Night

Introduction.—­Story of King Shehriyar and his Brother.
          a.  Story of the Ox and the Ass
     1.  The Merchant and the Genie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
          a.  The First Old Man’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . .i
          b.  The Second Old Man’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . ii
          c.  The Third Old Man’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
     2.  The Fisherman and the Genie. . . . . . . . . . . . . .iii
          a.  Story of the Physician Douban . . . . . . . . . . iv
               aa.  Story of King Sindbad and his Falcon. . . . .v
               ab.  Story of the King’s Son and the Ogress. . . .v
          b.  Story of the Enchanted Youth. . . . . . . . . . .vii
     3.  The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad . . . . . . ix
          a.  The First Calender’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . xi
          b.  The Second Calender’s Story . . . . . . . . . . .xii
               ba.  Story of the Envier and the Envied[FN#225]xiii
          c.  The Third Calender’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . .xiv
          d.  The Eldest Lady’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
          e.  The Story of the Portress . . . . . . . . . . .xviii
     4.  The Three Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix
     5.  Noureddin Ali of Cairo and his Son Bedreddin Hassan. . xx
     6.  Story of the Hunchback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxv
          a.  The Christian Broker’s Story. . . . . . . . . . .xxv
          b.  The Controller’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . .xxvii
          c.  The Jewish Physician’s Story. . . . . . . . . xxviii
          d.  The Tailor’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxix
          e.  The Barber’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxi
               ea.  Story of the Barber’s First Brother . . . xxxi
               eb.  Story of the Barber’s Second Brother. . . xxxi
               ec.  Story of the Barber’s Third Brother . . .xxxii
               ed.  Story of the Barber’s Fourth Brother. . .xxxii
               ee.  Story of the Barber’s Fifth Brother . . .xxxii
               ef.  Story of the Barber’s Sixth Brother . . xxxiii
     7.  Noureddin Ali and the Damsel Enis el Jelis . . . . .xxxiv
     8.  Ghanim ben Eyoub the Slave of Love . . . . . . . . .xxxix
          a.  Story of the Eunuch Bekhit. . . . . . . . . . .xxxix
          b.  Story of the Eunuch Kafour. . . . . . . . . . .xxxix
     9.  The History of King Omar ben Ennuman and his Sons Sherkan and Zoulmekanxlv
          a.  Story of Taj el Mulouk and the Princess Dunya . cvii
               aa.  Story of Aziz and Azizeh. . . . . . . . cxliii
          b.  Bakoun’s Story of the Hashish-Eater . . . . . cxliii
          c.  Hemmad the Bedouin’s Story. . . . . . . . . . .cxliv
     10.  The Birds and Beasts and the Son of Adam. . . . . .cxlvi
     11.  The Hermits