World Classic Fairy Tales -- One Thousand and One Nights. (Includes Disc) (Includes Disc)

Author: Duan Ye
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Children all over the world love fairy tales, and fairy tales are the kingdom of joy for children, bringing them beautiful dreams and endless happiness. Countless delightful fairy tales teach children how to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, good and evil, truth and falsehood, honesty and deception, courage and weakness. One Thousand and One Nights, also known as The Arabian Nights, is a rare gem offered by the ancient Arab people to human civilization. Since its translation into European languages in the early 18th century, it has had a profound impact on world literature. The Bright World Fairy Tale Classics series includes its classic stories, which have been newly organized and compiled. The language is simple and clear, the text is elegant, and the exquisite illustrations, drawn according to children's reading habits, are colorful and vivid, shining in harmony with the text, full of a sense of playfulness. At the same time, it comes with a CD titled The Arabian Nights Story House, narrated by a well-known broadcaster with music, providing young readers with the dual joy of reading and listening. One Thousand and One Nights, also known as The Arabian Nights, is a rare gem offered by the ancient Arab people to human civilization. It includes myths and legends, tales of sailors' adventures and business, love stories, and animal fables, with rich content, whimsical and strange plots, and a fusion of myths, legends, and fables widely circulated among the various ethnic groups within the medieval Arab Empire and its surrounding regions. The title One Thousand and One Nights comes from the th story in this collection. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a king named Ruyal who loved hunting. After a hunting trip, he discovered his queen in an affair with a slave and, in a fit of rage, killed both the queen and the maids. From then on, he married a young girl every day and had her killed the next morning. To save the innocent people, the daughter of the prime minister, Scheherazade, volunteered to marry the king. From the night of their wedding, she told the king amusing stories and always skillfully ended them at the most captivating point just as dawn broke. To keep her alive, the king had to postpone killing her day after day. Scheherazade told stories for one thousand and one nights, finally winning the king's heart and abolishing the original absurd rule. Since One Thousand and One Nights was translated into European languages in the early 18th century, it has had a profound impact on world literature. To suit children's reading and appreciation, we have illustrated each story with lively and playful scenes that complement the text, making the pictures and words harmonious and engaging. In terms of layout design, we have avoided stiffness and varied the layout according to the story's progression, making the entire page lively and full of fun. This not only helps children understand and absorb the stories accurately but also aids in their deep memory of them. Now, let's listen to how the clever and witty Scheherazade told the king such wonderful and interesting stories!