The Tales of Marzuban

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The original Persian text of this book too is available on this site under the title مرزبان نامه، تصحیح محمد روشن Contents Preface 1 The Book of Marzuban The Adventure of Hanbuiy with Zahhak The Tale of Khurra-numa and Bahram Gur The Musical Wolf and the Shepherd The Jackal which rode an Ass 2 The Reign of Nikbakht the Felicitous and the Injunctions Which He Laid Upon His Sons at the Time of His Death The Story of the Peasant and the Serpent The Tale of the Merchant's Slave The Story of the Gazelle, the Mouse and the Eagle The Story of the Man of Ambition and Naw-Khurrah The Sultan of Babylon and the Prince The Blacksmith and the Traveller The Fox and the Duck The Merchant and his Wise Friend The Countryman and his Son 3 King Ardashir and the Sage Mihran-Bih King Ardashir and the Sage Mihran-bih Where is the throne, what does the amir?Where now are chamberlain and vizier? The Three Highwaymen in League 4 The Demon Ox-Foot and the Sage Dini The Double-sighted Son of the Hospitable Man The Mouse and the Serpent Buzurj-mihr and Chosroes The Confrontation of the Demon Ox-foot and the Sage Dini 5 Dadama and Dastan The Thief and the Flea The Kindly Man and the Hoopoe Chosroes and the Wise King Buzurj-mihr and Chosroes The Rajah of Hind and the Courtier 6 Zirak and Zaruy The Kite and the Fish The Mouse and the Cat The Young Crow and her Mother The Tree which was Worshipped by Men The Brocade-seller's Wife and the Shoemaker The Pigeon The Hare The Wise Robber The Gazelle Chosroes Anushirwan and the Miller's Ass The Fox and the Cock 7 The Lion and the King of the Elephants The Fool and Chosroes The Raven Shahryar the Lion The King and the Astrologer The Leopard The Wolf The Fox The Horseman who was Fond of Hunting The Camel and the Driver The Wolf The Mouse that Stole the Eggs The Scorpion The Battle of the Elephants and the Lions 8 The Camel and the God-Fearing Lion Chosroes and the Man with the Ugly Face The Weaver and the Serpent The Snake-charmer and the Snake The Ploughman, the Wolf and the Snake The Mouse The Carpenter and his Wife Airajasta and Chosroes