The Story of King Schahriar and his brother King Schahzaman
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After the vizier finished the fable (where the merchant did not die, by the way), his daughter Sheherazade told him that she still wanted to sleep with the sultan.
And after they did their 'business', she managed to start telling a tale to King Schahriar, in the presence of her sister Doniazade.
Part Six
Now the merchant had a mighty rooster capable of satisfying fifty hens, and he also had a dog; and he heard the dog calling the rooster and cursing it and saying to it, “Are you not ashamed to be happy when our master is about to die!" Then the rooster said to the dog: “But how?" Then the dog repeated the story, and the rooster said to him: “By Allah! our master is inferior in intelligence! I have fifty wives, and I know how to manage by pleasing one and scolding the other! And he has only one wife and he doesn't know the right way or the way to take her! Well, it's quite simple! he has only to cut a few good stalks of mulberry for her, rush into her reserved apartment, and beat her until she dies or repents: and she will never again begin to pester him with questions. on anything!" He says. When the merchant heard the words of the rooster talking with the dog, the light came to its senses and he resolved to beat his wife.
Here the vizier stopped in his story and said to his daughter Schahrazade: “The King may do with you as the merchant of his wife did! She said to him: "And what did he do?" The vizier continued:
The merchant entered his wife's reserved room, after having cut the stems of the mulberry tree for her and hidden them, and he called to her: "Come to the reserved room so that I may tell you my secret and that no one can see me, and then I will die!" Then she entered with him, and he closed the door of the room reserved on them both, and he fell on her with redoubled blows until she fainted. So she said to him, “I repent! I repent!" Then she began to kiss her husband's two hands and two feet, and she truly repented. And so she went out with him. So all the company rejoiced, and all the parents also rejoiced. And everyone was in the happiest and most fortunate state for a long time.
He says. And when Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, had heard this story from her father, she said: “O father, I still want you to do what I ask of you!" So the vizier, without insisting any longer, had the trousseau of his daughter Scheherazade prepared, then went upstairs to tell King Schahriar.
Meanwhile, Schahrazade made recommendations to her younger sister and said to her: “When I am near the King, I will send for you; and when you come and see the King finish his thing with me, you will say to me: “O my sister, tell me marvelous tales that will make us pass the evening!" So I will tell you tales which, Allah willing, will be the cause of the deliverance of the daughters of the Muslims!"
After which, her father the vizier came to take her and went up with her to the King. And the King was quite happy and said to the vizier: “Is that really what is needed?" And the vizier said respectfully: “Yes!"
When the King wanted to take the young girl, she began to cry, and the King said to her, “What is the matter?" She said, “O King! I have a little sister to whom I want to say goodbye." Then the King sent for the little sister, who came and threw herself on Schahrazade's neck and ended up snuggling up beside the bed.
Then the King arose, and, taking the virgin Schahrazade, he deprived her of her virginity.
Then they started talking.
Then Doniazade said to Schahrazade: “By Allah upon you! Oh my sister, tell us a tale that will get us through the night!" And Schahrazade replied: "With all my heart and as a duty of due homage! If, however, this well-bred and well-mannered King will allow me!" When the King heard these words, and as he had insomnia, he was happy to hear Schahrazade's tale.
And Schahrazade, that first night, began
The Story of the Merchant with the Efreet
It came to me, O fortunate King, that there was a merchant among merchants, master of many riches and of commercial affairs in all countries...
The Story of the Merchant with the Efreet
Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four - Part five
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Ah, so this is how the telling of Scheherazade's stories or tales began. I think she is wise to think about this strategy to keep the King from killing her like every virgin lady that died because of his insanity. The King's hatred for his unfaithful wife caused him too much pain that also resulted in the suffering of the people from his kingdom. I can't fully imagine that the King is not content until the virgin women in his kingdom are almost exhausted. Why are there people like this who keep grudges about the bad events that happened to them in the past?
For me, people are pathetic when they can't move on from bad events that happened to them in the past. Maybe that's why the King has insomnia because his past is always bothering him. I can totally relate to this because there are bad events in my past that are very hard to forget. That's why there are times when I blame myself because I feel that I also have a contribution to why this happened.
Maybe the King also thinks this way because he feels that he has a deficiency as to why his wife was unfaithful. As it happened, it's a two-way street, maybe his wife wouldn't be unfaithful if the King didn't give a reason for his wife to do it.
Maybe that's why Scheherazade accepted the challenge of becoming the King's wife to give the King a reason to change. I want Scheherazade to stop the bad practice of the King because if she can't stop it, her sister Doniazade will be the next victim.
Because of this, I am in awe of Scheherazade's character, which is why she deserved the praise because of the bravery and intelligence she showed in this story.
"There is nothing greater than bravery"
As we know that the King Schahriar is punishing the girls of the kingdom for his wife's mistake, which is totally wrong because the one who has done the mistake always deserves to be punished not those who have nothing to do with all this. Punishing any innocent person for someone else's mistake is an act of cruelty and in old times as we have seen in stories and movies, often the kings were cruel. Another example of which we are seeing in the form of this story.
As the Vazir's daughter took a stand to stand against this oppression, no one can take it because it is not easy for everyone to risk their lives but I have always seen women doing such daring work. The Vizir told this story "domestic violence" to his daughter Scheherazade so that if she wanted to retreat, she would fly away in fear and if she wanted to fight, her morale would be raised.
We have a saying that "one woman's grief can be forgotten by another woman" we can see an example of this in today's era. If this is what happens when someone breaks up, then for some time, he is lost in the memories of that girl, but with time, as soon as he is in the world. If he gets another girlfriend, he doesn't remember the old one like that, but gradually the new girlfriend takes the place of the previous girlfriend. And it will be the same in this story that the Vizir's daughter Scheherazade will gradually take the place of the prince's wife of the King Schahriar.
But I have a question that where King Schahzaman brother of King Schahriar? Anyways
What happened to the king was really very wrong and then, in both his anger and grief, he was doing this cruelty to the girls of the entire state. But as we know, one day any person stands against the cruelty and this time daughter of Vazir Scheherazade is doing this oppression which is so dangerous that this girl's life can also be lost in it, but she is risking her life to do this good work.
Now let's see the Vazir's daughter Scheherazade can save the lives of the rest of the girls by controlling the king's anger through the plan she has made with her sister.....
I think I can say that Schahrazade is smart enough. She has escaped the King's killing. Well, we don't know if the King will still kill her or not but I have a feeling that it is never going to happen. I think I should call her the luckiest woman over there and she has been able to trick the King.
Do you know what is wrong with the King? He is battling with depression. The King is depressed and he needs someone right by his side. He needs help from another woman. He had been heartbroken and that was why he killed his beloved wife but I think he made a big mistake by transferring the agression to the people of the village.
Depriving the beautiful ladies of their virginities will not solve any problem. It will just make the King worst. He needs someone to stop him from doing or continuing such a thing.
There are times when I see some people say that women are wicked and I can tell you that I understand how they feel. Women must have done some crazy things to them before coming to conclusion that women are evil. I am sure that is what is happening to the King at the moment. He detests women a lot but we shiuld not take a part for a whole. We should just blame a woman if she does soemthing wrong instead of putting the blame on every woman. A lot of women get dragged by this and I thibk I can say that it is not fair.
Nice story!
It's all clear now as this part 6 brings us right to the very beginning of "One Thousand and One Nights tales" and I must say I love how you kept us in suspense all this while, very good! 😅.
From the previous part I noticed one thing about Schahrazade. I think she got her talent of wonderful storytelling from her father because he was good too. I also enjoyed his own tale, which is a classic example of a moral tale that uses animal characters to teach lessons to anyone reading or listening to the tale. Not only that, it also explains the importance of paying attention to what is being said which just made remember my father's words, "Hear before you listen and then act".
Schahrazade, from the look of things has alot up her sleeves and I must say she very brave! The king has gone deep in the wrong path and I hope she gets through to the king with her stories. We will see how her talent can reach out to the good part of King Schahriar in the remain nights left.
In anticipation, Schahrazade begins another story. It was a wonderful and nostalgic read for me. Thank you. ☺️
This is good advice. Personally, I would add "thinking" between the listening and the acting.
I breathe a sigh of relief at the start of the story that the merchant did not die from his wife's foolishness but the decision he took is surprising! He listened to his rooster and dog talk and adopted the rooster's advice to deal with this wife! Okay, I don't know if I'm the only one but there are some things wrong with this advice.
First, it's an advice from an animal —a rooster who offered the solution based on his animal interaction with other animals. I know there are things we can learn from animals and even objects and apply to our lifestyle but not in this instant. The rooster assumed humans can be treated just like animals. Sadly, that's what happened.
Second, the merchant was wrong to take the rooster's advice. Beating up his wife until she fainted! It's animalistic behaviour and very wrong but it worked. Still, it doesn't make the action right. Both merchant and his wife are wrong in their approach to their problems and I wouldn't advice anyone to follow in their steps.
The story ends well but it did not change Schahrazade's resolve to sleep with the king. Her trick to get her younger sister involved is a smart one which keeps her alive as well as other young virgins in that city. Also, it gave birth to the 1001 night tales. So it's a smart move! Thank you for sharing these enchanting tales. 😊😊
When I was young in France, I heard a (very wrong) saying: Beat your wife every day; even if you don't know why, she does.
😳 That's very wrong! Where's the sense in that? Such mindset breeds chaos —people beating each other everyday. And if its a wife that can retaliate and overpower the man? Then he's in big trouble. 🤣
After reading today's story, I would like to say that the happy thing is that the shopkeeper's life is not over, he is still alive. The way it happened to the prince we can see that the prince is not working with his mind at all at this time because as we can see this kind of thing happens whenever it comes up. Because he didn't think at all that it could happen that way.
And when a man trusts someone so much and he breaks his trust, then it's the same way we see that the prince is doing absolutely wrong with this girl, but now he understands it himself. Not knowing what he is doing. Here why we have seen many around us when a girl leaves a boy, he either becomes silent. Because when faith is broken, nothing is left behind, and sometimes people start living their lives in misery.
The way we see that you prince is very sad and because of his wife's infidelity he is doing wrong with girls and even killing them. The way we see it happens in real life too when one leaves the other, here in Pakistan the men get married and then they get married.
Then it becomes easy to forget it and the person starts his new life. Only a woman can reset the prince's life. The story has become much more interesting.
It's a lot to say that a rooster can handle 50 hens. I have chickens and the rooster is 10 at most.🤣🤣
It seems that Schahrazade has a plan and now she has me intrigued with what story she will tell the king so that he not only spares her life but also all the young virgins of her kingdom.
Despite her father's stories of domestic violence, Schahrazade still decided to marry the king, which demonstrates that she is a very intelligent and cunning woman. Once women seriously pursue their careers, men can only take a backseat.
Man, This series already went so far... Have to catch up with previous one's.. sounds quite fascinating to hear fifty wives.. damn That's a lot to manage haha... Didn't see that king had insomnia.. spending night listening to tale something heard in fairy tales.
Looking forward to see the next part of this!!!