Arabian Nights
taletown.org multimedia English short stories & retold tales on, of or about Arabian Nights
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 01
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 01
Will Alibaba’s fearful mind risk danger?
Fear clouds opportunities, time & reflection reveal them.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 02
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 02
Alibaba stole from thieves. Is stealing from thieves wrong?
Beliefs are dangerous, yet useful. Why?
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 03
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 03
Qasim's clever wife stumbles upon Alibaba's secret. This strains their relationship.
Trust once lost, is not easily regained.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 04
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 04
Qasim gets to the treasure, but can he get it out?
Stressed minds make mistakes. Mistakes can be fatal.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 05
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 05
With slave-girl Marjina, Alibaba plans full Islamic burial rites for Qasim, but how to avoid suspicion?
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 06
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 06
Marjina convinces the Haqeem that Qasim is very sick & then Mustafa to go blindfolded to sew the corpse.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 07
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 07
Alibaba observes Qasim's full mourning rituals.
But why wash a dead body if you bury or burn it anyway?
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 08
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 08
With mutual distrust growing, thieves widen their search and discover Mustafa.
He tells a noteworthy tale...
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 09
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 09
The blindfolded Mustafa leads the thief to Alibaba's house.
The home is marked, but Marjina foils the ID.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 10
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 10
Another bandit marks Alibaba’s house but Marjina is vigilant.
Rosh discusses Dozakh, Jannat, Life, death...
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 11
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 11
Captain of the thieves identifies Alibaba’s house & returns to hatch a deadly plan.
Death comes knocking...
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 12
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 12
Discovering thieves hidden in oil barrels frightens Marjina to death.
Could one literally die from fear?
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 13
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 13
What could Marjina do to save Alibaba's household?
Throw boiling water on hidden bandits? Burn barrels?
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 14
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 14
Hosh explains degrees of burns to prove why pouring boiling water on all robbers together won’t kill them?
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 15
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 15
Super-heated oil, water or sand were deadly thermal weapons in ancient warfare.
Could Marjina use these?
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 16
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 16
Marjina brews a deadly cocktail for her guests using oil & weeds.
Hosh reveals why she chose to use these...
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 17
Retold Arabian Nights Tale: Ali Baba and 40 Thieves - 17
Marjina executes her daring plan.
Hosh explains how burns can kill or affect health and how to treat them.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 18
Retold Arabian Nights tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 18
Alibaba went to the Hammam completely unaware of the silent executioner working stealthily in his house.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 19
Retold Arabian Nights tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 19
Alibaba gratefully gifts Marjina her freedom, and sets about disposing the 37 corpses quickly & quietly.
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Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 21
Retold Arabian Nights tale: Ali Baba And 40 Thieves - 21
Thirst for vengeance rejuvenates the Captain.
He rides back to the city to discover more about his enemy
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