One Thousand and One Nights

Author: Zeng Zhiping
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Publish Date: 2005-03-13
Features: This is a collection of Arabic folk tales, and the title is derived from the prologue: The king of the country was extremely fond of women. He would marry a woman every day and have her killed the next morning. The people were terrified and fled with their daughters, leaving the city nearly empty. The daughter of the prime minister, Lubozhed, was well-read and sensible. To save countless women, she voluntarily entered the palace. Every night, she would tell the king a story, sparking his interest. Whenever she reached the most captivating part of the story, it would be dawn. The king, eager to hear more,