collection of arabic folktales

The work tells the story of a king named Shanruyar in ancient Arabia. He was cruel and jealous by nature. He killed his queen because of her misbehavior. After that, he married a girl every day and killed her the next morning as revenge. In order to save the innocent woman, Scheherazade, the daughter of the palace minister vizier, voluntarily married the king. Scheherazade attracted the king by telling stories, and she told the most exciting part every night. It was just dawn, so the king couldn't bear to kill her because he loved listening to stories, and allowed her to continue telling the story the next night. Her story has been told for one thousand and one nights, and the king was finally moved and grew old together with her. Because of its rich content and grand scale, it was praised by Gorky as "the most magnificent monument" in the history of world folk literature.

Part 01: King Shannuya and his One Thousand and One Nights

Part 14: The Story of the Fisherman and the Mermaid

Part 02: The Story of the Fisherman, the Devil and the Four-Colored Fish

Part 15: The Story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Part 03: The Story of the Lazy Clionni and the Copper City

Part 16: The Story of Sinbad the Navigator

Part 04: The story of Jute and his two brothers

Part 17: The Story of the Blind Monk

Part 05: The Hunchback’s Story

Part 18: The story of the wise blind old man

Part 06: The story of the dream of Prince Atesh and Princess Haya Tufus

Part 19: The story of fools, donkeys and liars

Part 07: The story of a man who never laughs

Part 20: The story of Queen Zu Bailu and the Tangfan table

Part 08: The story of money merchants and gangsters

Part 21: The story of Abdullah Fazli and his two brothers

Part 09: The Story of Ha Mandin

Part 22: The story of Myron Shamai’s pursuit of a beautiful woman

Part 10: The Story of Ebony Horse

Part 23: The Story of Cobbler Melruf

Part 11: The Story of the Sleeping King

Part 24: The Story of Basra Silversmith Hassan

Part 12: The Story of the Dyer and the Barber

Part 25: The story of Hai Maiden and her son

Part 13: The Story of Liar Perreauto

Part 26: The story of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves.

Scheherazade

Alibaba

sinbad

Aladdin

1. The two of them walked on the road for who knows how many days and nights, traveling through mountains and rivers, covered in dust and dust, until they came to a tree in a meadow. ("King Scheherazade and the Prime Minister's Daughter Scheherazade")

2. About an hour later, I suddenly saw huge waves in the sea, rolling up a black pillar and shooting straight into the sky. ("King Shahryar and Prime Minister's Daughter Scheherazade"

3. Each of the hundreds of pyramids has a dedicated caretaker. This position is hereditary and passed down from generation to generation. No one is ever tired of this job and is always loyal to his duties. ("The Story of the King and the Pyramid")

4. The old man took the young man to take a bath, put him into a new set of clothes, and took him back home. In the tall and spacious room, with its colorful marble floor and gold and silver inlaid ceiling, there were ten old people crying sadly. The young man was full of curiosity, but he fell silent when he remembered what the old man said. From then on, he took care of the daily life of the elderly. ("Island Queen")

5. The big eagle grabbed him, flew up, threw him back to the shore, and flew away with its wings. The young man missed his wife and the rich and luxurious life, but he could never go back, so he had to cry all day long. ("Island Queen")

6. The common people are in danger because of this. Even if they see people who are homeless, hungry and cold, they dare not lend a helping hand, because the king has an order: "Anyone who gives alms privately will be punished by chopping off his hand." ("Two Faces") The Story of Cake》)

7. She was walking aimlessly with her child on her back. She couldn't help but burst into tears when she recalled that she had fallen into such a miserable situation because she gave two loaves of bread to a beggar. ("The Story of Two Pancakes")

8. Once upon a time, there was a waterbird who was looking for food near his nest. After it soared and hovered for a while, it landed on a stone in the river, waiting to eat food floating along the river. At this moment, an animal carcass floated down the river. The water bird was very surprised and thought: "Maybe this is a big villain who has done many evil things and ended up like this." ("The Story of the Water Bird and the Turtle")

9. Once upon a time, there was a woman in the capital who was diligent and thrifty, honest and kind, and devoted to her Lord. She was well-known far and wide. Even people in the palace were willing to get close to her, regarded her as a model for learning, and frequently invited her to the palace to talk. ("The Story of the Stolen Necklace")

10. Just when the king was complacent, a man in tattered clothes came outside the palace, with a torn bag hanging on his shoulder, like a beggar. He kept pulling the knocker and knocking on the door, and there was a loud and rapid knock on the door. It penetrated the entire palace and shook the king's throne. ("Death and the Rich King")

11. So he ran back, got a big stick, swung it and hit the dwarf. The dwarf suddenly fell to the ground. When the steward saw that he was dead, he immediately panicked. He carried the dwarf on his back, took advantage of the darkness, groped his way to the corner of the street, leaned him in front of a shop, and then ran away. ("The Palace Dwarfs")

12. The poisonous snake died. From then on, the Crow couple lived a comfortable and happy life in the big tree without any worries, and raised many descendants. ("The Story of the Crow and the Snake")

13. "No, the greatest hatred in the world is essential hatred, which is inherent from birth. There are two kinds of hatred: one is evenly matched, such as a lion and an elephant; the other is disparity in power.

14. The girl looked at the ground and was lost in thought for a while, as if she was thinking about something. After a while, she raised her head, opened her red lips, smiled, and suddenly said: "Your heroic and wise majesty! ("The Story of Sea Girl and Her Son")

Once upon a time, there was a king named Shannuya. He would find a woman to spend the night every day, and would brutally kill her early the next morning. There was a pair of sisters. The older sister was captured into the palace, but the older sister was very witty. She would kill her every day. Telling a wonderful story every night, just like that, my sister told a thousand and one stories and spent one thousand and one nights, so the book "One Thousand and One Nights" was born.

In "The Fisherman and the Devil", facing the devil who repays kindness with revenge, the fisherman uses his own wisdom to paralyze the devil, thus skillfully defeating the devil and saving himself from danger; in "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp", the cunning Jafar becomes unlucky because he cannot get it. He went to the magic lamp to frame Aladdin and was eventually killed. Those who only care about immediate interests and ignore the consequences will surely reap the consequences. In "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves", I understand that kind and smart people can always save the day in the end. We must learn to adapt to changes and not be greedy for cheap...

What these one thousand and one stories want to tell us is that when encountering difficulties, be calm and don’t be afraid. As long as you adapt to circumstances and use your wisdom, you will be able to overcome difficulties!