Annulus 2

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The King's Son and the Ifrit's Mistress

A prince, walking through a green meadow, sees smoke rising from a nearby stream. The prince hides himself behind a tree, and an ifrît or jinnî emerges from the water, carrying a closed trunk. The ifrît opens the trunk, and a beautiful girl appears; the ifrît soons goes to sleep. The girl winks at the prince, and blackmails him into having sex with her by threatening to wake her master. Afterwards, she takes his signet ring, and explains that she has been abducted by the demon, and in revenge, has sworn to sleep with as many other men as possible. Upon the prince's return to the palace, the king wishes to execute him for losing the ring, but is saved by intervention from the king's advisors.

(From Marzolph and van Leeuwen)

[Added by Jane Bonsall]

Note
Marzolph and van Leeuwen note the relationship of this story to tale-type AT 1426: The Wife Kept in a Box.

Critical Literature
Marzolph and van Leeuwen (2004), Basset (1903)

Annulus 2 appears in the following versions and secondary versions
Version Original Language Branch of Tradition Adapted from Arabic Version A1001 (Thousand and One Nights) Arabic East

Annulus 2 is narrated in the following occurrences
Narrator Pages Seventh Master Arabic Version A1001 (Thousand and One Nights), Berlin Staatsbibliothek Sprenger 1368, Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France Arabe 3639

Annulus 2 appears in the following manuscripts
Manuscript Language Siglum (Version) Language Group within Version Berlin Staatsbibliothek Sprenger 1368 Arabic Arabic Version A (The Seven Viziers) Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France Arabe 3639 Arabic Arabic Version A (The Seven Viziers)