Classics Retold

Shahrazad is the frame story teller. The subject story was originally told by the Lame Young Man to guests assembled at the Quran recitation. The tailor involved in the murder was also present among the guests. Later, he told this story to King of China to get a reprieve from punishment. Lame young man was attracted by the judge's daughter and affected by unrequited love towards her. An old woman came to his rescue and act as a go between, and obtains the permission to meet her. The lame young man calls a barber to have a shave for the occasion. The cunning and talkative barber follows the lame young man without his knowledge to the lady's house. The young man entered the house and went upstairs to meet the lady. The maid of the house made some offence and the master beat her. A male slave came to her rescue and the judge beat him also. The barber thought the judge was beating the young lame man and went to his rescue. The ensuing commotion attracted a crowd and the barber ran ...

Shahrazad is the Frame story teller. These stories had been passed down over centuries, by professional story tellers, and the stories are mixture of different cultures and traditions. Shahrazad uses these stories to shed light on the meaninglessness of certain beliefs like virginity and chastity. The subject story was told originally by the lame young man to an assembly around Quran recitation in which the tailor involved in the murder case of the hunchback was present, who later present it to the king of China to get a relief from the punishment. Continue to read the story by Lame Young Man: I am the fittest of all the men to help you in your plan and to see that no one sees you entering the place and put you in jeopardy, for in Baghdad one cannot do anything of the kind, especially on a day like this, and in a city whose chief of police is very powerful, severe and sharp tempered," said the barber. I said, "Damn you, wretched old man! Aren't you ashamed to speak to me ...