A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Translated and Annotated by Richard F.
Burton VOLUME THREE
Inscribed to the Memory of A Friend Who During A Friendship of TwentySix Years Ever Showed Me The Most Unwearied Kindness，Richard Monckton Milnes Baron Houghton.
Contents of the Third Volume The Tale of King Omar Bin AlNu'uman and His Sons Sharrkan and Zau AlMakan （cont）
aa.Continuation of the Tale of Aziz and Azizah b. Tale of the Hashish Eater c. Tale of Hammad the Badawi 10.The Birds and Beasts and the Carpenter 11.The Hermits 12.The WaterFowl and the Tortoise 13.The Wolf and the Fox a. Tale of the Falcon and the Partridge 14.The Mouse and the Ichneumon 15.The Cat and the Crow 16.The Fox and the Crow a. The Flea and the Mouse b. The Saker and the Birds c. The Sparrow and the Eagle 17.The Hedgehog and the Wood Pigeons a. The Merchant and the Two Sharpers 18.The Thief and His Monkey a. The Foolish Weaver 19.The Sparrow and the Peacock 20.Ali Bin Bakkar and Shams AlNahar 21.Tale of Kamar AlZaman.
When it was the One Hundred and TwentyFifth Night Shahrazad continued，It hath reached me，O auspicious King，that Aziz pursued to Taj alMuluk：Then I entered the flower garden and made for the pavilion，where I found the daughter of Dalilah the Wily One，sitting with head on knee and hand to cheek.Her colour was changed and her eyes were sunken； but，when she saw me，she exclaimed，'Praised be Allah for thy safety！'And she was minded to rise but fell down for joy.I was abashed before her and hung my head；presently，however，I went up to her and kissed her and asked，'How knewest thou that I should come to thee this very night？'She answered，'I knew it not！ By Allah，this whole year past I have not tasted the taste of sleep，but have watched through every night，expecting thee； and such hath been my case since the day thou wentest out from me and I gave thee the new suit of clothes，and thou promisedst me to go to the Hammam and to come back！So I sat awaiting thee that night and a second night and a third night；but thou camest not till after so great delay，and I ever expecting thy coming；for this is lovers' way.