CONTENTS
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DEDICATION	iii
PREFACE	v
INTRODUCTION	xix
HISTORY OF NASSAR	3
Story of Shah Manssur	12
Story of Hatim Taï and the Benevolent Lady	46
The Painter's Story	53
The Washerman's Story	58
The Blind Man's Story	60
The Benevolent Lady's Story	64
Story of Prince Kasharkasha	69
CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF NASSAR	98
Story of the Foolish Hermit	112
Story of the Treacherous Vazír	114
Story of the Unlucky Shoayb	118
CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF NASSAR	137
HISTORY OF FARRUKHRUZ	145
CHAPTER I.
How three brothers set out on a trading journey— How the youngest is cruelly abandoned by his elder brethren—How he meets with royal favour	147
CHAPTER II.
The hero's quest of a throne of marvellous gems	154
CHAPTER III.
The hero goes in quest of four treasure-trees, and is married to the Queen of the Fairies	166
CHAPTER IV.
How the hero pretended to visit Paradise, and caused all his enemies to perish	182
THE KING AND HIS FOUR MINISTERS	193
Story of the Lost Camel	194
Story of the Hunter and his Faithful Dog	206
Story of the Bráhman's Wife and the Mungús	211
Story of the Faithless Wife and the Ungrateful Blind Man	215
Story of the Wonderful Mango Fruit	220
The Story of the Poisoned Food	226
Story of the Bráhman and the Rescued Snake	231
THE ROSE OF BAKAWALI	235
PROEM	237
CHAPTER I.
The Astrologers' prediction at the birth of our hero— His Father is struck with blindness—His four Brothers set out in quest of the Rose of Bakáwalí, to restore their Father's sight—He secretly follows them—They fall into the toils of Dilbar, an artful courtesan, who fleeces them and makes them prisoners	240
CHAPTER II.
The Prince determines to rescue his Brethren—He takes service with a nobleman, and makes friends with Dilbar's confederate, by whose instructions he turns the tables on Dilbar, and wins all her wealth and her own person—He tells Dilbar of his design to obtain the Rose of Bakáwalí, and she warns him of the dangers he must encounter—He relates the Story of the Bráhman and the Lion—Dilbar exhorts our hero before his departure	247
CHAPTER III.
Showing how the Prince is helped in his quest by a friendly Demon—Marries Mahmúda, a beautiful girl —Reaches the Garden of Bakáwalí and plucks the Rose—Seeing the Fairy Bakáwalí asleep, falls in love with her—Returns with Mahmúda and rejoins Dilbar, who liberates his Brethren, before the three set out for his own country—On the way he is deprived of the Rose by his Brethren, who return home, and by means of the Flower restore their Father's sight	259
CHAPTER IV.
Bakáwalí, on awaking, discovers that her Rose has been stolen, sets out in search of the thief disguised as a man, and takes service with the Prince's Father, the King of the East—The Fairies build a grand Palace for the Prince, like that of Bakáwalí—The King hears of the new Palace—Story of the Princess and the Demon who exchanged Sexes—The Prince's Father and Brethren, with Bakáwalí (disguised), visit him at his Palace, and he discloses himself	272
CHAPTER V.
Bakáwalí returns to her own country, and there writes a love-letter to the Prince, who sets out to visit her—The Mother of Bakáwalí discovers that her daughter is in love with a human being, tosses the Prince high up into the air, and imprisons Bakáwalí—The Prince falls into a river, emerges from it in safety, obtains several magic articles, is changed into a young woman, then into a foul-visaged Abyssinian, and finally regains his own form	288
CHAPTER VI.
The Prince comes to the Castle of a fierce Demon called Sháh Pykar, where he finds Rúh-afzá, cousin of Baká­walí, a prisoner—He rescues her from the Demon and conveys her to her parents—He obtains Bakáwalí in Marriage and returns with his beauteous Fairy Bride to his own Palace	303
CHAPTER VII.
Bakáwalí goes to the Court of Indra, where she sings and dances—The Deity, enraged at her love for a human being, pronounces a curse upon her—The Prince goes to Ceylon, where he finds Baká­walí confined in a Temple, the lower part of her body being turned into marble—Chitrawat, the daughter of the Rájá, falls in love with him, and on his declining her overtures he is thrown into prison	316
CHAPTER VIII.
The Prince is married to Chitrawat, but, visiting Bakáwalí every night, his new bride complains to her Father of his indifference, and the Rájá sends spies to dog his steps—The Temple is discovered and razed to the ground, and the Prince is in despair	329
CHAPTER IX.
Bakáwalí is re-born in the house of a Farmer—When she is of marriageable age the Prince and Chitrawat meet her and they all three proceed to his own country, where he is welcomed affectionately by Dilbar and Mahmúda—Bahrám, the son of Zayn ul-Mulúk's Vazír, falls in love with Rúh-afzá, the cousin of Bakáwalí	335
CHAPTER X.
Bahrám is long love-sick, but by the help of two sym­pathising fairy damsels is finally united to the beautiful Rúh-afzá, and all ends happily	343
PERSIAN STORIES
THE THREE DECEITFUL WOMEN	355
The Trick of the Kází's Wife	358
The Trick of the Bazár-Master's Wife	376
The Trick of the Kutál's Wife	384
THE ENVIOUS VAZIR	390
THE BLIND BEGGAR	402
THE KAZI OF GHAZNI AND THE MERCHANT'S WIFE	414
THE INDEPENDENT MAN AND HIS TRAVELLING COMPANIONS	425
THE KING WHO LEARNED A TRADE	434
THE HIDDEN TREASURE	442
THE DEAF MAN AND HIS SICK FRIEND	446
THE GARDENER AND THE LITTLE BIRD	448
APPENDIX	453
Hatim Taï and the Benevolent Lady	455
Abstract of the Romance of Hatim Taï	456
The Painter's Story	471
The Washerman's Story	476
The Blind Man's Story	477
Story of Prince Kasharkasha	479
Story of the Unlucky Shoayb	489
History of Farrukhrúz	493
The Ungrateful Brothers	493
The Three Expeditions	496
The Expedition to Paradise	500
The King and his Four Ministers	504
Bengalí oral Version	504
Story of the Woman who knew the Language of Animals	505
Story of the King and his Faithful Horse	507
Story of the Wonderful Fruit	507
Kashmírí oral Version	507
Story of the Merchant and his Faithful Dog	509
Story of the Woman who knew the Language of Animals	510
Story of the King and his Falcon	510
Story of the Lost Camel	511
Story of the Hunter and his Faithful Dog	513
Story of the Bráhman's Wife and the Mungús	515
Story of the Faithless Wife and the Ungrateful Blind Man	516
Story of the Wonderful Mango Fruit	517
Story of the Poisoned Food	518
Story of the Bráman and the The Rescued Snake	518
The Rose of Bakáwalí	519
The Magical Flower	520
The Prince and Dilbar playing Backgammon	522
The Bráhman and the Lion	531
The Princess and the Dív who exchanged Sexes	532
The Prince obtains a Snake-Gem	540
The Prince conceals the Snake-Gem in his Thigh	541
Bakáwalí at Indra's Court	544
Bahrám transformed into a Bird	545
Persian Stories.
The Three Deceitful Women	546
The Kází and the Merchant's Wife	555
The Hidden Treasure	558
The Deaf Man and his Sick Friend	561
The Gardener and the Little Bird	563
Additional Notes	568
INDEX	574