A retelling of three tales from the "Arabian Nights" --"Ali Baba and the 40 thieves," "Abu Keer and Abu Seer," and "Aladdin and the magic lamp."

Only the courage of the beautiful Farizad is able to bring happiness out of the evil deeds of her mother's two jealous older sisters.

A princess promises to marry the prince who finds the most precious treasure.

When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.

Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her.