Arabic Fairy Tales

Famous Arabic Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Fables in English

The exotic world of Arabic fairy tales lets you immerse yourself in the myth and lore that inspired countless European folk tales and fairy stories. Arabian folk tales initiate the reader into mysterious kingdoms of untold wealth and unmatched beauty. They contain tales of genies and goblins, talking animals and heroic princes and princesses that charm and delight. Arabic folk tales circulated orally for thousands of years and are rooted in ancient and medieval culture and folklore including Egyptian, Persian, Indian and Mesopotamian influence.

Arabic fairy tales were a source of entertainment and not tales for moral lessons and religious custom, unlike their European counterparts. The fairy tales are robust with themes of romance and magic that offered countless evenings of entertainment, and inspired a rich culture of fables, epic poems, historical anecdotes, songs and dance that have circulated the world over.

Arabic Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Fables List:

Ameen and the Ghool

The Arabian Nights

The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

The Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid, Caliph of Bagdad

The Birds Who Befriended a King

The Cobbler Astrologer

The Caravan - Introduction

The Enchanted Horse

The Enchanted Head

The Fox and the Wolf

Fatima's Deliverance

The Forty Thieves

Fortune and the Wood-Cutter

The History of Caliph Stork

The History of the Spectre Ship

The Legend of the Terrestrial Paradise of Sheddád, the Son of 'A'd

Legend of Dhurrumnath

The Little Hunchback

Little Muck

The Man Who Never Laughed

Noureddin and the Fair Persian

The Perfidious Vizier

The Relations of Ssidi Kur - Intro

The Relations of Ssidi Kur - 1. The Adventures of the Rich Youth

The Relations of Ssidi Kur - 2. The Adventures of the Beggar's Son

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 3. The Adventures of Massang

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 4. The Magician with the Swine's Head

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 5. The History of Sunshine and His Brother

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 6. The Wonderful Man Who Overcame the Chan

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 7. The Bird-man

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 8. The Painter and the Wood-carver

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 9. The Stealing of the Heart

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 10. The Man and his Wife

The Relations of Ssidi Kur – 11. Of the Maiden Ssuwarandari

The Seven Stages of Roostem

The Shepherd and the Jogie

The Story of the Merchant and the Genius

The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind

The Story of the Second Old Man, and the Two Black Dogs

The Story of the Fisherman

The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban

The Story of the Husband and the Parrot

The Story of the Vizir Who Was Punished

The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles

The Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Kings, and of Five Ladies of Bagdad

The Story of the First Calender, Son of a King

The Story of the Second Calender, Son of a King

The Story of the Envious Man and of Him Who Was Envied

The Story of the Third Calender, Son of a King

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor: The First Voyage

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor: The Second Voyage

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor: The Third Voyage

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor: The Fourth Voyage

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor: The Fifth Voyage

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor: The Sixth Voyage

The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor: The Seventh and Final Voyage

The Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother

The Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother

The Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla

The Story of Sidi-Nouman

The Story of Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad

The Story of the Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister

The Story of the Hewn-Off Hand

The Story of the False Prince

The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou

The Tomb of Noosheerwân

The Two Cats

The Traveller's Adventure

What the Rose Did to the Cypress