To settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers, King Solomon tells a tale of how Jerusalem came to be founded.

In their travels, three brothers find a magic spyglass, a flying carpet, and a magic apple, which they use to help save a sick princess.

While on a quest to get the Grand Master a carpet in exchange for knowledge, a young boy meets many interesting people along the way who share with him their own experiences and make him see that only he can give himself knowledge.

Product Description: A study of magical practices including direct translations of spells, rituals, and incantations in ancient Western Asia, the birthplace of Western civilization. Using knowledge preserved in cuneiform incantation tablets from Assyria, aided by Rabbinic tradition, Syriac writings, and Arabic tales, Thompson tracks early magical practices through 3000 years to its vestigial traces in contemporary society...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A selection of traditional tales from the Middle East and the African continent

Two men have different views of their tattered slippers and their disagreement reveals the deepest truths about themselves and about life