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Nine of the tales told by Shaharazad to enchant the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

With the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, Aladdin fights an evil magician and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

Recounts the tale of a poor tailor's son who becomes a wealthy prince with the help of a magic lamp he finds in an enchanted cave.

Follows the adventure of Sindbad, the legendary sailor.

Uses a comic strip format to present the seven voyages of Sinbad, in which he encounters a colossal giant, a sea monster, and other dangers.

Sinbad the Sailor goes to see in search of great riches and has seven treacherous voyages involving a shipwreck, savage cannibals, and a giant cyclops.

Ali Baba, having discovered the secret hiding place of forty deadly thieves, is confronted by the evil men after they capture and kill his brother for being greedy.

A translation of eight stories from "A Thousand and One Nights," in which Shahrazade saves herself from execution by distracting King Shahriyar with stories.

Describes the historical and contemporary lives of Arab women, their religious, family, and public lives, and issues and controversies they face, and discusses the work of individual Arab women who have made a difference in their societies or the world.

Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her.