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 261 The dog.—The cat.—The hyæna,.—The fox.—The dib-dib, —The serpent.
XI. About Plants 286 The olive.—The storax.—The sage.—The lotus and the tamarisk.—The tortoise herb.
XII. About Coffee 290 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 297 Mûmmia. —Indûlko.—Freakûra.—Charms.—Translation of a typical Kanii.
XIV. A Popular Calendar and some sayings 303
Notes 311
