One Thousand and One Nights, also known as The Arabian Nights, is a monumental collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled over many centuries by various anonymous authors, translators, and scholars across West, Central, South Asia, and North Africa. The captivating frame story tells of King Shahryar, who, after discovering his first wife's infidelity, vows to marry a new virgin every day and execute her the next morning. Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, bravely volunteers to be his next bride, and on their wedding night, she begins to tell the King a tale, stopping at dawn with a cliffhanger. Intrigued, the King spares her life for another day to hear the end of the story, and so she continues for 1,001 nights, weaving a rich tapestry of adventures, romances, tragedies, and comedies, ultimately changing the King's heart. The collection includes famous tales such as 'Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp,' 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,' and 'The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor,' making it a cornerstone of world literature and a source of endless fascination.