The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 · Richard Francis Burton translation

Note 697
The End of the Tailor’s Tale.

Arab. "Kahkahah," a very low proceeding.

ITS PLACE IN THE BOOK

…r me the corpse of yonder Hunchback. They undid the winding sheet and he sat down and, taking the Hunchback's head in his lap, looked at his face and laughed and guffaw'd[FN#697] till he fell upon his back and said, "There is wonder in every death,[FN#698] but the death of this Hunchback is worthy to be written and recorded in letters of liquid gold!" The bystanders were astounded at his words and the King marvelled and said t…

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