Once in India there was a cruel king. Every day he brought to his palace a young girl, and in the morning he killed him. There comes the beautiful Sheherazade. In the night she tells a tale to the king, and on the morning interrupts her in the most interesting place. The king does not kill her to hear the next story. Then another one and another - a thousand and one nights. In the end, the king gives the life of Sheherazade and takes it as his wife.In this book are selected and retold for children the best stories of Scheherazade from the collection "Tales of a thousand and one night."
