Vulgar words in Tales from the Arabic — Complete (Page 1)

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arse x 3
ass x 11
blockhead x 1
pimp x 2
whore x 1
            

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Then he dealt the boy a cuff and he let go his ear, whereupon Aboulhusn put off his clothes and abode naked, with his yard and his arse exposed, and danced among the slave-girls.

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The other welcomed him and questioned him of his case; whereupon he told him how he had fared, till he came to the mention of the woman's husband, when he said, 'Then came the cuckold her husband and she clapped me into the chest and shut the lid on me, whilst her addlepated pimp of a husband went round about the house, top and bottom; and when he had gone his way, we returned to what we were about.'

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Quoth she, 'Ay, I have whored it with a hundred men, no more and no less, and behold, thou hast married me.'

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So one of them took an ass and laying on it a bag, wherein was money, lighted down at the money-changer's shop and sought of him change for the money.

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Thou hast no knowledge of this ass's case.

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Concern thyself with silver and gold and what pertaineth thereto of change and exchange; for indeed the virtue of this ass passeth thy comprehension.

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Accordingly the money-changer counted down to him five thousand and five hundred dirhems of his own money, and the owner of the ass took the price and delivered the ass to him, saying, 'Whatsoever betideth, though he abide a deposit about thy neck,[FN#46] sell him not to yonder rogues for less than ten thousand dirhems, for that they would fain buy him because of a hidden treasure whereof they know, and nought can guide them thereto but this ass.

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So the people of the market assembled to him and questioned him of his case; whereupon he acquainted them with his plight and told them what the sharpers had said and how they had beguiled him and how it was they who had cajoled him into buying an ass worth half a hundred dirhems[FN#47] for five thousand and five hundred.

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So I questioned the neighbours of her and they said, "This house hath been empty these many days; but three days agone there came a woman with an ass, and yesternight, at eventide, she took her gear and went away."

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Whereupon all those who were in the place of women and neighbours flocked to me and fell a-laughing at me and saying, "O blockhead, what ailed thee to meddle with gallantry?"

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At this the accursed Iblis was moved to delight and put his finger to his arse, whilst Meimoun danced and said, 'O Tuhfet es Sudour, soften the mode;[FN#201] for, as delight, entereth into my heart, it bewildereth my vital spirits.'

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Then he kissed the earth and danced and put his finger to his arse and taking his beard in his hand, said to her, 'Sing about this beard and endeavour after mirth and pleasance, and no blame shall betide thee for this.'

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The folk of the quarter heard him and assembled under the window; and when he was ware of them, he opened the window and said to them, "Are ye not ashamed, O pimps?

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As soon as she was gone, I betook myself to Er Rauzeh and addressed myself to the building of the pavilion, and when it was finished, I furnished it with the goodliest of furniture and sent to the lady to tell her that I had made an end of its building; whereupon she sent back to me, saying, "Let him meet me to-morrow at daybreak at the Zuweyleh gate and bring with him a good ass."

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So I got me an ass and betaking myself to the Zuweyleh gate, at the appointed time, found there a young man on horse- back, awaiting her, even as I awaited her.

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The Fakir and his Pot of Butter...dccccii c. The Fishes and the Crab... dcccciii d. The Crow and the Serpent... dcccciii e. The Fox and the Wild Ass...dcccciv f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince... dccccv g. The Crows and the Hawk...dccccvi k. The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife... dccccvii i.

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The Fakir and his Pot of Butter...dcx c. The Fishes and the Crab... dcxi d. The Crow and the Serpent... dcxi e. The Fox and the Wild Ass... dcxi f. The Unjust King and the Pilgrim Prince...dcxii g. The Crows and the Hawk... dcxiii h. The Serpent-Charmer and his Wife...dcxiv i.

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Ass, the Sharpers, the Money-Changer and the, ii.

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