Chapter 12 Small heart had Harriet for visiting. Only half an hour before her friend called for her at Mrs. Goddard’s, her evil stars had led her to the very spot where, at that moment, a trunk, directed to The Rev. Philip Elton, White-Hart, Bath, was to be seen under the operation of being lifted […]
Once there was a powerful autocratic King of the Banu Israil. One day, a man of horrible looks entered his kingdom to meet him without notice and the King got furious. The stranger then informed him it was the Lord of the House with whose permission he was there and that no man on the
Chapter 11 Emma could not forgive her; but as neither provocation nor resentment were discerned by Mr. Knightley, who had been of the party, and had seen only proper attention and pleasing behaviour on each side, he was expressing the next morning, being at Hartfield again on business with Mr. Woodhouse, his approbation of the
Once upon a time in the Middle East, there lived a man named Mulla. He was always happy and gay. He wanted to see everyone happy. He used to help people in their bad times and participate in all activities. He himself was a wanderer. One day, Mulla came upon a frowning man walking along
Once upon a time, a King amassed so much wealth that he got a palace built to store it. He appointed several soldiers for its protection. He was so much involved in accumulating wealth that he neglected his state duties and concentrated only in having a good time. One day he asked all his men
A monarch once rode in state with the officers of his kingdom and the grandees of his entourage with much magnificence. He ordered his keeper to bring him the grandest of raiment, his best of horses and donned the clothes full of rubies and jewels. He became so arrogant and proud. Then a man in
Chapter 10 Emma and Harriet had been walking together one morning, and, in Emma’s opinion, had been talking enough of Mr. Elton for that day. She could not think that Harriet’s solace or her own sins required more; and she was therefore industriously getting rid of the subject as they returned; but it burst out
In the street of Abu Al-Ayna, there were two women, one of whom had a man as her lover, while the other had a beardless youth as her lover. One night, they joined together on the terrace-roof of the house, adjacent to Abu Al-Ayna, unaware of the fact that he was near to them. The
Long ago, people happily lived under the rule of a king. The people were very happy as they had a very prosperous life. The king decided to go on a travel to visit the places of historical importance and pilgrim centres. He decided to travel on foot to interact with his people. After several weeks,
Chapter 9 Mr. and Mrs. John Knightley were not detained long at Hartfield. The weather soon improved enough for those to move who must move; and Mr. Woodhouse having, as usual, tried to persuade his daughter to stay behind with all her children, was obliged to see the whole party set off, and return to
Once in the city of Baghdad, a slave-girl named Muunis was displayed for sale to the Emir Ali Bin Mohammed Abdullah Bin Tahir. The girl was much ahead of her fellows in terms of beauty and proliferation, apart from being a great poetess. He asked her, “What does she think of a lover in distress?”
One day, Abu Suwaid with his company of friends entered a garden to buy fruits. He saw an old woman, having a bright face, combing her white hair with an ivory comb. When they stopped by her side, she did not pay heed to them. They then told her if she would dye her hair,
Al-Mutawakkil was sent by Al-Fath bin Khakan several gifts; some very rare precious stones, gold and some medicines. Among these things was also a beautiful slave-girl who had with her a precious vase of crystals containing red wine, goblets of gold and a crystal vase of ruddy wine, upon which a poem inscribed in gold.
Once Al-Amin, brother of Al-Maamun, visited the palace of his uncle, Ibrahim Al-Mahdi. There he saw one of the slave girl playing upon the flute. He found her very fair and beautiful and gave his heart to her. When his uncle noticed the fascination of his nephew towards the slave-girl, he sent the girl to
It was the night when dear Child Christ came to Bethlehem. In a country far away from Christ, an old woman named Babouscka sat in her snug little house by warm fire. She heard a loud rap at her door. She opened it and her candle shone on three old men standing outside in the