Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
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- Author：N.J. Dawood
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iiareads
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I thought this book was good but the other stories apart from aladdin were kind of boring。 I liked the aladdin story but I didn’t love it， and these were like old stories so I didn’t enjoy that that much either。。。 it was a very neutral book I wouldn’t recommend it but I don’t have strong opinions on hating it either。 2，5 stars I think
Lexi
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A good introduction to the tales of the Arabian Nights for children。 I used this for sixth grade students as we were studying folk tales in Literature and the Medieval times in history。 They thoroughly enjoyed it。
Vedis
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Very nice retellings of the tales from the Arabian Nights， definitely for a younger audience， though。 I would recommend sixth grade。 Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights stays fairly true to other translations of these stories while making them easily accessible for younger readers。
Amelia Stieren
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I think this was a good introduction to Arabian Nights; it was my first time reading any， and it has made me want to read more of the tales！ This was also a good version for children。 I like that the scenes of infidelity to one’s spouse weren’t whitewashed （for children understand what disloyalty means）， but that there weren’t blatant descriptions that would need to be glossed over， should this book be read to kids。 My only complaint is that there weren’t even more tales in this copy。
Jewel Mcroberts
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Read this book of tales from the Arabian Nights with 7th/8th graders。 I felt like so many of the tales were so similar in their style that I grew bored of them。 I also wasn’t a huge fan of the literary device of frame story。。。a story within a story。 There were many abrupt stops to one tale to start a new， and then a return to the old one later in the book。
Sara K
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Read "Aladdin and the magic lamp" Read "Aladdin and the magic lamp" 。。。more
Hannah K
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Interesting writing style。 Next up: reading one of the old French translations！
William
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was ok personally I liked the movie better but this book gave more detail and a different story but the movie wowed me and I probably like the movie better because I use to watch it allot but what i'm saying is I like classic Disney。Any way back to the book this book is about many story's such as the genie this story is evil because the genie sits at the bottom of the ocean and says that in the next hundred years if somebody finds me they will be rich but after he says this one more ti This book was ok personally I liked the movie better but this book gave more detail and a different story but the movie wowed me and I probably like the movie better because I use to watch it allot but what i'm saying is I like classic Disney。Any way back to the book this book is about many story's such as the genie this story is evil because the genie sits at the bottom of the ocean and says that in the next hundred years if somebody finds me they will be rich but after he says this one more time he says the next person to find him he will let them chose how they die。 And that is very diffract beyond belief because in the movie he is nice and funny but not in this book。 。。。more
Tashfeen
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The path to this specific book was as enticing to me as beginning the journey on the first page， for I did not possess the gift prior to Babel and had to choose which translator would be be my guide。After a few days of going back and forth between different translations （Haddawy， Lane， Lyons， Burton） I settled upon Dawood's translation of the Arabian Nights。 It is supposed to represent the more concise version without having any of the translator's "artistic creativity" embedded， which does add The path to this specific book was as enticing to me as beginning the journey on the first page， for I did not possess the gift prior to Babel and had to choose which translator would be be my guide。After a few days of going back and forth between different translations （Haddawy， Lane， Lyons， Burton） I settled upon Dawood's translation of the Arabian Nights。 It is supposed to represent the more concise version without having any of the translator's "artistic creativity" embedded， which does add to the flavor and mystery of the tales， but I was aiming for something truer to the source。 Plus Dawood's version isn't forced into rhyme， translating while retaining rhyming structure into the destination language will always introduce alterations， how could it not？Since I can not speak to the integrity of the translation， I concentrated on the stories themselves， finding them to be expected and simple， as one finds sugars simple。 Innocent sweetness you've tasted countless times， but always enjoyed regardless。One thing to note， as an aside， I can not say what has happened to Muslims in this age， but these tales have descriptions through long dead eyes of a prior culture， where that society enjoyed the joys of wine and song， but more importantly， didn't find love to be a hindrance in society， but an accepted part of one's future。 。。。more
Lauren Fullington
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This was such a magical， enchanting collection of stories。 I liked every story that I read， could not find one I didn't like。 But， my favorite stories were; the story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Perie Banou， the story of Ali Baba and the forty thieves， and of course， Aladdin and the magic lamp。 This was such a magical， enchanting collection of stories。 I liked every story that I read， could not find one I didn't like。 But， my favorite stories were; the story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Perie Banou， the story of Ali Baba and the forty thieves， and of course， Aladdin and the magic lamp。 。。。more
Booksiren
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I was so disappointed。 This book was boring and hard to get through。
Lilian
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it was a fun short read ， filled with magic and happy endings 。
Kayla Reed
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The original story is really weird and really different from the movie we all know， but it is still good！
Danielle
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Though I knew of the Arabian Nights stories， I wasn’t super familiar with any of them prior to reading this。 I really enjoyed the stories included in this collection， and I’m definitely interested in learning more about Middle Eastern culture after this。I liked how the stories towards the beginning overlapped with each other and kept the connection going further and further。 Things kept escalating to comedic effect， but each story was still enjoyable on its own， too。 I thought the translation wa Though I knew of the Arabian Nights stories， I wasn’t super familiar with any of them prior to reading this。 I really enjoyed the stories included in this collection， and I’m definitely interested in learning more about Middle Eastern culture after this。I liked how the stories towards the beginning overlapped with each other and kept the connection going further and further。 Things kept escalating to comedic effect， but each story was still enjoyable on its own， too。 I thought the translation was good – obviously it wasn’t originally in English， but it was still well-written and captivating after being translated。Adventure stories aren’t usually what I lean toward， but these stories were really engaging， and held up after all of this time。 I’d definitely be open to reading the rest of the stories at some point。 。。。more
NoraReads
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A really enjoyable read filled with magic， kings and queens， Princesses and princes， and Caliphs。 The story of Aladdin was very very different from the one I know and love。 I guess it was good to know the real version of the story。 But I honestly prefer the Disney version。
Merna Abdou
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Alicia Ouellette
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Quite honestly， if you have little knowledge of Middle Eastern history and culture， this may be difficult to understand。 It is a children's reading level though， so if one is willing to look up words or concepts they don't understand， it is quite simple to enjoy。 Quite honestly， if you have little knowledge of Middle Eastern history and culture， this may be difficult to understand。 It is a children's reading level though， so if one is willing to look up words or concepts they don't understand， it is quite simple to enjoy。 。。。more
Scott Williams
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Ratna Hardiyanti
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good ， ilike :D
Erika Maruo
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1。 PUFFIN CLASSICS2。11/6 = 15 minutes， 11/7 = 20 minutes， 11/8 = 15 minutes， 11/11 = 15 minutes3。 brohter - woman - tales - farmer - fisherman - Jinee - story4。Q: When the person asks you to help him/her， would you help him/her who is not kind to you？ Why or why not？A: I would help him/her because I do not want to be hated any more by him/her。5。 In this book， there are many interesting stories such as the tale of Fisherman and the Jinee。 This story's Jinee is the same as Genie of Aladdin by Disn 1。 PUFFIN CLASSICS2。11/6 = 15 minutes， 11/7 = 20 minutes， 11/8 = 15 minutes， 11/11 = 15 minutes3。 brohter - woman - tales - farmer - fisherman - Jinee - story4。Q: When the person asks you to help him/her， would you help him/her who is not kind to you？ Why or why not？A: I would help him/her because I do not want to be hated any more by him/her。5。 In this book， there are many interesting stories such as the tale of Fisherman and the Jinee。 This story's Jinee is the same as Genie of Aladdin by Disney movie。 When I knew that， I was so surprised and happy， so I can enjoy reading this book。2。 11/13 = 15minutes， 11/16 = 10 minutes， 11/18 = 50 minutes3。 Alladin - uncle - ring - lamp - magician - jinnee - home4。 Q: What wish do you want to order to the jinnee？ Why？A: I want to order that I can tidy up well because I'm not good at tiding up and my room is always in a mess。5。 I was surprised at there are some jinnees in the oridinal story and their color are different。 It is difficult for me to read the names of charactors because their names are not English。 This point is the problem when I read this book。 。。。more
Mel
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I finished this in a couple of hours。 I thought they were interesting colourful tales all nicely linked together。
Ebookwormy1
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The Arabian Nights are famous for their magnificent storytelling， and their illumination of the Eastern world。 This translation is simple and literal while maintaining some of the poetry and mystery of the stories， as accomplishment to be sure。 However， the brutality of stories， even when told in such a matter-of-fact manner， cannot be hidden。 Certainly， much of the literature of the middle ages is considered violent or carnal by the contemporary reader， but the values system is disconcerting， e The Arabian Nights are famous for their magnificent storytelling， and their illumination of the Eastern world。 This translation is simple and literal while maintaining some of the poetry and mystery of the stories， as accomplishment to be sure。 However， the brutality of stories， even when told in such a matter-of-fact manner， cannot be hidden。 Certainly， much of the literature of the middle ages is considered violent or carnal by the contemporary reader， but the values system is disconcerting， especially when read to children。The first chapter recounts the setting of the 1001 nights。 The King， whose heart has been wounded by an unfaithful woman， decides he will marry a new maiden each day and then kill her in the morning。 The brave Shahrazad tells the King one story each night， and his desire to hear the story continue causes him to spare her life。 After 3 children and 1001 stories， Shahrazad requests of the King her life， and he grants her request （this is recounted in the Epilogue）。 This context alone took quite a while to explain and discuss with our students。The stories throughout are filled with cleverness， adventure many reversals （the rich are brought down and the poor rise）， and trickery。 Slaves feature prominently in many stories （which is historically accurate as Arabia was the largest slave market in the world throughout the middle ages， only to be surpassed in the 1800s by the trans-Atlantic slave trade）， and black slaves are particularly singled out for the lowest stations。 Women are often killed， and men are routinely whipped， often for no reason at all。 Faithfulness seems to be a virtue only important in a woman， and the jinnee （our genie） will need explanation as well。 Particularly brutal is the chapter "Kalifah and the Fisherman" （which we skipped entirely）， with Aladdin （not surprisingly） the most palatable。So why read them？ There is adventure and mystery！ The stories do give insight into an entirely different culture。 The discussions we had with our students were excellent， and served to highlight our own cultural tendencies， as well as the need for a cultural standard of "righteous" behavior。 Islam and the Arab world being such a definitive part of our experience， and likely our children's， I think such exposure is beneficial。 Teaching this was a daunting task。 For those who want something a little easier， that you do not need to preview as carefully， Jim Weiss' A Storytellers Version of the Arabian Nights CD was well done。 Link:http://www。amazon。com/Storytellers-Ve。。。 Also， we read this alongside http://www。goodreads。com/book/show/67。。。King Arthur which provided an excellent contrast for discussion of different cultures and worldviews。In conclusion， I cannot say this was "pleasant" or "enjoyable"， and I was very happy when the day came in studying Arabian culture that we got to watch Disney's Aladdin and discuss art， architecture， speech/phrasing， references to Allah， clothing， etc。 I think i may have covered it a bit too young （4th grade）。 However， particularly for an older student， or one curious about other cultures， times and places， this particular edition is a brief and thrifty exposure to another worldview。For a more gentle introduction to Arabian culture via architecture， seeMosque， Macaulay， 2003https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。Other Fairy Tales from the EastChinese Fairy Tales， Martens， 1998https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 。。。more
Ashley Coons
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Bed time stories with the baby。
AlyaziaMKY
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One of the best versions from the Arabian Nights， was my very favourite book as a child。
Yukino
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- IBC publishing， level 3- Time=75 minutes- 7-word summary （Aladdin）: poor-Aladdin-got-lamp-wish-love-Princess- Discussion questions 1。 If you got the lamp and met the Genie， what would wish？I would wish to become a SUPER model！2。 If you were so poor that you cannot eat enough， how would you make money？I would work and work！ I would not be a beggar。
Tgirl
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Just plain out fun :）。
Mohammed Abdul Rob
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A book filled with enchanted tales from the far east。 This is one I love to read。 Even as an adult I see myself not putting the book down and diving into the sandy deserts of Arabia。 I would recommend this to anyone that wants to loose themselves in another land， with culture so strong the words that come off the pages makes you feel like you have went back in time。 The story orientates around a kings anger at his former queen; who he had beheaded for not keeping her marital vows。 The king marry A book filled with enchanted tales from the far east。 This is one I love to read。 Even as an adult I see myself not putting the book down and diving into the sandy deserts of Arabia。 I would recommend this to anyone that wants to loose themselves in another land， with culture so strong the words that come off the pages makes you feel like you have went back in time。 The story orientates around a kings anger at his former queen; who he had beheaded for not keeping her marital vows。 The king marry's a new girl everyday and has her beheaded in the morning。 Until mothers and fathers had left his kingdom in fear of his ongoing madness。 A advisor to the king had a daughter who he loved and believed had no choice but to give away。 His daughter accepted the kings hand， however had a plan to stop the kings wrath and began telling him stories， which would be in triad of another night of her life。The children would love it。 I would say anyone over the age of 7。 The layout of the book is brilliant。 How one story intertwines with another is ingenious。 。。。more
Elaine
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This collection includes several folk tales from India， Persia and Arabia， told within the framework of the Arabian Nights story， was translated directly from the original Arabic and intended for a younger audience， ages 10 and up。 The familiar story of Aladdin is just one of many tales the beautiful and accomplished Shahrazad tells her husband， a king who has been marrying – and killing – a new wife everyday。 But by keeping him entertained with stories of genies and kings， magicians and maidens This collection includes several folk tales from India， Persia and Arabia， told within the framework of the Arabian Nights story， was translated directly from the original Arabic and intended for a younger audience， ages 10 and up。 The familiar story of Aladdin is just one of many tales the beautiful and accomplished Shahrazad tells her husband， a king who has been marrying – and killing – a new wife everyday。 But by keeping him entertained with stories of genies and kings， magicians and maidens， treasures and thieves， Shahrazad makes it through 1，001 nights， ultimately saving herself and the rest of the women in the kingdom from a gruesome fate。 。。。more
Rebekah M。
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We all loved this book。 The language was a tad bit difficult for my 5 and 6 year olds but they got it。 I loved how every tale ended with another and the stories all taught great morals， especially the last one！ It was funny and magical and we look forward to reading it again！
Mohamed Khelif
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