Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-370) and indexes.

Luck and intelligence -- The king and the clever vizier -- Sweeter than salt -- The gardener's daughter -- Sass Begum -- The clever princess -- The greedy king -- The sin of pride -- The two viziers -- The lion of the jungle -- The great saint -- The saint of Baghdad -- The fakir and the princess -- Musa Khan Deo -- Khurram Deo -- The man-eater -- the prince and the fairy -- The parrot and the starling -- The prince and the fakir -- The dancing dolls -- The merchant and the parrot -- Gul and Sanobar -- The three friends -- The shy prince -- The king's dream -- Prince Bahram -- Hazrat Ali Sahib -- The Simurgh -- The woodcutter -- The swindlers -- The barber's son -- The shepherd -- The weavers -- Nasruddin, the holy man -- The barber and the farmer's wife.