The Adventures of the Rich Youth: Arabian Folklore In a land of wide steppes and wind-worn mountains, a great and just king once ruled over many people. He had everything—wealth, warriors, and wisdom—but he had no son. Long he prayed, and at last the gods answered. A son was born to him, strong and bright-eyed, … Read more
The Seven Stages of Roostem: Arabian Folklore Persia was at peace, and prosperous; but its king, Ky-Kâoos, could never remain at rest. A favourite singer gave him one day an animated account of the beauties of the neighbouring kingdom of Mazenderan: its ever-blooming roses, its melodious nightingales, its verdant plains, its mountains shaded with lofty … Read more
The Cobbler Astrologer: Arabian Folklore In the great city of Isfahan lived Ahmed the cobbler, an honest and industrious man, whose wish was to pass through life quietly; and he might have done so, had he not married a handsome wife, who, although she had condescended to accept of him as a husband, was far … Read more