CONTENTS
EXCURSUS to THE DEVIL IN HELL. | 105 |
THE WEDDING NIGHT OF JEAN THE FOOL: | |
Of a Young Husband who thought his Wife would Give him a Chicken on their Wedding Night; and how he Learned in what Fashion he must Comport himself to have that Chicken | 107 |
THE MAIDEN WELL GUARDED: | |
Of a Maid who had been most Strictly Enjoined to Guard her Maidenhead; and how a Youth Restored it to her when she Lost it | 111 |
VARIANT: | |
Of one Coypeau, who Securely Sewed up a Damsel's Maidenhead with his own Thread | 114 |
TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMAN: | |
Of a Prince and a Princess who became Acquainted in Strange Circumstances; of their Loves, Separation, Re-union, and divers Remarkable Happenings | 116 |
EXCURSUS to the TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMAN | 134 |
THE FOOL: | |
Of a Young Man who would fain have Wed, yet Contrived to Satisfy his Wish without Marriage | 143 |