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A retelling of a traditional Arabic tale in which a young woman disguises herself as a man and opens up a shop in a distant city in order to help her impoverished family. Her disguise causes her many complications but she eventually succeeds in redeeming the family fortunes and finding her true love.

Aladdin is a poor, lazy boy who only likes to play. But when a magician comes to town and pretends to be his uncle, Aladdin's life changes forever.

"A poor tailor's lazy son finds a magic lamp and uses it to win the hand of a beautiful princess."--

Nine of the tales told by Shaharazad to enchant the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her.

Sinbad and his crew attack a royal flagship to steal the Book of Peace that protects the city of Syracuse, but later Sinbad and his friend Proteus will battle to return it to its rightful place.

Aladdin outwits an evil magician who first tries to trick him into handing over an old lamp with a genie inside and later steals Aladdin's wife and possessions.

Ali Baba and his beautiful wife lead a quiet life in a small village until he accidentally discovers a secret cave filled with treasures.

Three of the tales originally told by Shaharazad, whose heroes used flying carpets, enchanted lamps, and cunning to defeat their opponents and gain great treasures.