Sheherazade and 1001 Nights

Against her father’s protestations, Sheherazade volunteered to spend one night with the King. Once in the King’s chambers, Sheherazade asked if she might bid one last farewell to her beloved sister, Dinazade, who had secretly been prepared to ask Sheherazade to tell a story during the long night. The King lay awake and listened with awe as Sheherazade told her first story. The night whiled away, and Scheherazade stopped in the middle of the story. The King asked her to finish, but Sheherazade said there was