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Sheherazade

King Shahriyar cannot trust women. Every afternoon he marries a wife, but the next morning he always kills her. One day, the Vizier cannot find any more wives for the King. What can he do? 'I can be Shahriyar's new wife!' says Sheherazade, his older daughter. 'God willing I can stay alive, and help the women of our country.' But how can Sheherezade stay alive for a thousand and one nights? And does Shahriyar learn to trust women again in the end? This famous 'sto
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Authors

Retold by Bill Bowler

Language

English

Word count

3355

Level

CEFR A1

Collection level

Starter

Collection

Dominoes

Exams

Cambridge English: Starters; Cambridge English: Movers; IELTS 1.0 – 2.0; TOEIC 120 – 215; TOEFL 8 – 23

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