The Merchant and the Demon
the Merchant and the Demon is an account of the collection the Thousand and One Nights. It extends from nights 1 to 3.
Complete summary
A merchant having of large well had a business. He was going to pass by a deserted country.
He stops in a Oasis and eats Datte S. Malheureusement for him, he kills without wanting it the son of powerful a demon with a date core. The demon the formless one that it will kill it but the merchant obtains a one year grace to go to put order in its business and to make sure that its family will go well after her death.
One year after, the merchant turns over to the oasis there to find the demon and to face his destiny. However, before the arrival of its torturer, three other merchants come to pass and, after being informed of its astonishing history, the 3 decide to remain to see the continuation of the events.
When the demon arrives finally, the first merchant proposes with the demon to listen to his history and asks in exchange one for the third of the life of condemned if the demon appreciates the history. Fortunately for him, the demon is astonished by the history and agrees to make grace of the third of the life of the merchant. The 2 other merchants tell in their turn their history and finally, they manage to save the life of the poor merchant.
See too
Thousand and One Nights
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