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1、THEARABIANNIGHTSbySirRichardBurtonENTERTAINMENTSTHEARABIANNIGHTS'ENTERTAINMENTS(ALFLAYLAHWALAYLAH)STORYOFKINGSHAHRYARANDHISBROTHERIntheNameofAllah,theCompassionating,theCompassionate!PRAISEBETOALLAH-THEBENEFICENTKING-THECREATOROFTHEUNIVERSE-LORDOFTHETHREEWORLDS-WHOSETUPTHEFIRMAMEN
2、TWITHOUTPILLARSINITSSTEAD-ANDWHOSTRETCHEDOUTTHEEARTHEVENASABED-ANDGRACE,ANDPRAYER-BLESSINGBEUPONOURLORDMOHAMMED-LORDOFAPOSTOLICMEN-ANDUPONHISFAMILYANDCOMPANIONTRAIN-PRAYERANDBLESSINGSENDURINGANDGRACEWHICHUNTOTHEDAYOFDOOMSHALLREMAIN-AMEN!-OTHOUOFTHETHREEWORLDSSOVEREIGN!ANDAFTERWARD
3、.Verilytheworksandwordsofthosegonebeforeushavebecomeinstancesandexamplestomenofourmodernday,thatfolkmayviewwhatadmonishingchancesbefellotherfolkandmaytherefromtakewarning;andthattheymayperusetheannalsofantiquepeoplesandallthathathbetidedthem,andbetherebyruledandrestrained.Praise,t
4、herefore,betoHimwhohathmadethehistoriesofthepastanadmonitionuntothepresent!Nowofsuchinstancesarethetalescalled"AThousandNightsandaNight,"togetherwiththeirfar-famedlegendsandwonders.Thereinitisrelated(butAllahitisAll-knowingofHishiddenthingsandAll-rulingandAll-honoredandAll-givinga
5、ndAll-graciousandAll-merciful!)thatintideofyoreandintimelonggonebefore,therewasaKingoftheKingsoftheBanuSasanintheislandsofIndiaandChina,aLordofarmiesandguardsandservantsanddependents.Heleftonlytwosons,oneintheprimeofmanhoodandtheotheryetayouth,whilebothwereknightsandbraves,albeitt
6、heelderwasadoughtierhorsemanthantheyounger.Sohesucceededtotheempire,whenheruledthelandandlordeditisoverhisliegeswithjusticesoexemplarythathewasbelovedbyallthepeoplesofhiscapitalandofhiskingdom.HisnamewasKingShahryar,andhemadehisyoungerbrother,ShahZamanhight,KingofSamarkandinBarbar
7、ianland.Thesetwoceasednottoabideintheirseveralrealmsandthelawwasevercarriedoutintheirdominions.Andeachruledhisownkingdomwithequityandfairdealingtohissubjects,inextremesolaceandenjoyment,andthisconditioncontinuallyenduredforascoreofyears.Butattheendofthetwentiethtwelvemonththeelder
8、Kingyearnedforasightofhisyoungerb
