In this work, the phrase "open sesame" opens a cave of forty thieves.
A trickster in this work gets away with robbing a cook after he threatens to expose the cook's use of horse meat. One character in this book lived in China with his tailor father until he left with his African magician-uncle who deserted him. The cause of death of a disemboweled man is concealed in this work when his limbs are re-attached by a slave who later pours hot oil on a group of crooks. A lady in this collection, which was translated by Richard Burton, fakes insomnia, sparking her sister to hold her husband in a nightly suspense to prevent her execution. In this work, the phrase "open sesame" opens a cave of forty thieves. For 10 points, name this work that includes narration of tales about Aladdin and Ali Baba by Scheherazade.
A trickster in this work gets away with robbing a cook after he threatens to expose the cook's use of horse meat.
The Arabian Nights [or 1001 Nights; or Arabian Nights Entertainment]