The king of Persia, King Xerxes, gave a long-running party for his friends and officials. At the end of the party, when everyone had drunk lots of wine, he requested Queen Vashti to come. He wanted his guests to see her in her royal crown, and admire how beautiful she was. But she said no to the king. What will the king do now? What if all the women decided it was okay to say no to their husbands?