Record details

• ISBN: 9781591585299
• ISBN: 1591585295
• Physical Description: xx, 114 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
• Publisher: Santa Barbara, CA : Libraries Unlimited, An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2016]
• Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-106) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The Arabian Peninsula ; The countries of the Arabian Peninsula ; Luqman the Wise -- Folktales from Saudi Arabia, tales shared by Nadia Jameel Taibah -- Animal tales: The Dove, the partridge, and the crow ; The fox, the wolf, and the lion ; The ant and the louse -- Riddle stories: Signs -- Jouha stories: Jouha and his donkeys -- Humorous tales: The poor lady's plan -- Magical stories: Throw your pumpkin and pick me up ; The annoying dove ; The seven buckthorn pickers -- Religious tales: A wise young boy ; The king, the prince, and the naughty sheep ; The miracle of the spider's web ; 'Umar Ibn Al-Khattab cooks food for hungry children -- Saudi Arabia : other tales, retold by Margaret Read MacDonald -- Makki and Kakki -- The mouse and the eggshell boat -- The cat country -- The lost city of Ubar -- Folktales from Bahrain -- Aziz, son of his maternal uncle -- The springs of Bahrain -- Folktales from Kuwait -- About Jouha -- Answering the scholar -- Jouha sings from the minaret -- Counting the days of Ramadan -- Choices -- The helpful dog -- The black pearl and the white pearl -- Kill the man who killed the dog -- Nesóp and the snake -- The hattáb (woodcutter) and the khaznah (treasure) -- Folktales from Oman -- Abu Nawas, the trickster -- A djinn story -- Jouha loses his donkey -- Who should ride the donkey? -- When Jouha's donkey passes gas -- The djinn outside the window -- The sad story of the mother camel: The camel from the rock ; Facts: the remarkable camel -- Why love is blind -- The thrifty ant -- The fake bride -- Strangers on the road -- The jinn builds a road -- Tricking the sahar -- The biggest lie -- Folktales from Qatar -- The helpful fish -- Wealth, success, and love -- Origin of the dhow's lateen sail -- Folktales from the United Arab Emirates -- Why the hen cannot fly -- The shaikh's sheep -- The fisherman's daughter -- Folktales from Yemen -- The Queen of Sheba visits King Solomon -- Queen Bilquis visits King Suyleiman -- The mighty dyke of Ma-rib -- The year of the white elephant -- The manly maiden -- Arabic proverbs and proverb tales -- Arabic proverbs -- Proverbs from the United Arab Emirates -- Hunain's slippers -- A crab has drowned a camel -- Riddles -- Arabic words -- Tale notes -- More folktales from the Arabian Peninsula -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Tales > Arabian Peninsula.
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