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Syrian poet Samir Tahhan collected folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Stories of Aleppo
    • The Story of the Beggar Queen
    • The Story of the Five Cakes
    • The Story of the Merchant of Khan al-Wazir
    • The Story of the Miser and the Porter
    • The Story of Soaking the Bread
    • The Story of the Stone Cutters and the Gardener's Son
    • The Story of Master Karshush's Tarbush
    • The Story of the Peddler's Daughter
    • The Story of the Saintly Thief
    • The Story of Luck and Fate
  • Part Two: Tales and Episodes of Aleppo
    • The Tale of the The Girl and the Judge
    • The Tale of the Three Mice
    • The Tale of Our Lady Namlush
    • The Tale of the Pigeon and the Crow
    • The Tale of the Cat and the Dog
    • The Episode of the Spilled Molasses
    • The Tale of the Little Bitty Thing
    • The Tale of the Fly
    • The Episode of the Mother Goat
    • The Tale of Tata

Folktales from Syria

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    A Paperback / softback by Samir Tahhan, Andrea Rugh, Andrea Rugh

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2004
      ISBN13: 9780292706309, 978-0292706309
      ISBN10: 0292706308

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Syrian poet Samir Tahhan collected folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • Part One: Stories of Aleppo
        • The Story of the Beggar Queen
        • The Story of the Five Cakes
        • The Story of the Merchant of Khan al-Wazir
        • The Story of the Miser and the Porter
        • The Story of Soaking the Bread
        • The Story of the Stone Cutters and the Gardener's Son
        • The Story of Master Karshush's Tarbush
        • The Story of the Peddler's Daughter
        • The Story of the Saintly Thief
        • The Story of Luck and Fate
      • Part Two: Tales and Episodes of Aleppo
        • The Tale of the The Girl and the Judge
        • The Tale of the Three Mice
        • The Tale of Our Lady Namlush
        • The Tale of the Pigeon and the Crow
        • The Tale of the Cat and the Dog
        • The Episode of the Spilled Molasses
        • The Tale of the Little Bitty Thing
        • The Tale of the Fly
        • The Episode of the Mother Goat
        • The Tale of Tata

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