The state herald., 1920-07-16

giant who roasted men and whom Sin.
|, bad blinded with red-hot iron. And
of the terrible Old Man of the Sea who
sat upon Sinbad's shoulders and could
not be shaken Off until he was intoxi-
Gated with wine and Sinbnd slew him.
The Story Of the Forty Thieves.
or Ali Baba and his discovery Of the
stone that swung wide when a voice
cried "Open. Sesame!" In the cave
was the booty of forty thieves and All
Bahia took home sacks bulging with
gold and silver. The robbers traced
him and In the g,iise of a merchant the
captain lodged with him. In the yard
were stored great jars, one filled with
oil and the others concealing the
thieves. Ill would 1t have Jared with
Ali Baba had not Morginna, cunning
slave, detected the trick and with boil
ing ell scalded to death the wicked
mlscreants The captain escaped, but
returned IN a new disguise and again
did Morglgnn save her master by stab
hing his enemy. SO Ali Baba married
her TO his son and he lived joyously
upon treasures from the cave.
Many Other Fascinating Stories.
OF the Magic Horse of ebony and
ivory, so fashioned that Its rider, by
pressing divers buttons, could fly
whittier he willed. It bore a Persian
prince to a great palace in metropolis
girt about with greenery. There he
looked into the eyes of princess and
they were enraptured. 1t befell that
they rode away on the Magic Horse,
but before they were wed an evil man
abducted the princess. The disconso-
late prince wandered far and at last
he found her whom he loved and again
they journeyed through the air to his
home, where they were married with
exceeding pomp and lived happily.
OF poor fisherman who drew his
net from the sea and found therein but
brass bottle. He cut open the top
and there streamed forth cloud of
smoke. 1t collected and. behold! II
was genie, 80 huge that his head was
in the clouds. He would have killed
his rescuer had not the willy fisherman
insisted that never could he have come
from the bottle. The silly genie
squeezed himself inside. whereupon
the fisherman clapped on the top, nor
would he remove 1t until the genie
swore to serve him faithfully. This
oath 1t was that led to the finding Of
the ensorcelled prince with legs turned
to stone and the lake wherein swan
fish of four colors that had once been
men. After marvellous happenings the
prince was made as other men and the
fish were men and women. And the
fisherman was so rewarded that he
was the wealthiest man of his time.
OF Prince Camaralzaman and the
Princess Badoura. beautiful beyond
compare. and OF how each saw the
other In sleep and was smltten with
great love. But when they awakened
they siw not one another for they had
been brought together by genil who
had carried Badoura out OF China tc
the confines OF Persia. Grief so af
flicted both that they sIckened and
were insane from sorrow. Then n mes.
scnger from Badourn journeyed Ear
over land and sea until he found
Camaralzamnn and returned with hin
10 China. where the lovers We're wed
ded. But while they were travelling /.
Camaralzamnn's land he wandered
away. Badoura dressed herself In his
ralment and passed herself for n man
II befell that she found favor In the
eyes Of n king and was married to
princess. And Camnralznman tco came
to this land and knew not his wife
she revealed herself and was known
ms n woman and Camaralzaman took
also to wife the princess whom Badou
ri had married and they were happy
together.
or merchant who, awaiting deatf
M the hands OF cruel genie, wns
Joined by three old men. one leading n
snzelle. another two black hounds. and
the third mule. Now II Is related
that the gazelle and the mule had beer
wicked wives transformed by magic
and likewise had the hounds been evil
brothers. When the genie was told
these stories OF enchnntmcnt. he was
so diverted that he spared the mer
chants life.
About H,run.ai. .Rashid.
And N many tales concerning the
Callnh Hafnn-al.Rnshid and his going
disguised Into the lanes nnd hnznnrs Of
hngdad, where he chnnced upon
strange people who told him strange
stories OF magic. Once he suppcd with
three ladies' Of dazzling beauty md
with him were porter dnzed with the
mngnlfccncr he saw and three mcndl.
cnnts. sons Of kings. nll blind In the
left eye. Not knowing the cnllph they
told Of their fantastic adventures and
suffcrlngr and he rewarded them. And
ngnln hc encountered n bcggnr who I'm.
plored him to strike him. n youth who