ARABIAN NIGHTS: Andrew Lang's 1001 Nights & R. L. Stevenson's New Arabian Nights

accidents only happen to unlucky people, and I hope that I am not one of them.

joy overspread her face, such as only comes when what we wish for most and expect the least suddenly happens to us

“the more one has, the more one wants.”

The sun was setting when a loud noise aroused us, the door of the hall was violently burst open and a horrible giant entered. He was as tall as a palm tree, and perfectly black, and had one eye, which flamed like a burning coal in the middle of his forehead. His teeth were long and sharp and grinned horribly, while his lower lip hung down upon his chest, and he had ears like elephant’s ears, which covered his shoulders, and nails like the claws of some fierce bird.

“What did Imma do to Ateca?”

But when it is a question of the life of a king it is better to sacrifice the innocent than save the guilty.