Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Payne, John 1842 1916 The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by JC Byers, Ralph Zimmerman, Renate Preuss, Anne Soulard, and Coralee Sheehan "The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III" by John Payne is a renowned collection of folktales and fables translated from Arabic, written in the late 19th century. This seminal work features the enduring tales of Scheherazade, who tells stories to captivate the Sultan, ultimately aiming to save herself from execution. In this volume, readers can expect a myriad of enchanting and entertaining narratives encompassing moral and philosophical lessons conveyed through the experiences of fantastical creatures and clever humans. The opening portion of the volume sets the stage with a series of engaging tales. It begins with Scheherazade recounting the story of the "Birds and Beasts and the Son of Adam," introducing a peacock and other animals who express their fears of humans, particularly the cunning nature of mankind. As the animals gather and share their tales of woe regarding their encounters with humans, themes of friendship, treachery, and lessons learned emerge. The tales emphasize how fear and fate interweave, showcasing the animals' struggles against their destinies while reflecting on the nature of existence and the unpredictable whims of fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Tales -- Arab countries PJ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 796661 796540 2024-10-04T08:14:57.762970 2023-10-04T07:46:56.531877 text/html text/html 796654 796533 2024-10-04T08:14:58.081974 2023-10-04T07:46:56.757901 text/html text/html 368514 2024-10-04T08:15:08.983918 application/epub+zip 378903 2024-10-04T08:15:01.840993 application/epub+zip 364724 2024-10-04T08:15:00.427020 application/epub+zip 698751 2024-10-04T08:15:14.667901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654190 2024-10-04T08:15:07.965982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602743 2022-09-04T11:23:13.220754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 757329 757259 2024-10-04T08:14:57.258987 2023-10-04T07:46:56.160882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 757531 2015-02-26T08:45:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276070 2015-02-26T08:46:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18975 2024-10-04T08:15:14.794873 application/rdf+xml 18483 2024-10-04T08:15:00.984988 image/jpeg 3734 2024-10-04T08:15:00.707963 image/jpeg 364203 2024-10-04T08:14:58.148012 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia