He thought he knew his wife. He was wrong. When truth is uncovered, the consequences don't end with the guilty, they curse the innocent too. Three years of stone. Three years of silence.

"A prince ventures into forbidden lands where beauty masks terror. What begins as romance becomes a fight for his life when the ogress reveals her true appetite. Survival demands wit sharper than any sword."

A merchant leaves on a journey and trusts a parrot to watch over his wife. When he returns the bird tells him everything and nothing will ever be the same. The Tale of the Husband and the Parrot is a story of truth, deception and the dangerous power of a well placed word.

A king. A faithful falcon. And a moment of rage that cannot be undone. King Sindibad and His Falcon is a devastating tale of loyalty punished and justice delivered too late - where a single impulsive act destroys the most faithful companion a king ever had.

A king saved by a sage. A vizier poisoned by jealousy. And a warning that comes too late. The Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban is a story of gratitude betrayed where a healer's extraordinary gift becomes the very reason a powerful man wants him dead."

A poor fisherman casts his net four times - and on the fourth pull drags up something no net was ever meant to catch. A jinni, ancient and furious, imprisoned for centuries and now free - with murder on his mind. What chance does a simple fisherman have against a creature of smokeless fire?

A third stranger steps forward with the most extraordinary tale yet - a story of love twisted into something dark, a woman's deadly jealousy, and a magic so powerful it turns men into animals. The final third of a man's life now hangs on every word.

Welcome to One Thousand and One Nights. In this episode:

A second stranger steps forward with another extraordinary tale - two black dogs and a story of betrayal, greed, and the kind of magic that transforms men into beasts. Can his story buy another third of a doomed man's life?

Welcome to One Thousand and One Nights. In this episode:

A merchant sits condemned - three days to live, a demon's bargain, and no hope in sight. Then a stranger arrives leading a gazelle, and makes an offer that will decide whether a man lives or dies. The First Shaykh's Story - where a tale told well is worth a third of a man's life."

Every night a new story, every story a new world. Step inside the magic, mystery, and timeless wisdom of One Thousand and One Nights — where kings and demons, merchants and magicians weave tales within tales. Performed episode by episode from Richard F. Burton's landmark 1885 translation. Produced by Duse Productions.