Category: Short Stories
THE KING AND HIS FOUR MINISTERS 193 Story of the Lost Camel 194 Story of the Hunter and His Faithful Dog 206 Story of the Bráhman’s Wife and the Mungús 211 Story of the Faithless Wife and the Ungrateful Blind Man 215 Story of the Wonderful Mango Fruit 220 Story of the Poisoned...
Meanwhile Bahrám became thinner and thinner every day; but Saman-rú alone knew the cause. She was constantly advising him to chase away from his heart that love for a person of...
14. CHAPTER X.THE THREE DECEITFUL WOMEN 355 Trick of the Kází’s Wife 358 Trick of the Bazár-Master’s Wife 376 Trick of the Kutwál’s Wife 384 THE ENVIOUS VAZÍR 390 THE BLIND BEGGAR 402 THE KÁZ...
29. chapter iii of _Zadig, ou la Destinée_, (the substance of which he issaid to have derived from Geuelette’s _Soirées Bretonnes_), gives a version in which a lost palfrey and a she-dog are accurately described by the “sage” from the traces they had...
18. CHAPTER IV.Now the courtiers of the sultan of Yaman had been all the time exulting in the belief that Farrukhrúz would not return; but the king was confident that he would soon make his ap...
30. part ii, p. 118.[162] This recalls an incident in the Indian story of the virtuous Devasmitá, who entraps four suitors, during her husband’s absence on a trading journey, who visit her in succe...
22. CHAPTER IV.BAKÁWALÍ, ON AWAKING, DISCOVERS THAT HER ROSE HAS BEEN STOLEN, SETS OUT IN SEARCH OF THE THIEF DISGUISED AS A MAN, AND TAKES SERVICE WITH THE PRINCE’S FATHER, THE KING OF THE EA...
17. CHAPTER III.The king of Yaman again gave a grand banquet, at which the wonderful cock was exhibited beside the magnificent throne which Farrukhrúz had brought from fairyland, and which was...
23. CHAPTER V.BAKÁWALÍ RETURNS TO HER OWN COUNTRY, AND THERE WRITES A LOVE-LETTER TO THE PRINCE, WHO SETS OUT TO VISIT HER—THE MOTHER OF BAKÁWALÍ DISCOVERS THAT HER DAUGHTER IS IN LOVE WITH A...
25. CHAPTER VII.BAKÁWALÍ GOES TO THE COURT OF INDRA, WHERE SHE SINGS AND DANCES—THE DEITY, ENRAGED AT HER LOVE FOR A HUMAN BEING, PRONOUNCES A CURSE UPON HER—THE PRINCE GOES TO CEYLON, WHERE HE...
21. CHAPTER III.SHOWING HOW THE PRINCE IS HELPED IN HIS QUEST BY A FRIENDLY DEMON—MARRIES MAHMUDA, A BEAUTIFUL GIRL—REACHES THE GARDEN OF BAKÁWALÍ AND PLUCKS THE ROSE—SEEING THE FAIRY BAKÁWALÍ...
20. CHAPTER II.THE PRINCE DETERMINES TO RESCUE HIS BRETHREN—HE TAKES SERVICE WITH A NOBLEMAN, AND MAKES FRIENDS WITH DILBAR’S CONFEDERATE, BY WHOSE INSTRUCTIONS HE TURNS THE TABLES ON DILBAR,...
16. CHAPTER II.This elevation of a stranger to the highest post did not fail to excite universal jealousy and envy, and all the courtiers sought an opportunity of removing Farrukhrúz. On a cer...
24. CHAPTER VI.THE PRINCE COMES TO THE CASTLE OF A FIERCE DEMON CALLED SHAH PYKAR, WHERE HE FINDS RUH-AFZA, COUSIN OF BAKÁWALÍ, A PRISONER—HE RESCUES HER FROM THE DEMON AND CONVEYS HER TO HER...
27. CHAPTER IX.BAKÁWALÍ IS RE-BORN IN THE HOUSE OF A FARMER—WHEN SHE IS OF MARRIAGEABLE AGE THE PRINCE AND CHITRAWAT MEET HER AND THEY ALL THREE PROCEED TO HIS OWN COUNTRY, WHERE HE IS WELCOME...
15. CHAPTER I.In ancient times there lived in Kashmír a jeweller called Khoja Marján, who was very lucky in all his dealings and amassed great wealth. He had three sons, the two elder of whom...
19. CHAPTER I.THE ASTROLOGERS’ PREDICTION AT THE BIRTH OF OUR HERO—HIS FATHER IS STRUCK WITH BLINDNESS—HIS FOUR BROTHERS SET OUT IN QUEST OF THE ROSE OF BAKÁWALÍ, TO RESTORE THEIR FATHER’S SI...
26. CHAPTER VIII.THE PRINCE IS MARRIED TO CHITRAWAT, BUT, VISITING BAKÁWALÍ EVERY NIGHT, HIS NEW BRIDE COMPLAINS TO HER FATHER OF HIS INDIFFERENCE, AND THE RÁJÁ SENDS SPIES TO DOG HIS STEPS—THE...
4. CHAPTER IV.THE KING AND HIS FOUR MINISTERS 193 Story of the Lost Camel 194 Story of the Hunter and His Faithful Dog 206 Story of the Bráhman’s Wife and the Mungús 211 Story of the Faithles...
7. CHAPTER III.Showing how the Prince is helped in his quest by a friendly Demon—Marries Mahmúda, a beautiful girl—Reaches the Garden of Bakáwalí and plucks the Rose—Seeing the Fairy Bakáwalí...
8. CHAPTER IV.Bakáwalí, on awaking, discovers that her Rose has been stolen, sets out in search of the thief disguised as a man, and takes service with the Prince’s Father, the King of the Ea...
9. CHAPTER V.Bakáwalí returns to her own country, and there writes a love-letter to the Prince, who sets out to visit her—The Mother of Bakáwalí discovers that her daughter is in love with a...
6. CHAPTER II.The Prince determines to rescue his Brethren—He takes service with a nobleman, and makes friends with Dilbar’s confidante, by whose instructions he turns the tables on Dilbar, a...
11. CHAPTER VII.Bakáwalí goes to the Court of Indra, where she sings and dances—The Deity, enraged at her love for a human being, pronounces a curse upon her—The Prince goes to Ceylon, where he...
13. CHAPTER IX.Bakáwalí is re-born in the house of a Farmer—When she is of marriageable age the Prince and Chitrawat meet her and they all three proceed to his own country, where he is welcome...
5. CHAPTER I.The Astrologers’ prediction at the birth of our hero—His Father is struck with blindness—His four Brothers set out in quest of the Rose of Bakáwalí, to restore their Father’s si...
10. CHAPTER VI.The Prince comes to the Castle of a fierce Demon called Sháh Pykar, where he finds Rúh-afzá, cousin of Bakáwalí, a prisoner—He rescues her from the Demon and conveys her to her...
12. CHAPTER VIII.The Prince is married to Chitrawat, but, visiting Bakáwalí every night, his new bride complains to her Father of his indifference, and the Rájá sends spies to dog his steps—The...
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