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from The Thousand and One Nights. “The Fisherman and the Jinnee”. Image courtesy of: www.gosanangelo.com. Aladdin video clip. Image courtesy of: www.en.wikipedia.org. The Thousand and One Nights. Collection of unrelated tales pieced together into one long narrative
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from The Thousand and One Nights “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” Image courtesy of: www.gosanangelo.com
Aladdin video clip Image courtesy of: www.en.wikipedia.org
The Thousand and One Nights • Collection of unrelated tales pieced together into one long narrative • Connecting framework is the tale of King Shahriyar whose wife’s betrayal has filled him with hatred for all women • Every night, motivated by vengeance and fear, he marries a different woman only to put her to death the following morning. Image courtesy of: www.en.wikipedia.org
The Thousand and One Nights • Finally a young woman named Scheherazade devises a scheme to stop the bloodshed. • She weds the king, and on the first night of their marriage, she tells him a spellbinding story. • At daybreak, she has not yet finished, but promises the king to finish the story that evening. • Captivated by the tale, Shahiryar agrees. • That night, she finishes the story but immediately begins another exciting tale. Image courtesy of: www.bookdrum.com
The Thousand and One Nights • She enthralls or mesmerizes the king and prolongs her life for 1,001 nights • By the time she has finished telling her final story, almost 3 years have passed and the king, now in love with Scheherazade, decides not to kill her. Image courtesy of: www.booktryst.com
The Fisherman and the Jinnee • Poor fisherman casts a net and finds a jinnee (genie) in a bottle the 4th time • Jinnee refused to pledge obedience to Solomon and was cast into the sea • Jinnee wants to kill the fisherman because he is bitter for having been cast at sea for so many years without being rescued • What will happen? We shall find out! Image courtesy of: www.uexpress.com
Folk Tales • Part of the oral tradition, the body of stories, poems, and songs that are passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation • Most folk tales include • A lesson about life • Magical or supernatural elements • Characters who possess one or two main traits • A clear separation between good and evil
Narrative Structure • The way in which a work of fiction is organized
Frame Stories • Stories within-a-story • In A Thousand and One Nights, there are several stories within the larger story of King Shahriyar and Scheherazade • Within “The Fisherman and the Jinnee,” there are the stories of: • 1) The Tale of King Yunan and Duban the Doctor • 2) The Tale of King Sindbad and the Falcon Can you think of any movies with frame stories??
While reading… • Pay attention to the elements of folk tales • Think about the narrative structure • Think about the frame stories • Think about how you can summarize the story