The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 (of 10)
Richard Francis, Sir Burton · English
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 (of 10)
Richard Francis, Sir Burton · English
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MA’ARUF THE COBBLER AND HIS WIFE There dwelt once upon a time in the God-guarded city of Cairo a cobbler who lived by patching old shoes.[FN#1] His name was Ma’aruf[FN#2] and he had a wife called Fatimah, whom the folk had nicknamed “The Dung;”[FN#3] for that she was a whorish, worthless wretch, scanty of shame and mickle of mischief. She ruled her spouse and abused him; and he feared her malice and dreaded her misdoings; for that he was a sensible man but poor-conditioned. When he earne
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