Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights (Puffin Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140367829 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-21 |
| Language | : | Arabic |
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Dawood (27 August 1927 – 20 November 2014) was an Iraqi-Jewish translator whose lively and poetic English translation of The Koran has never been out of print. . Editor N. J
A true classic! This is not your average Disney Aladdin fairy tale! Such a great book with many stories within a story. A true classic!. "Eastern stories that have captured the Western imagination!" according to Godly Gadfly. The Tales from the Arabian Nights are ancient stories of romance, suspense, mystery, magic and adventure originating from Persia, India and Arabia, originally functioning as the daily entertainment of ordinary people. They are woven together under the premise that they saved the life of Shahrazad, a queen whose husband executed each of his new wives after one night of marriage. By beginning an exciting story every evening, but withholding the ending, Shahrazad was able to convince the breathless king to spare her f. "Not child appropriate although found in children's book category!" according to AHA. This was found and ordered through Amazon's Children's Book Category as a party favor for an Aladdin themed 6th birthday party. I should have read the book first before stuffing it into favor bags in lieu of candy. The contents was quite inappropriate for the age group. To illustrate that, after the first three pages, the King had caught his wife cheating on him with her slave, he swung his sword at them and caused a blood bath. He then left his kingdom to visit his brother's kingdom where he was still tormented by
Some of the best-loved stories in the world, originating in Persia, India and Arabia, retold especially for children.
. From the Back Cover The ragamuffin Aladdin finds an old lamp which makes his fortune; a prince disappears on a flying horse; A falcon proves wiser than a kingThese tales of kings and princes, magicians, and talking beasts, which were daily entertainment in India, Persia and Arabia over a thousand years ago, are retold especially for children in this vivid, fresh collection