CONTENTS.
PAGE
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