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| Scheherazade and Shahryar by Ferdinand Keller, 1880 (Wikipedia) |
Note: This amazing collection is like a library unto itself; some tales are familiar, but there are lots of hidden gems waiting to be discovered!
Get Ready: Do you like stories with lots of magic--genies and other spirits and so on? Why or why not?
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| The Shahmaran (Wikimedia) |
Note: I am always delighted to find a story well-known in another culture but almost unknown in mine. Shahmaran, buried deep in the 1001 Nights, is just such a story.
Get Ready: Is it okay for a good person to lie if she or he knows it will lead to a good result?
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| An ancient depiction of Enkidu (Wikipedia) |
Note: Gilgamesh goes on a quest to find the secret of immortality--with mixed results.
Get Ready: Are you afraid to die?
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| A man holding a snake and a lion is believed to be Gilgamesh (Wikipedia) |
Note: The oldest known epic is a cracking good "buddy movie," one which explores friendship, love, loss, death, and immortality.
Get Ready: Should a person be punished for wrongs committed in a moment of exuberance?
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