t. The Two Pigeons
u. Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma
v. The House With the Belvedere
w. The King's Son and the Ifrit's Mistress
x. The Sandal-Wood Merchant and the Sharpers
y. The Debauchee and the Three-Year-Old Child
z. The Stolen Purse
aa. The Fox and the Folk
136. Judar and His Brethren
137. The History of Gharib and His Brother Ajib




The Book Of The
THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT



Sindbad The Seaman[FN#1] and Sindbad The Landsman.



There lived in the city of Baghdad, during the reign of the
Commander of the Faithful, Harun al-Rashid, a man named Sindbad
the Hammal,[FN#2] one in poor case who bore burdens on his head
for hire. It happened to him one day of great heat that whilst he
was carrying a heavy load, he became exceeding weary and sweated
profusely, the heat and the weight alike oppressing him.
Presently, as he was passing the gate of a merchant's house,