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The Arabian Nights, Part 4 summary

Part 4 of 18 · 17 min to read the part

In The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles, a young ruler explains how his wife transforms him and his people after he wounds her lover, and a visiting sultan tricks her into reversing her spells. The sultan kills the queen, adopts the rescued king as his heir, and rewards the fisherman who helps bring about the rescue.

What happens

  1. The young king discovers his wife’s secret meetings and wounds her lover, whom she preserves with magic.
  2. After the king confronts her, the queen makes him partly marble, transforms his kingdom, and beats him daily.
  3. Hearing his account, the sultan kills the lover and takes his place in bed.
  4. Pretending to be the lover, the sultan persuades the queen to restore her husband, the city, and its people.
  5. The sultan kills the queen, adopts the grateful young king, and names him heir.
  6. They travel to the sultan’s capital, where celebrations greet them and the fisherman receives a fortune.

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In this part

the fishermanthe sultanKing of SerendibTheme: Deception

What to notice

The command makes the king helpless and begins his magical punishment. It also establishes the spell that the sultan must persuade her to reverse.

Quick check

How does the sultan persuade the queen to reverse her spells?

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