The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife is a Tunisian fairy tale collected in Tunisische Märchen und Gedichte.
Abu Nowas and his wife freely spent the wedding gifts and found themselves poor.
The Sultan sent his door-keeper and Abu Nowas had his wife lie down and covered her with a sheet.
The Sultana sent her chamberlain and Abu Nowas lay down and had his wife cover him.
The Sultan went himself, with the Sultana, and found both Abu Nowas and his wife lying covered.