The Talking Bird pt. 2 | One Thousand and One Nights

Published: June 26, 2020, 9 p.m.

b'We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers.\\xa0Also known as "The Arabian Nights", "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age, which ran from the 8th to the 14th centuries. To unlock full episodes and ad-free listening of this series and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\n\\nIn the first part of the story, we meet the Persian emperor Kosrouschah. We also meet 3 sisters- one who becomes the emperor\\u2019s queen, and the other two become wives of the emperor\\u2019s baker and his royal chef. These two become jealous of the queen so when she gives birth to two sons and a daughter, the sisters secretly steal and abandon each baby. The royal babies are all found by the emperor\\u2019s gardener and raised as his own.\\n\\n\\u2014 read by \'V\' \\u2014\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'