V. AZRAEL 176 His appointment.—His son.—Francesco.
VI. The Underground Folk—our betters—The name of Allah be round about usǃ 188 Their creation, etc.—The name of Allah.—Intercourse with human beings. — Mysterious thefts.—Khuneyfseh. — The abducted wife.—A shepherd’s experience.—Experiences of a good woman.—Of a chieftain’s son.—The frog.—The wedding procession.
VII. Nursery Tales 214 Ijbeyneh.—Uhdeydûn.—Bluebeard.—Snowmaiden.
VIII. Satire 234 Invention of a shrine.—The patriarch.—A learned clergyman.—An almanac.—The fasting monk.—The endangered poultry.—The ill-used camels.
IX. About Woman 246 Treatment of a mother-in-law.—A cunning old woman.—The rebellious owl.—Stories told by a rebellious hoopoe.—The mourner,—The partners.—The merchant and the animals.
X. About Animals The dog.—The cat.—The hyæna,.—The fox.—The dib-dib, —The serpent.
XI. About Plants The olive.—The storax.—The sage.—The lotus and the tamarisk.—The tortoise herb.
XII. About Coffee Its discovery—First uses.—Subject of religious controversy. —Customs among the desert Arabs. — Esh-Sheykh esh Shadhilly.—The Bedawi and the Memlûk.
XIII. Some Magic Cures Mûmmia. —Indûlko.—Freakûra.—Charms.—Translation of a typical Kanii.
XIV. A Popular Calendar and some sayings
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