Finished two more stories, both of which I thought more interesting than Aladdin. The store of the Prince Agib and the Story of the the City of Brass are both allegories about greed. The City of Brass has one character who succeeds because he is devout and learned, which makes a change from just lucky.

I also happened to look at a few of the illustrations (by Maxfield Parrish) in the print edition, and they definitely add to the stories.