The Laughable Stories of Bar-Hebraeus, by Bar-Hebraeus, tr. E.A.W. Budge, [1897]
| | Page |
| Preface | VII |
| Introduction | XIII |
| Prologue by Bar-Hebræus | 3 |
| List of Chapters | 5 |
| Sayings of the Greek Philosophers | 7 |
| Sayings of the Persian Sages | 18 |
| Sayings of the Indian Sages | 28 |
| Sayings of the Hebrew Sages | 31 |
| Sayings of the Christian Recluses | 38 |
| Sayings of the Muhammadan Kings | 56 |
| Stories of teachers and learned men | 66 |
| Sayings of the Arab Ascetics | 70 |
| Sayings of Physicians | 80 |
| Stories of the speech of irrational beasts | 90 |
| Stories of those whose dreams have come true | 95 |
| Stories of wealthy and liberal men | 105 |
| Stories of Misers | 111 |
| Stories of men who followed despised handicrafts | 122 |
| Stories of actors and comedians | 129 |
| Stories of clowns and simpletons | 140 |
| Stories of lunatics and demoniacs | 156 |
| Stories of thieves and robbers | 165 |
| Stories of wonderful events | 170 |
| Physiognomical characteristics described | 177 |
| Apologue by Bar-Hebræus | 186 |
| Miscellaneous moral exhortations | 187 |
| Bar-Hebræus on the death of John Bar-Ma‘Danî | 193 |
| Index | 199-204 |