King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, because he is afraid she will stop loving him. But his new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories--of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, and many other heroes and villains--are so engrossing that King Shahryar has to postpone her execution again and again... This illustrated edition brings together all the Arabian Nights tales in an original retelling by award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.
Contents:
- The Marriage of Shahrazad
- The Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor
- Sinbad the Sailor: The Valley of Diamonds
- Sinbad the Sailor's Second Voyage
- The Fisherman and the Bottle
- The Tale of Pearl-harvest
- The Tale of Pearl-harvest continues
- The Lion's Revenge on Man-kin
- The Everlasting Shoes
- The Keys of Destiny
- The Keys of Destiny: The City of Many Columns
- The Land Abdallah and the Sea Abdallah
- The Land Abdallah in the Kingdom Below-waves
- The Tale of the Little Beggar
- The Ox, the Donkey, and the Farmer
- The Wonderful Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Bandits
- Ali Baba: The Robber Chief's Revenge
- The Price of Cucumbers
- The Wonderful Bag
- The Tale of the Anklet
- The Prince and the Large and Lonely Tortoise
- The Ass and his Ass
- The Tale of Ala-al Din and his Wonderful Lamp
- Ala al-Din and Badr al-Budur
- Ala al-Din: The Marriage of Badr al-Budur
- The Terrible Fates decided for Ala al-Din and Badr al-Budur
- The Man with Three Wives
- The Scrounger's Tale
- The Crow and the Fox
- The Two Wazirs
- The Two Lives of Sultan Mahmud
- The Tale of the Leg of Mutton
- The Tale of The Ebony Horse
- The Ebony Horse: The Sorcerer's Revenge
- The Night Empty of all Stories
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