Tale of the Portress

1. Praise Be to Allah * the Beneficent King * the Creator of the Universe * Lord of the Three Worlds * Who Set Up the Firmament Without Pillars In Its Stead * and Who Stretched Out the Earth Even as a Bed * And Grace, and Prayer-Blessing Be upon Our Lord Mohammed * Lord Of Apostolic Men * and upon his Family and Companion Train * Prayer And Blessings Enduring and Grace Which Unto the Day of Doom Shall Remain * Amen! * O Thou of the Three Worlds Sovereign! 2. Tale of the Bull and the Ass 3. Tale of the Trader and the Jinni 4. The Fisherman and the Jinni 5. The Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban 6. The Tale of the Prince and the Ogress 7. The Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince 8. The Tale of the Envier and the Envied 9. The Tale of the Envier and the Envied (continued) 10. Tale of the Portress 11. The Tale of the Three Apples 12. Tale of Nur Al-Din and his Son 13. Tale of Nur Al-Din and his Son (continued) 14. The Hunchback’s Tale 15. Tale of the Jewish Doctor 16. Tale of the Tailor 17. Notes Not Cited in the Text