List of Stories Within One Thousand and One Nights - Supplemental Nights, Volume 1

Supplemental Nights, Volume 1

The material in the first two of the six supplemental volumes are the Arabic tales originally included in the John Payne translation. They are mostly taken from the Breslau edition and the Calcutta fragment.

• • The Sleeper and the Waker
    • Story of the Larrikin and the Cook
  • The Caliph Omar Bin Abd al-Aziz and the Poets
  • Al-Hajjaj and the Three Young Men
  • Harun al-Rashid and the Woman of the Barmecides
  • The Ten Wazirs; or the History of King Azadbakht and His Son

    This is a series of stories from the Breslau edition (435–487) in which a youth saves his life by telling stories over eleven days.

    • Of the Uselessness of Endeavour Against Persistent Ill Fortune
      • Story of the Merchant Who Lost His Luck
    • Of Looking To the Ends of Affairs
      • Tale of the Merchant and His Sons
    • Of the Advantages of Patience
      • Story of Abu Sabir
    • Of the Ill Effects of Impatience
      • Story of Prince Bihzad
    • Of the Issues of Good and Evil Actions
      • Story of King Dadbin and His Wazirs
    • Of Trust in Allah
      • Story of King Bakhtzaman
    • Of Clemency
      • Story of King Bihkard
    • Of Envy and Malice
      • Story of Aylan Shah and Abu Tammam
    • Of Destiny or That Which Is Written On the Forehead
      • Story of King Ibrahim and His Son
    • Of the Appointed Term, Which, if it be Advanced, May Not Be Deferred, and if it be Deferred, May Not Be Advanced
      • Story of King Sulayman Shah and His Niece
    • Of the Speedy Relief of Allah
      • Story of the Prisoner and How Allah Gave Him Relief
  • Ja'afar Bin Yahya and Abd al-Malik bin Salih the Abbaside
  • Al-Rashid and the Barmecides

    Breslau (567)

  • Ibn al-Sammak and al-Rashid
  • Al-Maamum and Zubaydah
  • Al-Nu'uman and the Arab of the Banu Tay

    Breslau (660–661)

  • Firuz and His Wife

    Breslau (675–676)

  • King Shah Bakht and his Wazir Al-Rahwan

    Breslau (875–930); a wazir accused of plotting to kill the king saves himself by telling tales each night for a month (28 days).

    • Tale of the Man of Khorasan, His Son and His Tutor
    • Tale of the Singer and the Druggist
    • Tale of the King Who Kenned the Quintessence of Things
    • Tale of the Richard Who Married His Beautiful Daughter to the Poor Old Man
    • Tale of the Sage and His Three Sons
    • Tale of the Prince who Fell in Love With the Picture
    • Tale of the Fuller and His Wife and the Trooper
    • Tale of the Merchant, The Crone, and the King
    • Tale of the Simpleton Husband
    • Tale of the Unjust King and the Tither
      • Story of David and Solomon
    • Tale of the Robber and the Woman
    • Tale of the Three Men and Our Lord Isa
      • The Disciple's Story
    • Tale of the Dethroned Ruler Whose Reign and Wealth Were Restored to Him
    • Talk of the Man Whose Caution Slew Him
    • Tale of the Man Who Was Lavish of His House and His Provision to One Whom He Knew Not
    • Tale of the Melancholist and the Sharper
    • Tale of Khalbas and his Wife and the Learned Man
    • Tale of the Devotee Accused of Lewdness
    • Tale of the Hireling and the Girl
    • Tale of the Weaver Who Became a Leach by Order of His Wife
    • Tale of the Two Sharpers Who Each Cozened His Compeer
    • Tale of the Sharpers With the Shroff and the Ass
    • Tale of the Chear and the Merchants
      • Story of the Falcon and the Locust
    • Tale of the King and His Chamberlain's Wife
      • Story of the Crone and the Draper's Wife
    • Tale of the Ugly Man and His Beautiful Wife
    • Tale of the King Who Lost Kingdom and Wife and Wealth and Allah Restored Them to Him
    • Tale of Salim the Youth of Khorasan and Salma, His Sister
    • Tale of the King of Hind and His Wazir
• Shahrazad and Shahryar, .