . 0 . . . . . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . . . . . 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . 53
History of A mine 0 0 . 0 . . . . 0 0 . 0 . . . . 0 0 0 . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . 56
The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor. 0 . . . . 0 0 . . 0 . . . . . . . . . 59
Sindband's First Voyage 0 . . . . _ . . . . . . . . 0 0 . . . . . . 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sindbad's Second Voyage 0 . 0 . . . . . . . .0 . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 0 . o. . . . . 61
Sindbad's Third Voyage.. 0 . . . . . .. .. . .. . o. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . n 64
Sindbad's Fourth Voyage. o. . . . . . . . . . . . o. ................. 68
Sindhad's Fifth Voyage 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. ........... 72
Sindbad's Sixth Voyage............................... < ... 75
Sind bad's Seventh Voyage 0 . . . . . .. 0....................... 78
History of the Three Apples 0 0 . . 0 0 . . 0 0 . . . 0 . _ . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 80
Story ól N oureddin Ali and Bedreddin Hassan. . . . . . . . . . . . . _ _ _ 84
Story of Aladdin, or the 'V onderful Lamp .0........... .. . .. . 98
Story of Little Hunchback... . . o. . 0 . . . . . . . . . .. . .......0. . . . 1
2
The Story told by the Christian Merchant 0 . . .. .............. 125
The Story told by the Purveyor.. 0 . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 129
The Story told by the Jewish Physician 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
6
CONTE
TS.
PA.GE.
The Story told by the Tailor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . ...... 139
.Story of the Barber .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Story of the Barber's Eldest Brother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Story of the Barber's Second Brother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Story of the Barber's Thh'd Brother. . . . .. _ --. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Story of the Barber's Fourth Brother.. . . . . . .. ............... 150
Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother. .................... _ _... 151
Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 155
History of Aboulhassen Ali Eben Becar, and Schemselnihar, favor-
ite of the caliph IIaroun Alraschid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ib8
11.1Story of Camaralzaman, Prince of Khaledan, and Badoura, Pl'in-
èeBB of China.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Story of the Princess Badoura, aftcr her separation from Prince
Carnaralzaman.. . . ... .. . ... .. . ... .. . ... .. . ... . ... . .. . . ... 181
Story of the Princes Amgrad and Assad.. . . .. .............,.. 187
Story of N oureddin and the Fair Persian. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Story of ßeder, Prince of Persia, and Giahaure, Princess of Saman-
dal. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
History of Ganem, son to Abon Ayoub, surnamed Love's Slave.. 232
History of Prince Zeyn Alasnam, and the King of the Genii. . . . . . 242
History of Codadad and his Brothers. . . . . . . . . . . . , . .. . . .. .... 251
History of the Princess of Deryabar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 255
Story of the Sleeper awakened, or the Dead alive.. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Adventures of the caliph Hnroun Alraschid. . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . . 284:
Story of the Blind Man, Baba Abdallah.. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Story of Sidi N onman . . . . . . _ . .. ........................... 2:-<9
Story of Cogia Hassan Alhabdal .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Sto:'y of Ali Baba, and the Forty Thieves. . . . . .. . .. . ... . ... . . .. 3ù2
Story of Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ _.. 312
History of the Enchanted Horse. . .. . ... . . .. . ... . . . .. .. .. . .. 316
Story of Prince Ahmed aud the Fairy'Paribanon .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Story of Habib and Dorathil-goase, or the Arabian Knight. .. . . . . 312
Story of Illabousatrous, of King Schal-Goase, and of Camaralza-
man. . . . . . . .. ...................... ...........'....... 354
St01'Y of the Lady of the B
autiful Tresscs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 408
Story of the PrinccS8 Parizade, 0(' the Talking Bird, the Singing
'free, lmd the YeHow 'Vater.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4;)7
Conclusion. . . .. .......................................... 4GB
"
A x
bi an IrJ iDll1
'
'
t1.\'l1!3.J1JJv,
'f<dingly fine, he hastily conclurl"d
that hi
}Iirù waR false, anù in re!-;pntmeut put it to death; but the
future ill conduct of h;s" ifc too soon proved to him his parrot'H
truth :tlld his own ra
hnm5:ì."
" Sir," l'Pplied hiR vizier, " it iR my duty to IJe particularly attpn.
tirfj to your safety, nor must I Buffer you to be led bJ' specious al"-
ENTEUT_\I
l\IE
TS.
21
peRra-nces, mto real danger. The yizier of a neighhoring king "as
intrm
ted with the care of his master's only son, and so ill did he
perform that duty, that he suffered the young prince to scparate
from his train, in the eagerneHs of the cha
e, till he was left aloIle,
and had lost his way; while he rode about, be came up to a hand-
some lady, who appeared to be in great ùi
tress. The prince was
naturally cOlllpa
::;ionate; he heard her tale, and at her request,
tcok her upon his horse, w bich he guided by her direction. They
came at length to the ruins of a castle in a londy place, where the
lady desired him to alight; he obeyed. The lady eutered the ruius,
and while he was securing his horse he beard her say softly, "Be
glad, my children; I haye brought you a handsome young man,
very fat." Other yoices immediately answered, "l\Iaml1la, where
is he? let us eat him presently, for we al'e very hungry':'
The prince heard enough to cOllvince him of his danger. He
perceived that the supposed distressed lady was really an ogress,
wife to oue of those savage demons, called ogres; who frequeut
remote places, and use a thousand wiles to suqJrise and devour
l,assell
ers. He began to Ulitie his hm.se again with all diligence,
putting up all the while prayers to Heaven for his deliverance.
The ogress, returning to the door, never douhted but he was still
employed ill fastening his horse, and hearing him utter prayers, she
also pretenùed to put up ejaculations; but the prince" as not to be
deceived by this hypocrisy. Haying loosened the rein, he leaped
upon the saddle, and was soon out of the monster's power. But
although he escaped unhurt, his royal father was so much enraged
at the danger he had bep-n in, that he very justly caused his care
less vizier to be put to death. I should deserve the same punish-
Inent, if I did not protest against the conduct of Douban, who though
as specious as the ogress, may be equally dangerous.
rl'he credulous Grecian king began at length to listen to these
insinuations; which the vizier observing, so inflamed his passions,
that he caused his benefactor to be seized, and brought into his
pre::;ence to be put to death. Douban, astonished at so fatal a de-
nunciation, solicited earnestly for llIercy, but in vain.
" You see," said the fisherman to the geuie, " how the king treat-
ed his henofactor. So have you also behaved to me."
\\Yhen Douhan found himself in the hands of the executioner, he
once more apIJ1ied himsPlf to the hing, requesting he would, a
least: alhw him tCJ live till the next day. " I have," said he to the
22
ARABIAN NIGHT,':)'
crnel priuce, " mnong my books, one well worthy of your ma.jesty's
acceptance: if, when my head i:::; struck off, you will open the book
at the sixth leat; and read the third line, mJ heaù will answer allY
question you shall ask." '!'he king, though insensiLle to lJity or
to gratitude, was moved by a frivolous curiosity to defer the execu-
tion.
The following day, when Douhau was brought into the royal
11l'cscllce, he renewed his supplication for life; reminded tbe king
of his sen ices, and in the most earnest manner l)rotested his in-
nocence. The unworthy prince told him l)laillly, that all he could
say was in vain: " 'Yere it only," continued he," to hear your head
speak after it is cut off, it is my pleasure you should be put to
death." The physician, seeing his fate inevitaLle, submitted. He
presented a large folio to the king: "Place. my head," said he,
" for a moment on the cover of this book, and I shall be in a con-
dition to amnver your questions." The executioner performed his
office; and the head being placed as directed, the blood stanched,
tlw eyes opened, and it called upon the king to opcn 'he book.
1'he king obeyed, but finding the leaves stick together, he put
his finger to his mouth and wetted it to separate them. \Vhen he
came to the sixth leaf, he said, " Physician, there is nothing written
here!" "Turn over leaf by leaf," said the head, " till you come to
the writing.", The king continued to turn over the lea,-es, putting
his finger continually to his mouth, till the poison with which each
leaf was impregnated took effect. The head, perceiving that the
king had but few moments to lh-e, exclaimed, "Tyrant, you are
justly punished!" Having said this, its eyes closed, and it re-
mained without life. The king also, in a short tillIe, fell dO\,yn and
expired.
" You find, genie,"
nid the fisherman, " that though the physician
could not preserve his life, 110 contrived to punish his ungratefhl
murderer. I am more forttmate in being now out of your power,
and having you in mine. I am now about to return you to the
('a."
" l\1y good friend," replied the genie, "remember, revenge i
for-
l.idden; do not treat me as Imama did Atteca." " IT ow was that ?"
asked the fisherman. " lIo !" replied the genie, "do you think I
can tell stories in this confinement? Let me out, and I will tpIl
you as måny as you please." " No," said the fisherman, " I ,viII
not let you out; on the ccntrar:v, I will this monwnt cast you back
into tÞe sea." "Hear me, I charge thee, " exclaimed the genie,
ENTERT AI:X'IE
TS.
.J
t. if thou wilt deliver m
, I swear; in the most
mlenm mannpr, that
I will not hurt thee: on the contrary, I will teach thee how to be.
come as rich as thou desirest to be."
Overcome by this }1l'tHnisE', tho fisherman once more opE'npd the
vessel; and the gpnie, resuming his form, instantly kicked it into
the Rea. The fi:sherman was alarmed at this action, but the genie
af':8ured him he was safp. lIe thel1 led him up a mountain, from
whence they dpscendpd to a groat pond, tllat lay between four hills.
"Ca
t ill thy nets here," said the gE'nie," and carry the fish thou
shalt take to the sultan, who will lil)('rally }.eward tbee; only h:)-
ware not to throw in thy nets more than once a day, or thou wilt
}'epent it." Having; said thiR, tIle genie di
:lpppar"d.
The fisherman immediatc1y threw in his nets; hut though the
pond seemed to abound with fish, he caught only four. lIe ,,,"as
much pleased to find them nllwmally beautiful, and each of a dit:.
ferent color; oue being white, one red, one blue, and one yenow.
Having much admired them, he set off for the }Jalace, to present
them to the sultan. The singular ùeauty of the fish made them
\ery accE'ptalJle; the liberal prince rewardpcI the fisherman with
four huudred piecE's of gold, and ordered them to be served as a
part of the entertainment of the llay.
Eut an amazing prodigy disappointed the sultan. As the cook
was frying the fish, on turning them, the wall of the kitchen opened,
Rnd a bpautiful young lady entered, holding a rod of myrtle in her
hand! and adyancing to the pan, she struck one of the fish, saying,
" Fish, fish, are ye in your duty 1" when the four fish lifting up their
hrads together, said, " Yes, yes, if you reckon, we reckon; if you
fly, we oycrcome, and are conteut." As soon as they had thus
spoken, the lady overtul'ncd the frying-}Jan, and passed again
through the wall, which dosl'd imll1pdiately, aud became as 11e10re.
The cook was cxceedingly tcrrified; but recm-ering herself, and
picking IIp thp fh::h, I"he had the mi:-:fortulle to find that they were
1urnt to a cinder, and utterly unfit to be seryed at the royal tahle.
She was under the necessity of J>elatiug the phell
nlf'nOn to the
vizier. That minister Ï1lYented an excuse, which sati
fied the sul-
tan; hut being very desirous of seeing 80 strange a sccne, he or-
dered the fi
herman to provide him four other fish, of the same
f;ort, 3S soon as po
sihle.
The day following the fisherman obeyed the vizier's order
and
to his gJ"P'fI t joy received another four hundred pieceR !>f gold. fhe
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A HAUl \N r\IUJlT:S'
vizier s]mt himself up ,,-ith the cook, who I,Ia-ced the fhdl on tIle
fire: anò on turning them, when fried on one side, the wall again
opened, the lady appeared, the !ô':lme dialogue paRRed between h(,1"
and the fish; wheu, having m'erturned the pall, she retireø, and
the wall closed as on the preceding day.
The vizier, aston il':illPd beyond measure at so great a prodigy,
failed not to relate the matter to the sultan. That prince was
eq ually surprised, and in)IHÜient to see so strange a scene himselt:
The fisherman provided four more fish on the following day, and
again received a sum which was to him quite a treasure. The sul-
tan, attended by 11Ïs vizier, l"etired into his closet; the fish were
I,lacpd on the fire, and on turning them the wall opened; but in-
t:;tead of the young lady, there came out a gigantic black, in the
- habit of a slave: who ad,'anced with an air of anger to the pan, and
touching one of the fish, said, in a terrihle voice, " Fish, are ye in
your duty?" At these words, the fish ruil5ed up their head
, and
answered, " Yes, yes, we are; if you reckon, we reckon; if you
l)ay your debts, we pay ours; if you fly, we overcome. and are
content." The black then threw the pan into the middle of tlH'
closet, and the fish were reduced to coal. Having done this, he
l'etired fiercely, and tl
e wall shut, and remained as before.
'Yhen the sultan recm'ered Trom his astonishment, lIe sent for
the fisherman, to know where he caught these extraordina.ry fish:
and finding it was near the city, he ordered his usual retinue, and
set off immediately. On ascending the mountain, the pond and an
immense plain beyond it presented themselves, which no one re-
membered to have seen be<<>re. The sultan ordered his court to
pncamp J,y the side of the pond, and retired to his pavilion with
Iris vizier. To him the sultan declared his resolution of exploring,
alone, this new-discovered plain, in hopes of finding out the cause
of so many wonderful events. lIe commanded the viÚer to detain
llis attendants on that spot, and to excuse to them his not appearing,
under the pretence of his being indisposed.
At the dawn of the morning, the sultan set <<)rward, and by SUll-
rise, he saw before him a great building, which proyed to be a
tnagnificent palace of black marble. As the gates were opened,
the prince entered, but met not any lidng creature. lIe wandered
through many spacious apartments, all furnished in the most splea-
dirl manner, and kept in the most exact order. lIe caned out
aloud, hut no one answered. After walking alJout n long time, ho
I::\TE HT.\ I
:\[ EYfS.
2l\
grew weary; and 8itting dQWIl, was },eginning to reflect on the
wonders which had happened, when he \nl
interrupted by the
voice of one complaining. lIe listened atteutiycly; and following
the sound he came to a magnificent hall, at the upper end of which,
on :;t throne of burnished gold, ::;at a handsome young man, richly
habited in regal attire, but oppressed with the deepest melancholy.
As the sultan drew near, he saluted him. The young prince re-
turned the salute, by bowing lIis head. " I ought to rise, sir," said
he to the sultan, " to receive you; but alas! I can but too well
apologize for continuing in this posture." Saying this, he drew
"aside his I'obe, and discovered to the sultan that he was only a n
'1n
from the head to the girdle, an
that the other part of his body was
black marLle.
" \Vhat you show me," said the sultan, "fills me with grief and
horror. I conjure you, most unfortunate prince, to reJa.te to me by
what accident you have been reduced to your present situation. I
am persuaded your story is somehow connected with certain extra-
ordinary eyellts which haye occulTed to me lately. Perhaps for-
tune has led me hither to be of service to you."
"Alas !" replied the young man. " I have no hope of relief; yet,
though I must ].enew my grief by repeating my story, your ap-
peárance, as well as your offers of assistance, entitle you to com-
pliance."
THE HISTORY OF THE KING OF THE BLACK ISLES.
" I succeeded my father to the throne of the Black TRIes a few
years ago, and inyited to share it \vith me a young lady whom 1
had loypd from my earliest infancy. She was my cousin; we were
bred up together; and I had eyery reason to RUl'pose I was equally
dear to her. After a short time I found a visi1Jle coolness in the
queeJ?'s behavior, which afflicted me the more, as it seemed to in-
crease dflily, and I could no way account for it.
" It chanced, as I was reposing on a sofa, two of her attendants
came into the room, and supposing me asleep, one of them said to
the other, 'Is not the queen lUuch to blame to treat this amiahle
I :ince so ill? I wondpl' he does not discover hpr enormities.' 'You
l\ ; not know, then,' replied the other, 'that e,rery evening t:;he mixes
in his drink the juice of a certain herb, which causes him to sleep,
till by applying another herb to his nose she awakens him. 'Tis
hy thi:,:; nle
ws she escapps detection.'
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26
AUABIAN NIlarrS'
" Though 1 was nmch alarmed at th is discourse, I still a ppear('d
to sleep. In the evening I supped with the queen; but \yhe
l sLe
presented me, before we retired, with a cup, I only pretrnded to
drink, and holding it to my mouth some time, I returned it to ht'l'
untasted. '\Ve withdrew to our chamber: where, as soon a.
I by
down on the hed, I pretended to fall into a deep sleep. The quecn
immediately arose, dre
sed herself, anù having said to me, ' Sl('(\l',
and may you neyer awake again!' went out of the chamher.
" I was ready to follow her in an instant. She went to a little
groye adjoining the garden, where a man 'was wait.ing'for her.. I
reached t.he grove unobserved, and concealed myself behind a tree;
I listened to their conversation, and found that she seemed to layifih
her fondness on one who hearù her very coolly. Enraged that she
should treat me 150 unworthily, I resoh'ed to he revenged on her
minion. Accordingly, when they had pa8sed me, I gave him a vio.
lent blow on the neck with my scimitar, which brought him to the
ground. I'snpp08ed he ,,'as slain; anc1 not caring to come to ex-
tremities with the qU('Cll, J retired in haste, without discovering
myself, and r('turnod imnH'(liately to my chambor. In the morning
I found my wife lyin
by me as llsnal, hut she either was, or pre-
tended to 1m, in a profound sleep, so that I a.rose and went to coun-
cil without havinp;
poken to her.
e, At dinner time
hc prcHellted herself to me, clad in mourning,
and expres
ed the utmost affiiction. ',Ala!5, sir,' said she, 'I am
oppressed with the most cruel misfortunes. I have just heard of
the death of my royal mother; and that the king, my father, has
IORt a lJattlc; in which he and one of my hrothers have fallen. Suf.
fer me to retire f()1. a twehclllonth to the Palace of Tears; that I
may pay a proper tribute to their nWlllory.'
"I was not sorry she thm::l di8
uif3ed the true cause of her grief;
and readily gave her the permIssion Hhe de
;ired. She withdrew
accordingly to that palace: ancl thit.hm' I filund out
he cOI1Ycyed
her galla.nt. The wound I hall givpn hilll Víould have been mortal,
had she not 11r('
('rvpd him Ly a chink, which she pl't'pared and
adminbtcrcII to him hersl'lf, c\T('ry day. TIut though she was nl)le
by this mean'
to keep him alh'e, yrt she could neither' cure him,
nor re
tore his facnlties : he lh"es, ind('('(1, hut he can ncìthl'l' walk,
1110ve, nor
peak; his eyes alone giro fìigIl
of exi
tence, }mt Bot of
wm:ihility.
,,] hoped that time would hayr, remoypd the (pwon's sorrow I
EXTEHTAIXJIENT3.
27
Bufl'e:;:ed hcr 1 therefore, to continue this course without interrul tion;
but when, at the end of two yenrs, I found that her" criminal afflic-
tion was still cherished, I fatally refd the princes...", 'I
Hill not ahle to ol)p
- your l)
lrb:1rolls coml
}and, eyen if I were will-
ing.' The. genie. turning from her. with indignation said to me,
, \nd tbou-Gol"t n0t thou know her l'
. I should ha\c })('en the base:;;t of sla.,es. had I been less faithful
to her than the lninc"
was to me. I ther('fore answered firmly,' I
knt)w her not, nor ha.ye e,er seen her l)efore.' C Take then the
("im-
itar,'
aid the genie, 'and cut off her head! I shall then be con\ in-
ced of your innocence, and will bet you at liberty.' C "ïth all my
heart,' rel)liNI I.
" The unhappy princess c
st up to me 3. look e
-pressi\e of her
readiness to die fi)r my 8
fet
.: hut nothing' could be furth('l' from
Dl
. intention than to perpetrate sueh n crime. Checking, therefore,
my seeming readine::,s, I p
Hlsed a moment, ani thell E'aid to the ge-
n:(', ' I cannot bring m,
('lf to ta.ke awa
. tllP life of an unharpy Indy,
who h:1 th done me no "rong. I f h
. 1U1.H"dt'r only I cn 11 esea pe your
unjust resentment, I lUn in your power, and you must do with me as
-ou please.'
,., I f:('e;
nld the
enie, , that you both l)ut me at ddh1nc('.' ITa",.
in
f:aid this.}1(' took up the f:cimitar. unci put:m end to her lift'.
Thpn tl.lrnin
to me, ,', a
I I"ur(',' Ea.id }w, ' that
he had put a greater
affront 011 me dum in cOIl\ersiug' with the(', thou nh.o shouldst die;
hut I "ill bf' contf'ut with tran
f()rmill
thee into 11. dog, ap(', lion or
1,ird: take th
. choice.' '0
('nip; said I. ' it i" more noble to l)ar.
d\.llJ than to punish; if you" ill generously di::'1l1iss me, I
hall e\er
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)IEXTS.
41
gratefully remember your clemency. and :you will act like the illus.
trious
nltan lIa&'all _\.Ii, whose f Jrbefirance was the cause of all
his good fm.tuUl\. 'I will ba'\"c patience till
on tdlme that story.'
r
plit:'d tbe geniè, . but think not to e
cõ.1pe unpunished.' JJ
THE STORY OI' THE E);'
lOrS :'>I.A
, .A.XD OF HBI THAT HE E,XVIED.
lIti8
an
\.li was rC8pected by all his neighbors, except b
one
man: "ho, eIH'"3-ing hig great reputa.tion, conceiyed a ,iolent hatred
to him. IIa
san endt."'a,-ored in ,ain, b.r repeated good (\ffice
, to
OH'rcome this di
like; but finding his neighbor.s ill-will uncon-
querable, he detel.n1Ìnetl to remo\ e to another town, rather than
li,-c at enmit\..
lIe removed accordingly, put on tbe Ilal\it of ß. del"' is, and pa...s.
eel his time in retirement. The
:\llctity of his manners. mid the
l.(\ue,olence of his heart acquired him general esteem. He wa:;;
raised to the head of a convent of del"\-i
, and his reputatjon
f.pread abroad, till it reached the town he had left, and rencw-
ed tIle ill-will of his unworthy neighbor. This man, becoming
more Ì1n-eternte than e,er agaim:t Ha
san, determined to \ i
it him
sit his conn'ut, with intent to de
troy him. II
an recei,ed him
kindly, and readily ","eut with him into the garden of the conyent t
to hear the busineS8 he pretended to have with him.
It was night, and the envious man was well acquainted with the
garden. lIe prolonged the conversation till they came to the edge
of a deep well t wh{'n 8l1dd.enly turning, he pusbed lIa8san into it.
lIe then l{'ft the COD\"ent hastily, and returned home, rejoicing tbat
he had gratified bis malice and d{,8troyed the good derv181.
It chan('ed t.hat the well was inhabited by filiries and genii, "ho
recei,{'d IIa-8:,an and pres,er,ed him.
"hile he was reflecting on these e,ent!;, he heard a voice rela-
ting hi8 stOl'
'. and after highly pra.ising him, go on to declare, that
the sultan int{'nded tû nsit him the next day to recommènd his
d:1u
hter to his prayer5l.
Änother voice asked, "'Yhat need had the princess of the der-
,i!"8 prßyer
r: '1'0 which the fir
answered." She i
p<,s
e
(\d
II). a genip, hut the cure is easy: there is in the convent a black
cat, with a wbite
pot at the {'
d of her tail: let 8e,en of these
white hai
l
e burned in presence of the princes
, and the genie
willlpa,e her, and ne,er dare to return." The der,is took care to
remember this conversation. In the morning he got out of the
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ARABIAN NIGHTS'
\yell without diffinulty: when he entered tl1e convent, his l at com.
ing as usual to play about him, he pulled out seven hairs from the
white spot on the tail, and put them safely by.
Shortly afterward, the sultan arrived with his attendants. lIas-
san receiyed him with suitable respect, and immediately, Lefore the
tmltan had explained the cause of his coming, he caused tire to
be IJrought in; and })urning the hairs, the genie gave a great cry,
and left the princcss, who inst..'tntly appeared to be perfectly recov-
ered. The sultan rejoiced beyond measure at this event: having
the highest opinion of the good dervis, be gave him his daughter
for a wife, and dying soon after, Hassan succeeded to his throne.
"'\\'hen he made his puhlic entry into his capital, great crowds
flocked from all parts to see their new b1:>vereign. Among the
rest, camB the envious man, who little expected to find hi
old
neighbor alive, and become his prince. Tbe good IIassan, seping
him in the throng, commanded him to be brought before him.
The envious man came into his presence trembling, and expecting
the punishment he deserved; but the sultan ordered him valuable
presents, and dismissed bim with this I'emark: "I freely forgive
thy past malice, and consider thee as entitled to reward, haying
been the cause of my good fortune; but aB the e\'ÏI thou didst in-
tend me has been most serviceable to me, so the good I now do
thee will bec,)me evil if thou dost not shake off thy malignity."
" You see, genie, said I, how nobly Ilassan Ali behaved to his
enemy. Let me el1treat you to follow bis examl)le. Instead of.
attending to my request, the genie threw some earth in my face,
. and vanished. I found myself all at once removed from the palace
to the ridge of a mountain; and transformed into an ape.
"J was ovcn;yhelmed with sorrow at this metamorphosIs. I de..
terrcined, without knowing why, to. leave the mountain and to to
the sea-coast, which I saw at a great distance. 'Vhen I came
there, I found a vessel at anchor near the shore; I broke off tho
arm of a tree, and getting on it, guided it with two small sticka,
which servüd me for oars, till I came close to the ve
8el, when I
seized a rope, and jumped on board. The passengers had seen my
dexterity with mueh pleasure; but when I lea.ped. on board, their
superstition took alarm; everyone pursued me with hanrlspikes or
arrows, and I should cert.."tinly have been slain, if I had not thrown
myself at the feet of the captain, and, by my tears and expres8ive
gestures, obtained his protection.
L
TERTAIXJIEXTS.
43
II A few days aftm we made the port of a ca})ital town. Un our
arrival, some officers came 011 board and desired a::; nUl,ny as chose,
to write in a paper they produced. The reason of this request
was, the vizier of the country was lately dead; who, besidés pos
J3esbing other great talents, was a very fine writer; and the sultan
had determined not to give his place but to one who would write
as well. Eyerybody, on hearing this story, was eager to write.
1Yheu they had done, I made signs that I could write. The offi-
cens paid no regard to me, but the captain stood once more my
friend. At his request a pen was given to me, and I wrote six
Borts of hands used among the AraLians; each specimen being a
dif5tich in compliment to the sultan. As soon as that prince saw
my writing, he ordered his officers to conduct the writer to covzt
in grcat pomp, and to declare him vizier. The officers could pot
re:::;train their laughter on receiving tbis order, but immediatAly
apologized to their sovereign by acquainting him that the writer
was not a man, but an ape. The sultan was amazed
and express.
ed great desire to see me. On my bcing introduccd, I directly
paid my l'espects to him, in thè usual manner, to the surprise of
the spectators; who wondered how an ape should distinguish the
prince and behave to him so properly.
" The sultan retiring to dine, made a sign for me to attend him.
After dinner a chess-board was brought in, and on his pointing to
It, I made him understand that I could play the game. "r e sat
down; the sultan won the first game, but I won the second and
third. Secing him disconcerted, I immediately wrote a compli-
mentary distich which restored his good humor.
"The sultan had a daughter who was justly called the Lady of
Deauty, of whom he was exceeding fond. 1'hinking the sight of so
wonderful an ape would entertain her, he sent for her; on her
entering the room she let fall her veil, though there was only the
customary attendants present.
[he sultan inquired the cause of
this novelty : ' Sir,' l'eplied the princess, , the ape that you have by
you is a youn
prince, transformed by enchantment. I have learned
the seventy rules of magic, whence I know, at first sight, all per
sons who are enchanted, and how they became so.' 'Have you
power, also,' said the sultan, , to dispel the charm l' 'I have,' re.
plied the princess. 'Do so thcn immediately, I entreat you,' said
the sultan; 'I interest myself excepdingly in this prince's fortune;
if you can restore him, I will make him my vizier, and he shaH
marry you.'
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ARAnIA
KIGHTS'
,. 'The Lady of Beauty retired, and presently returning, brought
a knife 'which had. some HeLrew words engraved on the blade. She
conducted the sultan and myself, attended by the master of the
eunuchs and a little slaye, into a prinlte court of the palace; and
placing us in the gallery, she drew a circle within which she wrote
Eeveral words in AralJian characters, some of them ancient, others
of the character of Cleopatra.
" 'Vhen she had finished the circle she placed herself in the centre
of it, where she Legan adjurations, alId repeated yerses out of the
AlcOl.an. The air insensibly grew dark; all at once the genic ap-
pe.ared in the shape of a lion of a frightful size.
,. , "
retch,' said. the princess to him, 'darest thou present thy-
self in that shnpe, thinking to frighten me 7' 'And thou,' replied
the lion, 'art thou not afraid to In'eak the treaty which was so
solclUnly made between us 1 but thou shalt quickly have thy rC'-
ward. At these ,,-ords be opened his terrible jaws and ran at ber
to devour her; but she leaped backward, pulled out one of her
hairs, and by pronouncing threo or four word!:!, changed herself into
a sharp sword, and cut the lion in two.
" The lion vani!:ihed, and a scorpion apI;eared in his roolll. The
princess became a sC'rpcnt, and fought the scorpion, who, finding
himself worsted, took the shape of all cagle, aud flew away. The
serpent also took the same shape and pursued him, so that we lost
sight of them both. Some time after the ground ()pe.aed, and there
came forth a cat, with her hair standing upright, and makiug a.
fearful mewing ; a black wolf followed her clos
and
ave her no
time to rest. The cat thus ha.rd beset, changed herbelf iuto a worm
and a pomegranate lying by the side of the canal. the worm pierced
it in an instant and hid itself; but the pomegranate immediately
swelled as big as a gourd, and presently burst into several pieces.
The wolf became a cock, and picked up the seeds of the pomegra-
nate; when he could find no more, he came toward us: as if he
would ask us whether he had left any. 'There was one lyin
at tho
brink of the canal, which we perceiving, pointed it out to tno
cock, which ran spf'edily toward it; just as he was going to pick
it up, the seed rolled into the river, and became a little fish. The
cock jnmped into the rh-er, and was turned into a pike, which pur-
, sued the small fish. They continued both under water about two
hours, and we began to wonder what had become of them,
when, on a sudùen, we heard such terrible crics as made us
Ly.rERTADOIENTS.
4.\
tremble, and presently we saw the princess and the genie all in
flames. They threw flashes of fire at each other so fiercely, that
we apprehended tha.t the palace would be consumed; but we soon
had more reason to be alarmed, for the genie, haying got loose from
the princess, came to the gallery and blew flames on us. 'The
princess flew to our relief and beat away the genie; but in that
Dll'lllellta.ry atta.ck the sultan's face was dreadfully scorched, the
eunuch was stifled, and a spark entering my right eye it became
blind. 'Ve expected nothing but dea.th, when we heard a cry of
, Yictory! victory !'-the princess appeared in her natural shape,
but the genie was reduced to a heap of ashes.
" The princess hastily caught up some water in the hollow of her
hand, and uttering certain worù.
, she threw it over me, and I be.
came a man as hefore, one eye only excepted. As I wafi about to
return thanks to my deliyerer, she prevented me by addressing her
father thus: 'Sir, I have got the yictory over the genie; but it is a
victory that costs me dear, as I haye but a few moments to live.
This would not have been had I perceiyed the last of the pomegr-a.
nate seeds, and swallowed it as I did the others. That oversight
obliged me to have recourse to fire, and to fight with those mighty
arms, as I did, between heayen and earth, in your presence. I
hare conquered and reduced the genie to ashes; but the tire pierced
me also during the terrible combat, and I :find I cannot escape
death.'
" 1Ve were thunderstruck at this declaration, and had scarce re-
covered the power of expressing our sorrow, when the princesb
cried out: 'Oh, I burn!' She continued some time crying out, tiU
at last tbe effect of the fire was so violent, that she also, as the
genie, was reduced to a heap of ashes.
"I was inexpressibly grieved for this fc"ttal misfortune. The
tmltan fainted away; and when he revh-ed, he continued several
days so ill that his life was deRpaired of. 1Yhen he was a little rc-
covered he sent for me: 'Prince,' saiù he, 'listen to the orders I
llOW give you; it will cost you your life if you do not obey thenl
I have constantly lived ill felicity till you arrived in my dominions,
I need not remind you of the sad reverse I now experience, or of
the los
of my daughter. You are the cause of all. Depart from
_ hence in peace, without delay; I am persuaded your presence IJrings
mischief along with it; depart, and take care of ever appearing
again in my dominions; there is no consideration that shall hinder
-4'1
AU.\.mAN :JS!<}llT::;'
IllY making you repent of it if you do.' 1 was going t<. reply but
he prevented me, and drove me from his presence with words full
of auger. Rejected, hwished, thrown off' lJY all the worlel, I
(
aused my beard and eyebrows to be shaved and set ofl' for Ba:.;-
dad; lamenting more for the two unfurtunate princesses than fur
my own wretchedness. I arrived here this evening, and hope to get
admission t{) the commander of the faithful, anù, by reciting my
flrange adventures, to obtain his princely compas:;ion."
HISTORY OF THE THIRD CALENDAR.
" l\Iy name is Agib. I am the son of a king, at whose death I
took possession of an extensive and flourishing kingdom. 'Vhün [
was settled on the throne I resolved to visit the distant provinces
of my empire, particularly several valuable islands. )V- e had an
exceeding pleasaut voyage there, but on our return a furious storm
arost', and drove us so far out of onr course that the pi10t knpw
not ill -what direction to steer. WhiJe we were in this uncertainty
a sailor from the mast-head gave notice that he saw something
which had the appearance of land, but looked uncommonly black.
"The pilot on this report expressed the utmost consternation.
t )Ye are lost,' said he, ' the tempest has driven us within the influ.
ence of the black mountain, which is a rock of adamant, and at
this time its attraction draws us toward it; to-morrow we shall
approach s,o near that the iron and nails win be drawn out of the
hip, which of course must fall to pieces, and as the mountain is
entirely inaccessible, we must all peri:-;h.'
"This account was too true. The next day, ag we drew near
the mountain the iron all flew out of it, the ship fell to pieces, and
the whole crew perished in my sight. I had the good fortune to
f'f'cure a plank which bore me up, and the tide gently drove me to
the foot of the mountain; when I approached it, I found it was
entirely perpendicular for a great hcight; I continued thrrcfore
upon my plank coasting it, and was almost reduced to d
}spair,
when I discoverf'd a flight of steps that wpnt up to the top. rrhese
] gained with great difficulty; there was no ground on either side;
and when I landed I found the steps so narrow, rugged, and diffi-
cult, tha.t the least wind must ha'\e blown me into the sea. I got
up, notwithstanding, to the top without accident, and gave God
, hanks for my deliverance.
, On the summit of the mountain I found a dome of fine brass,
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47
upon the top of which stood t.he fi
nl'e of a man on horseback, of
tho same metal. Being lUuch fatigued, I lay down under the dome,
and soon fell ar;leep; whell 1 dreamt that the old man canle to me,
and said: 'Hearken, Agio !-a
soon as thou art awake, dig up the
ground under thy feet, and thou shalt find a bow of Lrass and three
arrOVtS of lead; shoot the arrows at the statue, and the rider wirl
fall into the sea, lmt the horse will f
\'ll down by thee, which thou
must bury in the smne place whcnce thou tntriveù to pa!':s oyer here,
without much difficulty. 'Yhen I landed, I set off with spirit, and
prpsently thought I saw at a di
tance a great fire j I TPjoieed much
at the sign of inhabitants, but when I drew ne:1.1", I found what I
had supposed a fire, was the reflections of the sunbeams on a cas-
tle of copper.
" It was evening he-foro I rc-ach3d this building, where I WR8
very hr.
ritably recci\'eJ by ten handsome young men who were
3
.
ði)
AR\BL\N
IGHT8'
all blind of the right eye. They introduced me into the c:lstIe,
allotted me an apartmel1t, and inyited me to f;UP with them; :lft{'J
which, at their request, J related what had befallen me. 'V' 6
continucil vcry merry, till it grew late, when oue of the company
romiI
dcd the rest tbat it was time for them to pcrfurm their duty.
Tmmcdi:ltC'ly, upon a signal giycn, ten basins were hrou
ht in.
nJ
one
et lJefC're o:1,ch of the gC'utlemen. rrhey uncovered the basins
w'hich c(\nhtinec1 ashe
, coal-dust, and lamp-black; with these they
l)eù;lUlw(l their face
, beating their breasts, weeping an! CXChtiIll-
ing,
rrhlH is the fi.u it of our i(!lelJess and debauchery.' This exer-
cise continued a lo!.g time, after which, water being brought in,
they washed, awl each withdrew in silence to his own apartment.
" I was conducted n.lso to my bed-chamher; but though Dltigucd,
I was t00 much astonished to sleep. In the morning I very oarn-
estly rerplCRted tbe g<.>utlrnwn to tell me the meaning of what I
had Been, and also how it chanced they were all blind of the right
eye. They positin'ly refÌ1fo'eù to gi,-e me this satisfhction, decbring
t.hat I 80ught to divulge a curiosity that I should repent of as long
as I Uvea. ThuR f;ilrnccd, I pafl.Red thc day with them at their OY.n
request, and the evening was closed with a repetition of their
di
gusting pemtl1l'o.
., The day following I renewed my inquiries in 80 earnpst a man-
ner, th:1.t one of them, in hehalf of the rest, said, 'It is out of
friendship to you, prince, that we haNe withheld from you the
information you "ish; but if you continue to dema!
d it, we are
not at libert.y to refu
e you. Know, however, that you will lose
your right eye by gratifying your dangerous curiosity; and that
when that misfortune hath befallen you, you cannot remain with
us, as onr number is complete, and nO addition can be made to it.'
,
As I still persiRh'd, the gentlemen killpd a sheep and Rkinnec1 it.
They present('r{ me ,,'ith a knife, n.nr{ sewpd me up in the skin, tell.
iug me; '\Ve must now leave yon; hut prC'Rcntly a roc will comc
and taking you for a
h('Pl', will flyaway with you. Be no'
alarnwd; hut when he alights, cut open the skin and throw it oft;
when he will flyaway. Yon ",ill then sep a. large 1m-lace whi{'h
you wiU cuter. . "
e have all hpC'n there, l)ut may not tell you wha'
bf'fell 118, or explain O11I'RP,lves any furt hcl'.'
"'1'he gentlemen tlH'n I(
ft IlW, unci pl'pspnt1y tbc roc cmne and
c3.-rried me away. The roc is a white bird of enormous size 
