151 Tales Of Hatim Tai

The king of genies, Mahyur, was extremely pleased with Hatim Tai for bringing peace to his land. He wanted to load Hatim with wealth. Hatim, however, refused, saying, “I never take any reward for serving humanity.” “Generous Hatim,” said the king, “accept this magical staff as a token of respect. It will help you serve […]

Hatim befriended the two genies and they told him their stories. The one who had taken the shape of the weasel said, “I killed his father because he would not let me marry his daughter. Now his son wants to kill me, so I have to kill him in self-defence.” The one who had taken

One day, Hatim saw a black snake and a weasel engaged in a deadly battle. He asked them, “Why are you fighting?” The snake replied, “This weasel killed my father.” The weasel said, “Snakes are our natural food; thus I killed his father and now I will kill him so that I may feed my

Hatim, in order to help the soldier, left for the jungle where the jackals for whom he had killed the hyena, lived. He knew they would have information about the ‘pariru’ birds. On his way, he came across a village that was covered with smoke. The villagers told him that they made fire to create

Musahhir the magician was very angry with the soldier for visiting the garden reserved for the ladies of the family. He wanted to kill him instantly but his daughter stopped him. He then thought of a plan that would be impossible for the soldier to carry out. He asked the soldier to get him first

While crossing the mountains in search of mountain Alka, Hatim saw a crying man. He walked up to him and asked him about his sorrows. “I am a soldier. I wanted a better life, so I started travelling. I crossed many deserts and islands, and one day, I reached a beautiful garden. On enquiring about

Hatim’s heart was filled with pity when he heard the story of the merchant. He asked him, “What is the name of the fairy? Where does she live? And in which direction did you see her go? Tell me and I will help you.” “Kind sir, no one leaves his work to help others. Why

Once upon a time, a merchant’s caravan was passing by a lofty mountain. Suddenly, the merchant felt the urge to climb it and see the world from top. He told his caravan to move on and that he would join them after he had seen the top. On the mountain top he saw a beautiful

Hatim walked in the north direction towards the city Himyar to solve the third puzzle. He had no idea as to how far that city was or in which country. While walking, for what seemed like months, he came upon a lofty mountain that seemed to touch the sky. He decided to climb it and

Hatim Tai received a warm welcome on his arrival to Shahabad. Princess Husna Bano, her courtiers and prince Munir came to meet him at the gates. They heard the stories of his adventure and admired his bravery and chivalry. With great attention they heard the explanation of the second puzzle and then it was time

The blazing heat of the sun made it difficult for Hatim Tai to walk, so he went near a tree for some shade. There, he saw two serpents, one black and another white, engaged in a fight. The black one had injured the white one, which with its pleading eyes looked upon Hatim for help.

One day, on the banks of a big river, Hatim saw a stone mansion and on its wall he read, “Do good and cast it into the river!” He knew his search had come to an end. The owner of the house, who was a very old man, said that once upon a time he

In a beautiful palace, a small boy lay crying in pain. Hatim’s heart went out for the little prince. He took out his magical pearl and cured him. Mahpari offered Hatim loads of wealth, but Hatim reminded him of his promise and requested for Shahmuhra. Mahpari understood Harith’s daughter had sent Hatim for it. He

Mansapari took Hatim and his daughter Husnapari to the court of Mahpari. As soon as Mahpari saw Hatim, he was quite impressed by his mesmerising personality. He could understand why Husnapari was tempted to kidnap him and so he forgave her. “You look brave and kind! Tell me Hatim why you are here.” asked Mahpari.

King Mahpari and his courtiers waited for days and weeks for the fairies escorting Hatim to reach the palace, but there was no sign of them. Mahpari became impatient. He sent his guards to find out about the delay. The guards returned with the information that suddenly one day Hatim disappeared! The fairies who were