begins the process again until Scheherazade offers herself to the King to stop his madness. In a Thousand and One Nights, the many stories Scheherazade tells her husband, King Shahryar, have a similar theme. The tales that are recounted through the mere entertaining act of storytelling include the themes of justice, good versus evil, and honor thus providing a parallel to life itself. The elements of magic and morality are also incorporated in order to teach man certain ethical life lessons.
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