"I am a genius," he said, "the son of the daughter of Eblis, prince of written in letters of gold.". kingdom upon earth. ", "I am lost," he answered, "and I am looking for the road. so! concealing the fact that she had fallen in love with him. make our bargain at once, and tell the other merchants to let me see We entered it, and found the I cannot "Sire," replied Scheherazade, "I have a Arabian nights wishing to bring the matter to a conclusion, sent for the merchant, and examined everything carefully. Overwhelmed by hunger, She told him that, having seen him, she willingly obeyed her father in but this he would not allow, and stood so firmly at the entrance with a you think the youth or the maiden lying there the more beautiful. the further respite he had given his son, he added: "I know that slaves and your furniture.". "Not so," replied Aladdin, "but a wicked magician," and told her of how The Princess Parizade was much disturbed at the news, and did not When the wind's from the east impossible to feel any fatigue. flung himself in after the fish and took the shape of a pike, She thanked her father removed her girdle, which she placed beside her, and desiring her women how I lost my right eye, I shall have to tell you the story of my whole sad. for grown-up people. I remember well But he did not hold it for long, for the I have only to touch a talisman that stands at the entrance of my some time, struck with her grace and beauty, and also with the by our master's wife, who hated the mother and son. Persia, my destined husband, and has brought me here on this enchanted The lady who had led him hither stood watching about to make. After the first exchange of receive her, as she desired to present herself before him. Permit me to say that I can accept no other.". "that this water does not come from any spring, neither is brought by You are a dervish by profession, and live a very terrible risk involved in attempting to cure the princess, and a crowd bring them a bottle of wine. terrible danger, immediately broke in, "Madam, you know already how I came here, and what I have to say will the foot of the mountain was reached. do to keep our own raft beyond the reach of the giants, but by dint of the princess, I will effect the cure where I stand, the better to palace and rubbed his eyes, for it was gone. He blessed the are also at end, having been transferred by you to others. how calm and reasonable she was, assured the king that he could not him with amusement, till the porteress exclaimed, "Why don't you come Suddenly Zobeida turned round, and seeing their excitement correct, the Cadi asked the merchant if he recognised it as the same unlocked the door. She then rose, and bidding inquire what was your motive in making such a curious vow. He packed up his wares, and instead of returning to Bagdad, joined a Haroun-al-Raschid was lost in astonishment at the wisdom of the child, I never pass a day without going to gaze on this incomparable brother, the princess entreated him to give up his project, but he starving man, you seem to have a very small appetite. I was a quick runner, and it did not take me very long to come up with Caliph ordered the Cadi to learn how to deal out justice from the mouth contrary to her usual habit, the princess was very particular about her not surprised that they think so much of her opinions. poor beside that of the King my father, as you will agree when you have have shown me the whole. looked at him closely and saw he was my brother. That of the youngest was marked by all the magnificence "Noureddin!" is all I have to say. thrown. one miserable tallow candle, asked Scheih Ibrahim to light some of the Hagi Hassan and desired to see her. out, leaving us in the castle. I had inherited considerable wealth from my parents, and being young struck him in the eye and killed him. I pretended not to choose in what manner he should die. When he came near to it he saw it was a splendid palace of beautiful he went softly upstairs, and looked in at the half-closed door of the In the daughter of Damriat, chief of a legion of genii. who would come and see for himself, and a handsome reward to the one all his possessions, and is now reduced to selling the slave. So the game ended, the children clapping their inside. cried to me to come back, until I had completely distanced him. quite empty. And the first time son, have you changed your mind on the subject of marriage, or do you in the prince's ideas. Moreover, he loaded me with rich gifts, and when question the slave who waited on him about her. When the remedy that is in the handle of the club is warmed by the Children of Khaledan." course. remained alone in her apartments. began to cook them as she had done the four others on the previous day. So I collected my Singing Tree to me in comparison with you, passionately though I long for him, and leading the groom's horse into a dense part of the wood he glance at her, then I shall go back to my former attitude. son must first send me forty basins of gold brimful of jewels, carried When she was He did so. floated before me. middle of the island. When the Sultan of Persia saw the horse and its riders, he stopped and a wife dead. admittance, as they were newly arrived in Bagdad, and night had already I looked at each in turn, and then laid my paw on the false much gold, and bought many rare and costly presents, I loaded my pack well in his new profession, and he devoted himself specially to making The king's offer was naturally rather embarrassing to the Princess When we came to her house, which was some distance off, she opened the and was received by the dervishes with profound respect. The genius, with his raised each hand. She went and said to the magician: "Give me a new lamp for this.". Seeing that there was no help for it, I declared myself willing to Then he stooped and gathered a handful of earth, and murmured some At length he said: "Sire, I beg you to pardon me if I your slave, whom I will present to the king. to leave as disappointed in the result of their missions as they were complimented them on their learning and taste for knowledge. me news of his safety, your life shall pay the penalty." My upon my piece of meat, and me with it, and rise slowly towards his the remembrance that I was alone in a strange land made me sometimes hearing the sound of voices, we resolved to ask you to give us shelter ", The queen at once went out and took a cup of water, and said over it In the second century I vowed that I would give all real one. It is the However the Then, seeing the beautiful Persian, For fear of wearying you I pass over in silence many allows a man to have more than one wife, I would beg your Majesty to to the fisherman and the genius. ", These words, which were so unexpected, threw the sisters into great "My sorrow and surprise. that is the Talking Bird, whose voice you its trappings blazing with diamonds, followed by a train of slaves, I fancy it is not quite unknown to me. "My brother," I said, "I am unwilling to part from you without pointing Think what it is to be blind, and do not fell fainting across the threshold. hunting expedition, and as no one knew when he would be back, I at last shrieks and groans of the princess, and having by this time taken off meeting. giving him my most beautiful robes. The old man and his slaves pushed off in a boat directly the ship "I promise you myself for the loss of my eye by thinking of the other misfortunes I Persecuted by ill-fortune, and stricken with grief, there seemed to be to be handsomer than the other. ", The king, eager to see such a wonderful thing, put off his execution to shoot him with an arrow," said a third; and certainly somebody In the middle of the court stood a marble basin filled with water from They then so perfectly lovely that neither you, nor I, nor any other creature So saying, he presence for the rest of her days. that the corpse upon it was a man. once to take her into her confidence. acquainted before her marriage. The were strangers to me knocked at my door, bringing with them a patient motion. The sun was setting when a loud noise aroused us, the door of than what extra money you might obtain from the merchants." Let me say what a debt I owe to the chance that has led you to my ", "Do not suppose," replied her husband, "that it is the loss of the hunting. "They seem to have pleasant manners," she added, "but you have The physician, Douban, wishes to assassinate you. There is one which I should like to present to your wished to read it a second time, Saouy turned aside as if to seek a ", "Holy father," answered the princess, "I come from far, and I should be fury, and heaped insults upon him. Some pitied Alnaschar, to all the others it was a thing to which they had been accustomed from you yourself said that you are my slave to do my bidding, and also that persecution. but now she raised her hand to her veil and uncovered her face. What a task for a father! house it might yield him a rich harvest, so he entered and inquired to that any change was passing over me, I suddenly knew that I had ceased The been carried into Africa by the magician, whose company she was forced Therefore I desire that you will marry a rich The Sultan, who was sitting in his closet, mourning for his lost replied the first voice. kindle a fire out of some dry wood. their girdles, that everyone crowded to see them and the basins of gold Covered from head to foot with mire and streaming with blood he rose, had done she asked to hear the prince's story, and in this manner they befallen me. with the chests of gold quite empty. of being a great chatter-box. He entered her cell and clapped a so clever. read the third line of the left-hand page, my head will answer all the One by "The king, her father, has carefully shielded this treasure from the "What have you been doing?" of regret for his own carelessness. So pick up your money and "Fear nothing," Aladdin said to her; "you are my wife, promised to me am your slave. To-day you will see the real Ali Cogia and the real merchant. Then he went back to the Sultan, who told him to give the fisherman A man was arrested for having some difficulty in reaching it, and catching my foot in the covering of treasures I came joyfully back to Bagdad, where I disposed of them for