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The framing story of the collection concerns a cruel king and a brave woman named Scheherazade<ref>Pronounced "sha-HERR-a-ZOD"</ref> The king has been disappointed by his first wife, and decides to take revenge on all women. He marries a new woman each day, beheads her the next day, and marries another. Scheherazade decides to stop him. She marries him herself, and, every night, tells him a wonderful story. Each night, she gets partway through the story, and breaks off at a "cliffhanger" moment. Each day the king decides to let her live another day so that he can hear how the story ends. Of course, as soon as she finishes each story, she begins another. The king continues to let her live, day after day. Her stories emphasize kindness and morality. After one thousand and one nights, under Scheherazade's influence the king gradually mellows, realizes that not all women are bad, and makes Scheherazade his queen.

The framing story of the collection concerns a cruel king and a brave woman named Scheherazade<ref>Pronounced "sha-HERR-a-ZOD"</ref> The king has been disappointed by his first wife, and decides to take revenge on all women. He marries a new woman each day, beheads her the next day, and marries another. Scheherazade decides to stop him. She marries him herself, and, every night, tells him a wonderful story. Each night, she gets partway through the story, and breaks off at a "cliffhanger" moment. Each day the king decides to let her live another day so that he can hear how the story ends. Of course, as soon as she finishes each story, she begins another. The king continues to let her live, day after day. Her stories emphasize kindness and morality. After one thousand and one nights, under Scheherazade's influence the king gradually mellows, realizes that not all women are bad, and makes Scheherazade his queen.

The story of Scheherazade is the subject of a very popular symphonic suite by Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakov, which tries to depict some of Scheherazade's stories in music.

''Scheherazade'' is the title and subject of a very popular symphonic suite by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. It is a musical depiction of Scheherazade's stories.  

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