He puts forth a decree that he will henceforth marry once a month for one night only, executing his brides in the morning so they cannot betray him. Shahrayar reacts badly to this dishonor, and turns his heart to stone. They kill their wives in the name of justice, but not before Shahrayar's wife curses him to a life without love. The king (still Shahrayar's father) forces the vizier to marry a new woman, who bears a daughter and immediately dies of shame, leaving Shahrazad to raise her sister Dinarzad.Īfter Shahrayar ascends to the throne, both he and Shazaman discover their wives in plots to betray and overthrow them. Maju tells her that it is her fate to save the heart of a nation. There is a prophecy that Shahrazad may be the greatest storyteller of all time.
Maju teaches Shahrazad to have faith in herself and not worry about being different.Īfter the other children are cruel to her, Shahrazad renounces society and chooses to live a solitary life, especially after Maju dies and Shahrazad magically inherits her blindness. Both she and the daughter she bears, Shahrazad, are considered outsiders in their home, though future king Shahrayar maintains a curiosity about Shahrazad from childhood. While on an expedition in a far off land, the vizier falls in love with a storyteller named Maju, whom he brings back to his native land.
The vizier of the father becomes the vizier of the son, Shahrayar. Upon his death, the two sons divide his kingdom equally and hold each other in high esteem. A long time ago, a good and just king has two sons, Shahrayar and Shazaman.
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