Vulgar words in Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02 (Page 1)

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arse x 2
ass x 6
blockhead x 1
whore x 1
            

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~   ~   ~   Sentence 143   ~   ~   ~

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

~   ~   ~   Sentence 322   ~   ~   ~

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.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 332   ~   ~   ~

Thou hast no knowledge of this ass's case.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 333   ~   ~   ~

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

~   ~   ~   Sentence 338   ~   ~   ~

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.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 350   ~   ~   ~

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.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 992   ~   ~   ~

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."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,057   ~   ~   ~

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?"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,753   ~   ~   ~

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.'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,792   ~   ~   ~

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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