Tales From The Thousand And One Nights

词汇提示

1.eunuch 太监

2.blemish 瑕疵

3.anguish 痛苦

4.smashing 打碎

5.collapsed 倒塌

6.castrated 阉割

7.concubine 妃子

8.rags 破布

9.mosque 清真寺

10.dehydrated 脱水的

11.chamber 房间

12.dizzy 发晕

13.fainted 昏厥

14.eloquent 有口才的

原文

Story 15: Tale of the Second Eunuch, Kafur

There was once a slave named Kafur.

He told one lie every year and caused problems for his owners.

The slave-traders told the buyer about his blemish, that he told a lie every year.

On the twelfth month with his new owner, he was asked by his owner to go home from the fields and get something from his wife.

The slave went to the house and told the wife that an old wall fell on her husband and his friends in the field.

The wife and daughters cried and screamed.

In her anguish, she destroyed her home and furniture.

Kafur helped her, smashing plates and cups.

He ran to tells his owner in the field that his wife and children were dead.

He said that a wall had collapsed on them in the house.

It was discovered that Kafur tricked them both.

The owner was very upset.

Kafur reminded him that he was purchased with a known fault, that of being a liar.

The owner was so nervous about what else the slave could do or say to make his life worse.

The slave was taken to the Governor.

He was beaten, bruised, his head shaved and he was castrated.

He was made a eunuch and sold for a profit.

Eventually he ended up in the palace.

His name was now Ghanim.

He shared his story with two other slaves.

The third slave shared a story about a box that contained riches and it was still not buried.

Very early the next morning Kafur found the box and opened it.

Inside the box there was a beautiful young lady who was drugged.

She seemed to be asleep.

She was wearing expensive jewelry.

Her name was Kut al-Kulub.

He took her out of the box and the fresh air made her cough.

She woke up.

He helped her return home.

英文名著分集阅读 《一千零一夜》 part9（story15）

英文名著分集阅读《一千零一夜》 part9（story15）