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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
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The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, 
The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, fro
The parrot brings a fruit from the Tree of Life to the king 
The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the w
The monk returns the magic parrot to its rightful owner, the
The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden pa
Mahrusa’s marriage to the prefect of the city, from a Tuti-n
The king’s emissary being provided with gifts for his missio
Suraju (Indian) — The young prince recounts his experiences 
The marriage of ‘Ubaid, son of a merchant of Tirmiz, from a 
The four destitute friends go to a wise man who gives each o
The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of 
Suraju (Indian) — The prince sent back to the place of execu
The merchant returns bringing a young slave who is really th
The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by hi
The young man of Baghdad solicits advice from a friend as hi
The merchant has the hateful skull ground and put into a box
The pious man’s son, now a king, reveals himself to his fath