CONTENTS.
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TITLE PAGE
PREFACE			v
INTRODUCTION			xvii
THE BOOK OF SINDIBĀD.
EDITOR'S PREFACE			3
INTRODUCTION			5
	Sindibād: Story of the Old Fox and the Monkey		13
	Sindibād: Story of the Camel, the Wolf, the Fox, and the Pumpkin		15
	Sindibād: Story of the King of Kashmīr and the Elephant		17
	First Vazīr: Story of the King of the Monkeys		27
THE FIRST VAZĪR:
	Story of the Confectioner, his Wife, and the Parrot		31
	Story of the Officer, his Mistress, his Servant, and the Woman's Husband		35
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Washerman and his Son		37
THE SECOND VAZĪR:
	Story of the Two Partridges		39
	Story of the Old Man who sent his Young Wife to the Market to buy Rice		46
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Prince and the Ghūl		50
THE THIRD VAZĪR:
	Story of the Snake and the Cat		56
	Story of the Libertine Husband		58
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Monkey and the Boar		59
THE FOURTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the Bathkeeper		61
	Story of the Go-Between and the She-Dog		61
THE DAMSEL:
	Lacuna in MS.		63
THE FIFTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the Pretended Widow		63
	Story of the Woman and her Father-in-Law		65
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Robber, the Lion, and the Monkey		69
THE SIXTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the Perī and the Devotee		71
	Story of the Concealed Robe		73
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Changed Sex		80
THE SEVENTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the King and the Virtuous Wife		80
	Story of the Man who compiled a Book on the Wiles of Women		83
THE PRINCE:
	Story of the Poisoned Guests		88
	Story of the Careless Mother		91
	Story of the Infant in the Cradle		93
	Story of the Stolen Purse and the Child of Five Years		94
	Story of the Sandal-wood Merchant and the Advice of the Blind Old Man		96
	Story of the King's Daughter and her Liberators		106
CONCLUSION			110
THE SEVEN VAZĪRS.
EDITOR'S PREFACE			125
INTRODUCTION			127
THE FIRST VAZĪR:
	Story of Ahmed the Orphan		137
	Story of the Merchant, his Wife, and the Parrot		141
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Fuller and his Son		144
	Story of the Sultan and the Vazīr's Wife		144
THE SECOND VAZĪR:
	Story of the Officer and the Merchant's Wife		148
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Prince and the Ghūl		150
THE THIRD VAZĪR:
	Story of the Drop of Honey		154
	Story of the Woman and the Rice-Seller		155
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Transformed Prince		156
THE FOURTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the Bathman		162
	Story of the Old Woman and the She-Dog		162
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Goldsmith and the Singing Girl		166
THE FIFTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the Young Man who was taken to the Land of Women		170
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Lover in the Chest		178
THE SIXTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the Merchant's Wife and her Suitors		181
	Story of the Three Wishes		190
THE DAMSEL:
	Story of the Devout Woman and the Magpie		191
	Story of Prince Bahram and Princess Ed-Detmà		192
THE SEVENTH VAZĪR:
	Story of the Burnt Veil		198
THE PRINCE:
	Story of the Poisoned Food		213
CONCLUSION			214
APPENDIX.
NO.
I	The Camel, Wolf, and Fox		217
II	The King of the Monkeys		222
III	The Merchant and his Parrot		222
IV	The Double Infidelity		228
		The Infected Loaves	232
V	The Fuller and his Son		233
		The Blackguard	233
VI	The Two Partridges		233
		The Two Pigeons	233
		The Bread Elephant	235
VII	The Prince and the Ghūl		235
VIII	The Snake and the Cat		236
IX	The Libertine Husband		241
X	The Monkey and the Boar		242
XI	The Go-Between and the She-Dog		244
XII	The Pretended Widow		247
XIII	The Father-in-Law		248
XIV	The Robber and the Lion		251
XV	The Perī and the Devotee (The Three Wishes)		253
XVI	The Concealed Robe—The Burnt Veil		253
		The Lady in the Glass Case	255
XVII	The Lion's Track		256
XVIII	The Wiles of Women		258
XIX	The Poisoned Guests		263
XX	The Stolen Purse		266
XXI	The Advantages of Travel		268
XXII	The Four Liberators		271
XXIII	The Damsel's Fate, etc.		278
		The Fox and the People	278
		Destiny, or the Son of the Sage	280
		The Woman and the Abbot	283
		The Revolt of Absalom	284
		The Death of Absalom	285
		The Disguised Young Man	286
		The Hunchbacks	287
XXIV	Ahmed the Orphan		291
XXV	The Drop of Honey		298
XXVI	The Changed Sex		299
XXVII	The Goldsmith and the Singing Girl		303
XXVIII	The Forbidden Doors; or, Curiosity		308
XXIX	The Lover in the Chest		310
		The Birds: Slave-Boy, etc.	310
XXX	The Lady and her Suitors		311
XXXI	The Amazon		322
XXXII	THE SEVEN WISE MASTERS:
		Introduction	327
		The Tree and its Branch	329
		The Knight and the Greyhound	329
		The Boar and the Herdsman	330
		Hippocrates' Nephew	330
		Robbery of the King's Treasury	330
		The Husband Shut Out	332
		The King and his Seneschal	334
		The Wise Old Man	335
		Merlin's Pillar	337
		The Burgess and Magpie	338
		The Seven Evil Counsellors	338
		The Widow who was Comforted	338
		The Siege of Rome	343
		The Two Dreams	343
		The Ravens	348
		Conclusion	350
		Comparative Table of Tales	351
		The Spoiled Daughter	352
		The Bad Stepmother	352
		The Three Knights and the Lady	353
		Bibliographical Notes	354
XXXIII	DOLOPATHOS; OR, THE KING AND THE SEVEN SAGES:
		Introduction	357
		The Dog and the Snake	359
		The King's Treasury	359
		The Best Friend	360
		The Hard Creditor	364
		The Widow's Son	368
		The Master Thief	370
		The Swan Children	372
		The Husband Shut Out	376
		Conclusion	377
XXXIV	ADDITIONAL NOTE: The Tank of Trial		377
INDEX			379