“Tales of Scheherazade” is the fifth collection of parables in the series “Persian Tales”. It is composed on the basis of the book “The Thousand and One Nights” and adapted for children by Iranian writer Zohreh Haydari. Afterwards the books was translated into Russian by S.A. Tarasova and edited by N.I. Prigarina.

Arabic tales “The Thousand and One Nights” are now known all around the world. These tales are based on the collection “The Thousand Tales” that was created in Middle Persian Language and afterwards was included into the Arabic collection. This collection has been replenished with the new stories for centuries.

A beautiful woman Scheherazade was telling tales to the formidable padishah Shahriyar for the thousands and one nights. When the thousand and one night ends, Shahriyar becomes different from what he has been previously. He becomes softer because he has learned many lessons of noble behavior from the beauty’s tales.

The collection of parables “Tales of Scheherazade” was prepared by “Sadra” Publishing House with the assistance of Ibn Sina Foundation and in collaboration with the autonomous non-profit organization “The Cultural Centre of Khayyam” and “Sureh Mehr” Publishing House.