The caliph Haroun Alraschild walks Baghdad in disguise on the feast of Arafa and weds a beggar who proves to be a descendant of Khosrow the Just — then takes offence at her pride and swears not to see her for a year. A year later, a dish of little cakes, each filled by the caliph's own hand with a gold piece, goes astray to his chamberlain Alaeddin — and a slip of the tongue under questioning brings them both to the executioner's carpet. Part One of Three.
Disclosure: this performance is narrated by AI-generated voices.
Fresh in-house English rendering from Caussin de Perceval's continuation of Les mille et une nuits (Le Normant, 1806).
KacheliTV — world classics, read aloud.
