The frame story of this work reveals that King Shahryar hears the nightly tales of his wife Scheherezade, which she tells to delay her execution.
In this work, the slave Rayhan steals one of three apples requested by a dying woman. One character in this work is helped by the slave Morgiana, who saves him by pouring oil on his potential killers. It also tells a story of a man who is enslaved by the Old Man of the Sea and carried to a nest by a Roc. The frame story of this work reveals that King Shahryar hears the nightly tales of his wife Scheherezade, which she tells to delay her execution. For 10 points, name this collection of stories that include those of Ali Baba, Sinbad the Sailor, and Aladdin.
In this work, the slave Rayhan steals one of three apples requested by a dying woman.
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights [or The Arabian Nights' Entertainment; or Kitab alf laylah wa-laylah]