{"date":"July 5","id":"07-05","intro":["Here is another of those fanciful Oriental stories that proclaims the democracy of Eastern despotism. A tailor might talk with a king and receive either a death sentence or the office of Grand Vizier as a reward."],"minutes":34,"readings":[{"author":"","end":162,"start":149,"volume":16,"work":"The Thousand and One Nights"}],"slug":"july-5","status":"proofread","title":"A Tailor Entertains a King","url":"/harvard-classics/july-5/","words":6846}