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Tales from the Arabian Nights (Penguin Readers, Level 2) (edition 2001)

by Swan

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Classic / British English Sheherezade is beautiful and clever. She also knows a thousand and one wonderful stories. Her husband wants to kill her, but he can't. Sheherezade tells him stories about a clever servant girl and a boy judge, about Ali Baba and Aladdin. What happens next? Her husband wants to know. He listens and she lives.… (more)
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Title:Tales from the Arabian Nights (Penguin Readers, Level 2)
Authors:Swan
Info:Pearson ESL (2001), Edition: 1st, Paperback, 41 pages
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Rating:****1/2
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Sultan began to hate all women because of his wife's flirtation.
So he decided that he'll marry a new fife everyday and kill them.
sheherazade,a beautiful and clever woman,gave her name for his wihe.

I like the begining of the this story.
I think that the sultan is fearful but pathetic man. ( )
  pon123 | Jan 17, 2011 |
This story is about Arabian king.He hear a lot of interesting story from his wife.This story has many intresting tale.my favorite tale is Aladdin.for the first time I know it in Disney movie.the tale is different from it.but ilove it too. ( )
  bach5 | Jan 13, 2011 |
Salem's father was very rich. When he died, he left his money and houses to his son. But Salem was young and lost the money very quickly.
Sultan was crazy about stories. I can enjoyed his change and stories at the same time. ( )
  d.lury | Oct 3, 2010 |
Sultan Shahriar hated all women because he had been betrayed a previous wife once.So he cut off a new wife after staying with him for one night.No girl wanted to be the sultan' wife for one night and then die.Vizir' daughter,Sheherezade,was beautiful and very clever.One day she said to vizir that she wanted to be sultan's wife to make everybody happy.and she married him...
I enjoyed it very much.Some short stories which she tell are famous and I had listened to it when i was a child.Each story is like a lesson.and I like this story's ending. ( )
  kawayu | Jun 5, 2010 |
This book has many short stories.The main characters of this story are Sultan and Sheherezabe.One day,Sultan could't love any women.But,as Sheherezabe told some stories every naight,he became.I enjoyed tis book very much!All stories are very interesting. ( )
  sundy | Dec 6, 2009 |
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Classic / British English Sheherezade is beautiful and clever. She also knows a thousand and one wonderful stories. Her husband wants to kill her, but he can't. Sheherezade tells him stories about a clever servant girl and a boy judge, about Ali Baba and Aladdin. What happens next? Her husband wants to know. He listens and she lives.

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