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The vizier's daughter, Scheherazade, offers herself to be the next bride, and the vizier reluctantly agrees. (Shahryar holds a grudge after finding out his first wife was unfaithful to him.) Eventually the vizier can no longer find any more virgin brides for the king. Everyday the king Shahryar takes a new bride only to behead her by the next day, and then takes another. Pretty much the same thing could be said about Grimm's Fairytales.)Īn illustration for Aladdin by Errol le Cain.įor those unfamiliar with One Thousand and One Nights's basic premise, it is a frame story.
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Not all of these stories were originally intended for children.
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(Earlier translations made during the Victorian era tended to cut out certain stories or aspects due to their depiction of violence and sex. Translations have continued to be made and revised up into recent years, as scholars endlessly debate about the accuracy of their sources and interpretations. English translations soon followed, becoming increasingly common during the 1800s. The stories first became popular in the Western world after their publication into French in the early 1700s by Antoine Galland. Although the story was originally published in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age, many of the stories are far older and originate from not only Arabian countries but also Egyptian, Indian and Mesopotamian cultures. It is also one of the oldest literary works. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights is one of the world's most famous collections of fairytales and folktales. All of us are familiar with Disney's Aladdin, but there are a surprising number of other cartoons based on similar premises.