Arabian Nights Readings
1.00: Scheheradaze and Shariyar
A brave (and well-read!) girl attempts to stop a king’s marriage-execution rampage…by telling stories.
2.00: The Trader and the Jinni
A chance encounter with a vengeful jinni beneath a date tree results in three stories of marvelous transformations.
3.00: The Fisherman and the ‘Ifrit
A clever fisherman turns the tables on an angry jinni, and wins some fish!
4.00: Abu Muhammad the Sluggard
Haroun al-Rashid searches for a jewel, and hears a tale of love and en enchanted monkey from a very lazy man.
5.00: The Three Apples
Billed as the first murder-mystery detective story, there’s certainly a mysterious murder, but very little actual detecting.
6.00: Two Windy Tales
Yep, farts were funny in the Middle Ages, too. Here are two flatulent tales from the Nights.