I took a book--some Arabian tales; I sat down and endeavoured to read.

Did you ever condescend to read the Arabian tales?

He told her the ancient Arabian tale of the four blind men who had, for the first time in their life, a chance to feel an elephant.

Why should he read it as an Arabian tale, and not know, in his own beating bosom, its sweet and smart?

Although Stevenson's stories were set in modern Europe, he was stylistically drawing a connection to the nested structure of the Arabian tales.

These Arabian tales could get pretty fundamental.

The alcalde, the alguazil, and the inquisitive barber, listened with greedy ears to this Arabian tale of enchanted treasure.

This time he has created his own text out of Arabian tales.

This may be more than just a coincidence, since many slaves were Muslims and thus presumably familiar with the Arabian tales.

I have called Jim's the romance of business; this was its Arabian tale.