Once upon a time in ancient Kashgar, on the borders of great territory, a tailor lived with his wife. The couple were deep in love with each other. One morning the tailor was working busily in his shop. A little hunchbacked came and sat by the shop's...
Once upon a time there lived two neighbours. One was Kasim and the other was Fahin. Kasim had enormous wealth but Fahin had to fight for his daily bread. So Fahin was jealous of his neighbours wealth. Day by day the jealousy grew further more and fin...
The Fourth Voyage : Sindbad told of the fourth voyage. Once again a restful, luxurious life bored me. My wandering heart led me to take another voyage on a merchant ship. Bad luck was our constant companion even as we began the voyage. A while after...
Once a fisherman lived in a village. He led his life with his earnings from fishing. One day he cast his net into the sea. He waited for some time and pulled the net out. But there was nothing in the net. He felt worried and thought in his mind, To d...
The First Voyage : My father passed away when I was still a young boy. He left behind considerable wealth. Like all young boys, I was thrilled to get so much wealth. I enjoyed myself with my friends. I drank good wines, visited the best places for fo...
My fifth voyage was made on a trade ship that I owned. Some merchants made them ready to be my companions. We soon set sail. After many days, we threw anchor at a deserted island. There I discovered a roc's egg as I had seen on my second voyage. 1 sh...
Once a young man from India was flying around the world on a magical horse. He landed on a palace of the Persian Sultan. The Sultan was an adventurous person. So he was always attracted by strange feats. He wondered when he saw a young man on the hor...
The people were rejoicing in Shiraz, Persia. They were happily celebrating the feast of the New Year. That day the Sultan had arranged for great fairs and festivals in the main square of the city. The Sultan sat on his throne and watched his subjects...
Once upon a time in Arabia there ruled a Sultan. He had a son. His name was Arfan. One of the courtiers was a witch. She hated the prince Arfan. So she poisoned the mind of the Sultan against his son. She said, You will be over powered by your son pr...
Once there lived a merchant in Arabia. He often went to the Far East countries to sell his goods. His wife knew some magic. When his husband was away and was alone at home she read the magical books. After some years she became evil with magical powe...
Long ago in the land of Persia there ruled a Sultan called Mustafa in the kingdom of Nasra. He ruled the kingdom wisely and just. The people in the kingdom were in peace and prosperity. The Sultan had a very beautiful wife but had no child. The Sulta...
Once upon a time there lived a king. His name was Shahryar. He and his brother Shazaman got married to two evil sisters incidentally. When days passed Shahzaman's wife cast an evil spell on his husband. So he died of a bad disease. The news reached t...
Once upon a time there lived a poor merchant. One day he returned from the market in the evening. As he was tired he sat down on a shady three to take rest for a while. Leaning on the tree he began to eat a pocket of dates. After eating the dates he...
Once there lived a young man. His name was Sindbad. He was a good merchant. He sailed around the world and sold his goods. On each voyage he had some wonderful and thrilling adventures. On one of the voyages he went to China by a ship with dates from...
Many, many years ago, there was a large kingdom. The kingdom stretched all the way from Persia to China. It then crossed the borders of China into India where the holy Ganges flowed. For early four hundred years, this prosperous kingdom was ruled by...
