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Start with Fantasy Stories from Around the World or explore Detective & Mystery Stories. Both collections preserve each story’s original language rather than forcing English keywords onto non-English writing.
Featured Urdu collections: read all 24 parts of خوفناک جزیرہ مکمل or browse عمرو عیار کی کہانیاں اردو میں.
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MAHOMET-BEN-SOLTAN
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
THE KING AND HIS SON
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
H'AB SLIMAN
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
THE CROW AND THE CHILD
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
THE GOOD MAN AND THE BAD ONE
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
THADHELLALA
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
THE ROBBER AND THE TWO PILGRIMS
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
THE MONKEY AND THE FISHERMAN
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
ALI AND OU ALI
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
The Cat and the Mouse A Book of Persian Fairy Tales
A public-domain Arabian/Persian fantasy tale with magic, adventure, wonder, and folklore.
