The Arabian Nights: postavy, časová osa a místa

An unnamed speaker imagines time flowing backward while traveling along the Tigris past Bagdat’s shrines and gardens.

Jealous sisters abandon the queen’s babies, but a garden officer rescues and raises them without explaining their origins.

The fisherman tricks a threatening genie, then follows its directions to a lake whose unusual fish draw the sultan’s attention.

The sultan tricks the enchanted king’s wife into reversing her spells, kills her, and rewards the fisherman.

Gulnare reveals her sea origins to Shahzeman, welcomes her relatives, and bears their son Bedr Basim.

A magician traps Aladdin underground after sending him for a lamp, but a genie summoned through a ring frees him.

Agib survives shipwreck, accidentally kills a youth he promises to protect, and later loses an eye after ignoring warnings.

Emeer Moosa’s expedition enters the City of Brass and returns with treasure and Solomon’s sealed bottles.

Ali Baba discovers the robbers’ treasure, Cassim dies seeking it, and Morgiana copies a robber’s identifying mark on neighboring doors.

Codadad rescues his brothers, survives their attack, and returns with horsemen who save his father from defeat.

Hindbad complains outside Sinbad’s mansion, receives an invitation to feast, and hears that his host’s wealth follows suffering.

Sinbad survives a sea monster’s dive, reaches the Maha-raja’s kingdom, and recovers his goods when his ship arrives.

A roc carries Sinbad into a diamond valley, where he uses the merchants’ collecting method to escape with riches.

Sinbad escapes man-eating giants and a deadly serpent before a passing ship rescues him and restores his goods.

Sinbad’s wife dies, and local law sends him into her burial cavern, from which he eventually escapes.

After rocs destroy his ship, Sinbad escapes an old man who enslaves him and earns money gathering coconuts.

Sinbad escapes a wreck through an underground river and returns from Serendib with royal gifts and a letter.

Sinbad delivers the Caliph’s gifts, survives captivity, and returns home after elephants lead him to their burial ground.