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The Story of the Husband and the Parrot

A tale from The Arabian Nights Entertainments, collected by Andrew Lang

This tale comes from The Arabian Nights Entertainments, a collection of Middle Eastern folk stories gathered and published by Andrew Lang in the late nineteenth century. The story appears as a tale-within-a-tale told by a fisherman to warn a king against acting in haste. It reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The parrot story teaches a timeless lesson about the danger of acting on suspicion and anger without seeking the full truth—a warning as relevant now as it was centuries ago, and one worth a thoughtful reader's time.

Band

Green · Independent readers, earlyTypical starting range: ages 9–11

Length

medium · about 802 words in 5 sections · 3 pictures

Source

The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Andrew Lang

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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