QUEEN SHAHRAZAD - Alibaba and the 40 thieves

True story, a king far back in the times of Arabian nights kills his wives on their first night after their marriage for no particular reason. But when he is married to a woman called Shahrazad and threatens to kill her, she promises to spend 1001 nights telling him stories about the courage of heroes and cunningness of villains, in which the kings accepts to hear. Will she be spared, or will she suffer the king's dreadful wrath? Read-on.

This is one of the most popular Tales of Arabian Nights stories;

Poor farmer Alibaba is farming when 40 mysterious figures show up with horses minding their own business. This attracted Alibaba himself to see what is going on and he follows them before hiding on the top of a tree. 'What are they doing?' he thought, since they're looking at a wall of rocks like it were gold. Before he could say anything, the leader of the figures shouted out a spell, 'OPEN SESAME!' to Alibaba's surprise, the door of plain rock slowly unfolds into and gateway like a book and Alibaba was drooling as he would've seen. Inside there were stashes of stolen gold and coins. They were thieves! Alibaba tells this to his cousin, called Kasim, who, much to his surprise, said that he would steal them again and give it to his family. Alibaba thought he was joking, but Kasim was serious. At night, Kasim goes to the gate and enters. About 10 minutes later, he returns with a huge stash of gold, but just one problem, he forgot the words to get the gates to open and close it. Before he could remember, the 40 thieves were outside. Their leader was about shout the words until Kasim said it first, and the thieves dissected him to little pieces before dumping him to the nearest house, which was Alibaba's. Alibaba called up his sister and parents. They  were heartbroken to see this. They asked a tailor to sew up the body and bury it in a grave. The thieve noticed that somebody knew the spell already and had themselves disguised as oil can dealers and hid in the cans. The leader pretended that he was lost and ask Alibaba can he stay at his place for the night, waiting in the right time to kill him and his family. Alibaba's sister heard this and cooked dinner, and pretending to go out and get some more oil, but instead takes the oil and heats them, take them outside. she opened one of the cans. 'Is it time yet?' a man asked. She immediately... or silently pours the boiling oil into each cans. The leader eventually shows up to call them but, instead finds his men dead, and leaves. Alibaba and his parents thanked her for saving them.

And for the fate of Queen Shahrazad.....Read the next post from me to find out!