the Arabian Nights stories are some of the world's great treasures
they had existed for thousands of years
consisting of tales told in Persia Arabia and India
the Arabian Nights also known as the 1001 Arabian Nights
have inspired writers the world over with the ancient power of story
these stories convey the great sense of adventure
truth fantastic imagination justice and faith
embodied by the great civilisations that contributed stories and
ideas to the collection
the Arabian Nights includes fairy tales, fables, romances
farces legends and parables
the tales use a sweeping variety of settings including Baghdad
Basra, Cairo, Damascus, as well as China, Greece,
India, North Africa and Turkey
long ago,a famous dynasty ruled Persia
Sultan's Schariar was a great king who ruled the kingdom
he had a wife who he loved more than everything in the world
and his greatest happiness was to surround her with splendour
but after several years
he found that she has not been loyal to the Sultan
the Sultan was not able to bear this
he killed his wife
from that day he made his grand minister bring in a girl
get her married that day evening and kill her the next day
the whole kingdom was shocked at this attitude
the Grand Master himself was a father of two daughters
of whom the elder was called Scheherazade
and the younger Dinarzade
Scheherazade was highly intelligent and extremely beautiful
One day
father I have a favour to ask will you grant it to me?
I can refuse you nothing tell me my Dear
I am determined to stop this barbarous practice of the Sultan
and to save the girls from the awful fate
it would be an excellent thing to do
but how do you propose to do it?
it is you who have to provide the Sultan daily with a new wife
and I request you to permit me to marry him
Have you lost your senses?
Don't you know your fate if you marry the Sultan?
yes my father I know it well
and I am not afraid to think of it
if I fail my death will be a glorious one
and If I succeed I shall have done a great service to my country
it is of no use I shall never give consent
even if the Sultan plunges the dagger in my heart
I will never agree
but Scheherazade was very stubborn and got her father's approval
the grand minister reached Sultan's court to tell the matter
the Sultan was shocked
have you made up your mind to sacrifice your own daughter to me?
sir it is her own wish
the sad fate that awaits her could not hold her back
Alright make the arrangements
the minister takes the news to his daughter and she was overjoyed
father! do not worry
you will never repent for this action of mine
the marriage was arranged and Scheherazade a married Sultan
certain was amazed with her beauty
the moon was shining brightly and a breeze was warm in the Persian skies
Scheherazade you look very pretty
you're also highly educated
but still why do you want to choose this option
your highness it's a great honour to die in your hands if it is for a day
the Sultan smiled
what are your hobbies in the free time?
I love narrating for the young and old and I am quite by popular in this area for that
is it?
your highness if you wish I will tell you an interesting story
Alright the night is very calm and peaceful
tell me a story let me hear
Scheherazade started with her first story