Fantasy tales. The trip to 'Wag_el_Wag' __The black crow and the white cheese __The one sesame seed __The magic filly __The grateful fish __The maghrabi's apprentice __The royal candlestick __Louliyya, daughter of Morgan __The promises of the three sisters. Realistic and philosophical tales. The liver of the wise and the liver of the foolish __The man who put his mother over his shoulder and rode his father __"It serves me right!" __"I've seen [it] with my own eyes; nobody told me!" __The noble and the vile __Sultan Hasan __Which Muhammad? Tales based on religious themes. The contract with Azrael __When Azrael laughed, cried, and felt fear __The man who didn't perform his prayers __The beast that took a wife __The three robbers and el_Khidr __The killer of ninety_nine. Etiological belief narratives. How el_Khidr gained immortality __Why the Turks were called "Tùrk" __Why the Copts were called "blue bone" __Why there is a "saint the forty" in every town __"Blow for blow" __Why the kite always attacks the crow. Axes, saints, and culture heroes. The supreme saints cycle. When the arch_saints exchanged jobs ; An arch_saint's attempt to punish sinners __"Imamu" 'Aali's narrative cycle. "Imamu" 'Aali and 'Aantar ; The twelfth month ; The betrayal __"Mari" Girgis's belief legend cycle. Mari Girgis and the beast ; The golden signature __Other saints and miraculous deeds. Letter to the "justice of legislation" ; Sidi 'Aabdul_Rahman ; The grave that wouldn't dig ; The mountain that moved. Local belief legends and personal memorates. The thigh of the duck __The possessed husband and his zar __The only murder in Girshah __The changeling __El_Muzayyara __The stone in bed __The new car. Animal and formula tales. Son_of_Adam and the crocodile __Son_of_Adam and the lion __The partnership between wolf and mouse __The sparrow __The Biyera well __The little, little woman __Once there were three. Humorous narratives and jokes. The judge and the baker __Stingy and Naggy __Reason to beat your wife __"Scissors!" __The trickster cycle : Goha and Abu_Nawwas. "The new or the old?" ; Goha and the pair of calf legs ; Goha on the death bed ; The quick ass ; Who is the laziest? __Jokes : an urban phenomenon. "Left or right?" ; The coerced confession ; Foreigner and citizen ; A problem of documentation ; The high bridge ; Instant virginity ; The body scrub ; How the cat died.