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| 76. THE CALIPH AL-HAKIM AND THE MERCHANT . . . . . | 50 |
| (Anecdote of Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah original: "El-Hakim bi-amri-llah," meaning "The Ruler by God's Command." and a Merchant of Cairo: p. 583.) | |
| 77. KING KISRA original: "Kisra," the Arabic title for Persian monarchs, equivalent to "Chosroes." ANUSHIRWAN AND THE VILLAGE MAIDEN . . . | 51 |
| (Anecdote of Anushirwan: p. 584.) | |
| 78. THE WATER-CARRIER AND THE GOLDSMITH'S WIFE . . . | 52 |
| 79. KHUSRAU AND SHIRIN AND THE FISHERMAN . . . | 54 |
| (Anecdote of Khusrau and Shirin and a Fisherman: p. 585.) | |
| 80. YAHYA BIN KHALID AND THE POOR MAN . . . | 56 |
| (Anecdote of Yahya the Barmakid original: "Barmekee," a member of the powerful Barmakid family.: p. 586.) | |
| 81. MOHAMMED AL-AMIN AND THE SLAVE-GIRL . . . | 57 |
| (Mohammad Al-Amin and the Slave-Girl Al-Badr Al-Kabir original: "El-Bedr el-Kebeer," meaning "The Great Full Moon.": p. 587.) | |
| 82. THE SONS OF YAHYA BIN KHALID AND SA'ID BIN SALIM . | 58 |
| (Anecdote of Al-Fadl and Ja'far the Barmakid: p. 588.) | |
| 83. THE WOMAN'S TRICK AGAINST HER HUSBAND . . . | 59 |
| (Anecdote of a Deceitful Wife: p. 589.) | |
| 84. THE DEVOUT WOMAN AND THE TWO WICKED ELDERS . . | 60 |
| 85. JA'FAR THE BARKMAKID original: "Barmecide" AND THE OLD BEDOUIN original: "Badawi" . . . | 61 |
| 86. OMAR BIN AL-KHATTAB AND THE YOUNG BEDOUIN . . . | 63 |
| (Anecdote of a Homicide: p. 589.) | |
| 87. AL-MAAMUN AND THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT . . . | 67 |
| 88. THE THIEF AND THE MERCHANT. . . . . . . | 69 |
| (Anecdote of an Impudent Thief: p. 592.) | |
| 89. MASRUR THE EUNUCH AND IBN AL-KARIBI . . . | 71 |
| (Agreement original: "Compact" of Masrur with Ibn al-Karibi: p. 594.) | |
| 90. THE DEVOUT PRINCE . . . . . . . . . | 73 |
| (Anecdote of a Devout Son of Harun al-Rashid: p. 595.) | |
| 91. THE SCHOOLMASTER WHO FELL IN LOVE BY REPORT. . . | 78 |
| 92. THE FOOLISH SCHOOLMASTER original: "Dominie," a Scots term for a teacher. . . . . . . . . . | 80 |
| 93. THE ILLITERATE WHO SET UP FOR A SCHOOLMASTER . . | 81 |
| (Anecdote of an Illiterate Schoolmaster: p. 599.) | |
| 94. THE KING AND THE VIRTUOUS WIFE. . . . . . | 83 |
| 95. ABD AL-RAHMAN THE NORTH AFRICAN'S original: "Maghribi" STORY OF THE ROC original: "Rukh," a legendary giant bird. | 84 |
| (The Roc: p. 600.) | |
| 96. ADI BIN ZAYD AND THE PRINCESS HIND . . . . . | 85 |
| 97. DI'IBIL AL-KHUZA'I WITH THE LADY AND MUSLIM BIN | |
| AL-WALID . . . . . . . . . . . | 88 |
| 98. ISAAC OF MOSUL AND THE MERCHANT . . . . . | 90 |
| 99. THE THREE UNFORTUNATE LOVERS . . . . . . | 94 |