A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.

A poor tailor's lazy son finds a magic lamp and uses it to win the hand of a beautiful princess.

Recounts the tale of a poor tailor's son who becomes a wealthy prince with the help of a magic lamp he finds in an enchanted cave. Philip Pullman garnered every accolade around with the breathtaking His Dark Materials trilogy. Now he turns his storytelling gifts to one of the most famous of the Arabian Nights tales, Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. Aladdin is a shiftless good-for-nothing boy until he unwittingly acquires a magic lamp inhabited by a...

A princess promises to marry the prince who finds the most precious treasure.

Retells the adventures of Aladdin who, with the help of a genie from a magic lamp, outwits an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

This book retells some of the magical adventures with Arabic, Persian, and Indian origins, framed by the tale of Shahrazad who tells the king a story for 1001 nights. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Fifteen selections from the famous collection of Arabian folktales include "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" and "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor."

Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her.