Shahrazad (Scheherazade), the vizier's brilliant daughter, volunteers to marry the king to stop the slaughter.
While pop culture often reduces these tales to children's fables, the unabridged stories in Volume 1 are surprisingly adult, complex, and gritty. The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1 The Arabian Nights : Tales of 1001 Nights Volume 1
To ensure he is never betrayed again, he marries a new virgin every night and executes her the next morning. the vizier's brilliant daughter