BACKGROUND

The vizier tells his daughter Shahrazad the

tales of the Ox and the Donkey and the
Merchant and his wife
Shahrazad remains unconvinced and marries
King Shahrayar
Dinarzad was able to convince the King to
listen to one of Shahrazads tales
BACKGROUND
The tale of the Merchant and the Demon is
the first tale of Shahrazad to King Shahrayar
just as their wedding night was about to end

Shahrazad fell asleep while telling the story
and King Shahrayar was so eager to hear the
rest of the tale that he postpones the death of
Shahrazad
BACKGROUND
During the 2
nd
night, Shahrazad once again
was unable to finish the story
The King postpones her death again
Shahrazad would be telling King Shahrayar
interlocking stories that cover a lot of different
subjects
Second Night
The merchant was able to convince the
demon to give him a year to say goodbye to
his family and discharge his obligations
CONDITION: Come back to the orchard on
NEW YEARS DAY
The merchants wife was concerned why her
husband was sad in his return
Second Night
The merchant tells his wife and children about
the demon and they began to weep
NEXT DAY: wrote his will
Divided his property
Discharged his obligations
Distributed alms and engaged reciters to read
portions of the Quran
Freed his slaves

Second Night
The end of the year was near, he bid goodbye
to his family and journeyed to the orchard
As he waited for the demon, he met an old
man leading a deer on a leash and talked to
him