Hatim, in order to discover the meaning behind Hamir’s words, asked him, “Why are you in the cage saying those words?” Hamir replied, “Greed does not leave easily. As my greed increased, the wise man befriended me I asked him to teach me how to see the hidden treasures. He said it was simple; he […]
Once upon a time, there lived a great architect who constructed a beautiful city and named it after his son Hamir. When his son was old enough to rule the city, he left everything to his son and went on a voyage. Hamir was not a responsible man. He lost all his wealth in gambling.
Alkanpari had great regard for Hatim Tai, so when he insisted to leave mountain Alka in pursuit of his mission, she agreed. Since Hatim had to go to mountain Himyar, she requested him to let her fairies escort him safely. Hatim sat on a magical chair and the fairies carried him in such speed that
Hatim started preparing to leave for his mission to find the abode of the man who claimed, “Injure no one, because if you do so, evil things will happen to you.” Hatim’s friend, the merchant, stopped him. The merchant said to Hatim, “Please stay for some more time. You have helped me so far; help
Hatim watched his friend, the merchant, look at his fairy love from a distance. The merchant was glad that he could at least see her, but it saddened him to know that she did not want him near her. Hatim felt he had not done his job completely, but he did not know how to
Alkanpari was enamoured by the human present in front of her. And when she came to know he was Hatim, prince of Yemen, she made him sit on her throne and bowed to him in respect. She asked him the reason for his visit. When he told her about the waiting merchant, she said, “He
The group of fairies was busy preparing the garden for their queen Alkanpari, when they suddenly saw a human in their secret garden. They went to him and asked him, “How did you discover our place; no human has ever reached our gardens.” Hatim gave them a detailed account of how he followed them and
Eventually, Hatim arrived at the foot of a lofty mountain. It was so high that even the birds did not dare to reach its summit. He had a hunch that it was the place he was looking for. He wondered, ‘Whom can I ask about this strange mountain?’ At that very moment, he saw a
The arena had been prepared for the day. All the inhabitants of the magician’s kingdom had come to witness the boiling oil test. The soldier had to jump into the huge pot of boiling oil in front of everyone and if he came out alive the magician would spare his life and also allow him
Hatim managed to get the pearl from the mouth of the red dragon. As soon as he held the pearl in his hand, he saw that the red desert changed, the earth got its original colour, the air started cooling and the desert became fit for habitation. Hatim discovered that the pearl possessed rare qualities.
The red dragons lived in the centre of the red desert. Reaching them was a Herculean job, but Hatim with his magical pearl accomplished it easily. Hissing tremendously, the monstrous dragons approached Hatim. From their nostrils came out the streams of flames like those from a furnace. Due to the magical pearl given to Hatim
In the red desert, every object was as red as vermillion! The red sky, red land, red water and the intense red flaming heat were making it very difficult for Hatim to walk. As he walked further into the red desert, he almost lost the power to move. He said to himself, ‘I cannot die
Hatim, on his way to the red desert, crossed many mountains and deserts and finally came to a place beyond which no humans lived. The land beyond this point was black, and the sky too was black. It was the abode of black serpents. Carrying the magical staff that the genie had gifted him, Hatim
Hatim could not understand the game that the dragon was playing. First, it assumed the shape of a rainbow dragon, then of a black serpent; then it became a lion after that it assumed the shape of a woman and then that of a buffalo, once again killing villagers with its horns and hoofs. As
The rainbow dragon posing as a beautiful lady waited in the desert for its next victim. As soon as she saw two soldiers, she started crying. The older one asked her about her troubles. She told him that she was travelling in a caravan that was destroyed in the storm, and she was left alone.