As cunning as she is beautiful, Shahrazad comes up with a plan to delay her execution. But his oldest daughter instead asks to be taken to the king so that one other woman's life is spared. Fearful for his own two daughters, the Wazir tries to send them away. By this time, he has gone through one thousand women, and the Wazir is running out of noblewomen. In this manner, the king passes one thousand nights.

Every morning, the king marries a young lady who keeps him company through the night, and each morning his executioner beheads her before she can stop loving him. He comes up with a solution to his problem, which greatly troubles his wise royal Wazir. The brothers console each other and conclude, 'All women are fickle!' However, King Shahryar grows lonely, and he is just a little frightened of the dark. There he discovers that his brother's wife has also betrayed him, as she shined her eyes upon the palace cook. That same day, he goes to visit his brother. Overcome with anger at her betrayal, he kills them both with his sword. But one day, King Shahryar finds his wife has removed the veil from her face and is holding hands with the stable boy. He and his brother, King Shahzaman, often exult in the wonderfulness of their wives. There is nothing that makes King Shahryar happier than his own dear wife. History Odyssey Level 2 Guides (Middle Grades).1001 Arabian Nights (Oxford Story Collection).Resources Used in Medieval History Senior High.Literature Approach to Medieval, Reformation and Renaissance History.COMPLETE GENERAL & WORLD HISTORY / SOCIAL STUDIES PROGRAMS.

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