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" The discontented dervishes, and other Persian tales / "
retold from Saʹdi by Arthur Scholey.
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BL
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Record Number
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1048435
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bc265
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Language of Document
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English
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Main Entry
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Scholey, Arthur.
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Title & Author
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The discontented dervishes, and other Persian tales /\ retold from Saʹdi by Arthur Scholey.
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Publication Statement
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London :: Watkins Pub.,, 2002.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xvii, 190 pages)
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ISBN
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9781780283128
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: 1780283121
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1842930508
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9781842930502
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Notes
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Stories selected from Gulistan and Bustan.
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Contents
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Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Translations; The Discontented Dervishes; The Man who Became a Slave; A Buzzing in the Ear; The Conceited Astronomer; Removing the Rubbish; Why Do You Keep Him?; The King with the Twisted Neck; The Secret Letter; A Time To Pay Back; The Crafty Slave; The Boy who Smiled at Death; The Traveller's Tale; O King, Live For Ever!; The Good Lie; A Picture of an Enemy; King Darius and His Herdsman; King Kizil's Castle; The Old Woman's Cat; Food Fit for a King; Market Value; I Once Complained; The King and the Peasant; Sa'di the Slave; The Adventures of a Young Athlete.
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The Beast and its BurdenThe Heart's Desire; The Saint and the Ferryboat; A Sign of a Wise Man; The Unsuccessful Thief; The Vow and the Rogue; The Blessing; The Sultan's Boon; The Pious Man's Reward; Hatim Tai and the Deadly Guest; The Small Favour; The Wonderful Horse; When the Idol Didn't Answer; The Miracle of an Opened Door; The Miser and His Son; The Dervish and the Fox; The Smooth Talker; A Rope with a Name; Rich Man, Poor Man; The Poor Man's Gift; Abraham and the Fire-Worshipper; The Peacock; The Good Deed; The Frightened Fox; A Camel and Her Colt; The Doctor and the Peasant.
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The Vulture and the KiteThe Value of a Voice; The Secret; The Preacher's Dream; Why I am Prime Minister; The Poet and the Robber Chief; It's Not What You Read . . .; The Final Lesson; Teaching an Ass; Only a Little Matter; The Scorpion; Educating the Prince; The Good Schoolmaster; Cure for a Sick Son; The Wishing Tree; A Good Example; Better to Sleep; The Sea-Sick Slave; A Dirty Mouth; The Man Who Interfered; The Prisoner; A Heavy Tomb; The Secret of Knowledge; Bring Your Own Light; Copyright.
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Abstract
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The adventures of the old woman's cat, the fate of the ungrateful king with the twisted neck, the marvelous horse of Hatim Taim, the craftiness of the frightened fox and the boastful pupil who learned every lesson but one - wonderful, lyrical multi-faceted tales by Sa'di, the thirteenth century Persian story-teller, traveler and Royal Poet. Arthur Scholey has selected and retold seventy-four stories of the wisdom, humour and common-sense of kings, servants, lords, slaves and beggars, pupils and teachers, birds, beasts, insects and dervishes - holy, clever and foolish, as well as the two dis.
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Subject
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Tales-- Iran.
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Subject
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Folklore Mythology.
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Subject
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Tales.
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Subject
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Iran.
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Dewey Classification
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398.20935
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LC Classification
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PZ8.1.S353
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Added Entry
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Saʻdī.
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Saʻdī.
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