This story is from the Arabian Nights, retold in The Blue Fairy Book. This retelling combines several stories about Aladdin. What are some of the things you have noticed about the Persian stories we have been reading? Are you seeing repeated things? Do they remind you of other stories?

This is the second part of the frame story for 1001 Days, as retold by Willi Fehse. This one is quite long because it has stories within stories - pay attention when you are listening to any story and the story teller tells a new story within his story! It is always important!

This Persian story comes from the 1001 Days as retold by Willi Fehse.

Have you ever heard of the 1001 Days? It is another collection of stories from Persia. Like the 1001 Nights, it has a frame story that begins and ends the collection, with many delightful tales between.

The Prince and the Flowery Meadow is the frame story and today we are going to read part one. This is from the retelling by Willi Fehse. Enjoy!

Our last tale for this week is The Peasant's Son and the Forty Robbers, from Armenia. This one reminded me of SO many stories. Pay attention to how this one is similar and also really different from the other tales we read this week. You might like to draw a picture of your favorite story.

The Thirteen Bandits is a story from Italy.

This tale is from Russia. Notice how it is similar to Ali Baba, and how it is different. What else does it remind you of. Do you have any questions about the story?

This week I am sharing four tales that are all in the same family. We begin with Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. This is a Persian tale from the Arabian Nights, retold in The Blue Fairy Book.

Keep thinking about the things you notice, what the story reminds you of, and questions you wonder about.

The Prince and the Large and Lonely Tortoise from the 1001 Arabian Nights.

What does this story remind you of? What do you notice about this story? What do you wonder? Those are great things to think about when you're reading stories. You might also like to draw a picture of the story or tell the story to a friend.

Enjoy!