TITLE

The fable of the ass, bull and the husbandman

Characters
Ass, merchant, bull and husbandman
Setting
The place of this merchant's house was in a fertile land on the bank of a river, and in his
farm there were an ass and a bull.
Conflict
 Ass warns the Bull to stop playing sick lest he be slaughtered. The merchant laughs at this, and his wife
demands to know what he finds funny. He tells her that he cannot reveal his secret or he will die, but she
keeps pestering him. He tells her to gather her family. Everyone tries to convince her to let it go, since he
will die if he reveals his secret, but she refuses.

Important Events
A merchant has the ability to hear what animals are saying. One day he hears a Bull moan about the hard work
while the Ass does not have to do anything. The Ass advises him to pretend he is ill. He does so and is taken care of
by his owner. The merchant advises the owner to let the donkey work. The donkey regrets his advice.

Resolution
The morale of the story is that if you would like to help a friend or family member, you have to make sure
that the burden will not be put on you.

Theme
It tells of a crafty ass who advises a bull how to avoid work. He does not realise that their master can
understand the speech of animals and will outwit him. But there is a twist to the tale.
The tale of the wazir of king yuhan and rayyan the doctor
The tale of king Sindbad and the falcon

King Sindbid

The story “King Sindbad and his Falcon” is about a king named Sindbad,who was
very fond of racing and hunting. He had brought up a falcon as pet,who never left
his side and remained faithful till her last breath. The king had put a golden cup
tied around her neck to provide her drink during hunting.
The tale of the prince and the ogress

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The tale of the young man and the fishes

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The tale of the Christian Broker

The fisher man and the jinni

Old fisher man, Jinni

 The story takes place on a riverbed in the Middle East

The fisherman is naturally confused, so the jinni explains. For the first century
that he was trapped underwater in the pot, the jinni promised himself that he
would make whomever rescued him rich. During his second century
imprisoned, he decided he would grant his rescuer all the world's treasures. For
the next century, he planned to grant his rescuer three wishes per day. Finally,
after four hundred years of imprisonment, the resentful jinni swore he would
kill whoever rescued him, offering only to let that person choose the way he
wanted to die

The old fisherman is delighted, sure that he will be able to sell it. However,
when he breaks the seal, smoke emerges and forms into a jinni (a genie). The
jinni initially believes that he has been released by King Solomon, the jinni king
who had imprisoned him in the pot. He fears Solomon means to kill him, but
then learns from the old fisherman that Solomon has been dead for centuries.
As a gift, the pot jinni offers to let the fisherman choose how he wants to die.
Tale of the jewish doctor
Tale of the tailor
Tale of the barber

TITLE
Hsio r

Character

The master, yu tzu, Tseng Tzu, tzu-hua, tzu ch’in, tzu kung,
Wei chang
Pa yih
Le jin
Kung-ye ch’ang

TITLE
The Merchant of Venice
CHARACTERS
Shylock, Portia, Antonio, Jessica, Bassanio, Gratiano, Lorenzo, Nerissa, Launcelot Gobbo, The Prince of
Morocco, The Prince of Arragon, Salarino, The Duke of Venice, Old Gobbo, Tubal, Doctor Bellario,
Balthazar
Conflict

The major conflict driving the plot of The Merchant of Venice takes place between
Bassanio, who wants to marry Portia to gain the financial means to pay back his debt to
Antonio, and Shylock, who wants revenge on Antonio for lending money without
interest and for his anti-Semitic insults. Shylock’s desire for revenge on Antonio implies
a deeper desire to defend his humanity and his way of life. During the play’s inciting
incident, Bassanio uses Antonio’s credit to secure a loan from Shylock, binding Antonio
to Shylock and making their final confrontation inevitable. Though the men separate
after this incident, the stakes of their conflict are raised during the rising action of the
play. First, Lancelot and then Jessica rob and abandon Shylock in quick succession,
fueling his fury. Next, Bassanio wins the chance to marry Portia in the casket game,
fulfilling his superficial desires for money and marriage and bringing him close to
proving his character by repaying Antonio in money, love, and loyalty. Finally,
Antonio’s ships fail to return, giving Shylock has the opportunity to get his revenge and
Bassanio the opportunity to prove his character by coming to Antonio’s rescue.

Important Events

ANTONIO OFFERS TO ACT AS BASSANIO’S GUARANTOR (ACT 1, SCENE 1)

Antonio, a prosperous Venetian merchant, is unable to explain his sadness to his friends, who
suggest he must have business or love worries. When Bassanio arrives with Lorenzo and
Gratiano, he asks his close friend Antonio to lend him some more money. Bassanio explains that
he needs the money to woo a wealthy heiress, Portia, in Belmont. Antonio is unable to advance
Bassanio cash because all his money is invested in ships at sea but he gladly offers to guarantee
a credit loan.

Resulotion

The play ends with a joyful and playful reunion that contrasts with the serious themes that dominate
much of the play. Bassanio, Antonio, and Gratiano return to Belmont to reunite with Portia and Nerissa,
who have just arrived from Venice.

Theme

The main theme of The Merchant of Venice is the conflict between self interest and love. On the
surface level, the major difference between Shylock the Jew and the Christian characters of the play is
their level of compassion. On one hand, the Christians value the importance of human relationships
over their business contacts. Unlike them, on the other hand, Shylock is heavily invested in material
gain.
New cloth and new wineskins
New cloth had not yet shrunk, so that using new cloth to patch older clothing would
result in a tear as it began to shrink.[9] Similarly, old wineskins had been "stretched to
the limit"[9] or become brittle[2] as wine had fermented inside them; using them again
therefore risked bursting them.[9]
Lamp on a stand
The message in this parable would have been challenging for the first Christians, who
were cruelly persecuted. They may have hidden their faith as they did not want to be
tortured, imprisoned or killed because of it.
Wise and foolish buliders
When a person builds his life on Jesus’ words he is building a strong foundation. He
will be strong inside. The foolish man in the parable was like someone who listened to
Jesus’ instructions but then did not follow them. A person that does not build his life on
Jesus’ words will not have a strong foundation.
Moneylender forgives unequal debts

The meaning of this parable isn’t hard to figure out, and Simon gets it immediately. A
denarius was about the daily wage for a laborer. One debtor owed almost two years’
salary, while the other person owed fewer than two months’ wages. Both would be
thankful to have their debts forgiven, but their appreciation wouldn’t be the same. The
one who owed the most would be the most grateful.

Rich man foolishly builds bigger barns

The rich farmer in this parable is portrayed negatively, as an example of greed.[1] By

replacing his existing barn, he avoids using agricultural land for storage purposes, thus
maximizing his income, as well as allowing him to wait for a price increase before
selling.[1] St. Augustine comments that the farmer was "planning to fill his soul with
excessive and unnecessary feasting and was proudly disregarding all those empty bellies
of the poor. He did not realize that the bellies of the poor were much safer storerooms
than his barns."[3]
 Friendship by Ralph Waldo Emerson .
A RUDDY drop of manly blood .
The surging sea outweighs, .
The world uncertain comes and goes; .
The lover rooted stays. .
I fancied he was fled, .
And, after many a year, .
Glowed unexhausted kindliness, .
Like daily sunrise there. .
My careful heart was free again, .
O friend, my bosom said, .
Through thee alone the sky is arched, .
Through thee the rose is red; .
All things through thee take nobler form, .
And look beyond the earth, .
The mill-round of our fate appears .
A sun-path in thy worth. .
Me too thy nobleness had taught .
To master my despair; .
The fountains of my hidden life .
Are through thy friendship fair.
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.
In this work, Emerson says that when two people meet who think alike, they grow intellectually and .
spiritually through affection. Friendship teaches us many valuable things in life and through friendship .
we learn to fully admire and sincerely comment on one another for the accomplishments. We truly enjoy .
being in one another’s company and we are happy for their achievements. When we are with our best .
friend, time just flies by and our sorrows and tragedies all vanish and just their company would keep us
happy. Always a good friend would appreciate the fine qualities in us and we could just be ourselves .
with them .

The Vizier and the Sage Duban

Duban,King yunan

King Yunan's vizier notices the attention paid Duban, he hatches an evil plan to
convince the king that Duban wants to poison him with an insidious medicine.
It takes some persuasion, but the king eventually believes his vizier. He reasons
that if Duban was powerful enough to heal him, he could certainly kill him in
the same way.
Duban seemingly accepts his fate, and offers the king one of his prized books
full of wisdom so that Yunan might heal himself should he grow ill again. The
king obviously accepts, and opens the book once Duban is beheaded.
The vizier practically makes the king come to the conclusion that the only way to avoid being killed
by the sage is to kill the sage first. The king witnessed the sage’s powers first hand when the sage
cured him without have to drink anything or put any ointments on.

The lesson being taught in this tale is to be firm and clear of your own mind, so you will not be fooled
by others easily. No matter what the vizier tried to persuade, the king knew for fact that the sage did save
cure him and saved his life.

The Fisherman and the Jinni

The main character is a nameless fisherman. He is a humble man trying to catch food for his family. He is a
cunning man, as he is able to trick the Jinnee into going back into his lamp.
The story takes place on a riverbed in the Middle East. It takes place during the 9th Century.
The Jinnee wants to kill the fisherman for releasing him. The conflict is external because it is between two
seperate beings.
A fisherman is fishing on the shores in an attempt to catch fish for his wife and kids. On his forth cast, he
reels in a golden lamp. He polishes it off only to have a Jinnee magically appear from it. The Jinnee
atttempts to kill the fisherman, but is eventually tricked to go back into the lamp.
The fisherman is finally able to trick the Jinnee back into his lamp. Once in, the fisherman corks up the
lamp.
The message is to be careful what you wish for and to never trust Jinnees. There is a recurring motif of
hunting/fishing. The irony of this story is that the "Wise" Jinnee was tricked by a simple fisherman.