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This seemed to the king to be a reasonable request. He could not see any harm in it. Also, he wanted to see how beautiful the sister of Sheherazade really was. Therefore, the king agreed, and later the sister of Sheherazade was brought to the king's royal bed chamber.
The name of the sister was Dunyazade. When Dunyazade arrived, she sat at the foot of the bed and said to Sheherazade, "Oh, my sister, I am so happy to see you one last time. Please tell me one of your stories. I long to hear your voice."
"Yes, I will tell you a story", said Sheherazade. And, with that, she started to tell a story. While Sheherazade was telling the story to her sister, the King of Samarkand sat and listened.
This was a truly wonderful story. However, Sheherazade only told half of the story to her sister. Then, Sheherazade suddenly stopped. "But, what happened next?", said the sister. "Please, I beg you, tell me the rest of the story."
"No", replied Sheherazade. "I will not tell you the rest of the story tonight. Go now to our father's house. Tomorrow night, if I am still here, and if my husband allows me, I will tell you the rest of the story."
The sister of Sheherazade then went home to her father's house.
All this time, the King of Samarkand had been listening to the story. It was a wonderful story, and the king was anxious and excited to learn the end. Finally, the king decided to allow Sheherazade to live just one more night, so that he could hear the end of the story.
The next night, the King of Samarkand called for the sister of Sheherazade to be brought again to his royal bedchamber. After the sister had arrived, Sheherazade finished that story but, as soon as she had finished, she said to her sister, "Now, I will tell you another story."
With that, Sheherazade started another story. This story was even more wonderful than the first.
Again, the King of Samarkand listened, while Sheherazade told the story to her sister. Once again, Sheherazade did not finish the story. Sheherazade only told half of the story and, once again, she said to her sister, "Tomorrow night, if the king allows me, I will tell you the rest of the story."
Once again, the sister left. Once again, the king decided to let Sheherazade live just one more night.
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