“The story of king Shahrayar and Shahrazad” is taking from “The thousand and one nights’’. In this story the two kings was taking a walk just outside of their palace. Suddenly they heard a scream and saw a huge black demon was walking with a glass chest. When the demon came on the shore he opened the glass chest and a lady came out of it. The two kings were getting terrified as the time passes. They cannot explain to themselves what was going on. They are hiding and observing the situation.
In the passage it stays “demonic” figure is appearing. Back in the ancient anything black, strong, huge and scary looking would get a demonic image. The demon was carrying a “large glass chest piece with four locks.” This could easily refer to as some kind of huge and elaborate cage that the lady was in. The cage was probably made with a strong glass like transparent material. In the passage it is also mentioned the lady that came out had a “beautiful figure” and she was pretty like the “moon”. The passage is probably trying to say that the lady’s body looked attractive. Her face was just as bright like the moon. The two kings probably got attracted when they saw the lady.
This passage took place next to the palace of the two kings. It was the time when they were walking next to the shore. When they saw the black demon coming they started to get scared. After getting they scared they hide in top of the tree. The two kings were watching from the distance what the demon was doing. When the demon set the lady free from the glass chest the demon said “Mistress of all noble women, you whom carried away on your wedding night, I would like to sleep a little.” This quote implies may be lady was the leader of all noble women, from her native place. May be she at that she was getting forcefully married and the demon rescued the women from her weeding night. The demon had to go through lot of trouble to rescue the lady that’s the reason he must be tired.
In the story from the description it shows the demon was really powerful and kind. The two kings personality also shows that they are actually not that brave, to confront the demon. They did not want to get close to the demon. In the passage it’s also mentioned that when lady got out from the glass chest she sat in a rock, and the demon put his head on her lap and his legs reached the sea shore. This implies the demon was much larger than anticipated. The lady could be the same size as regular humans.
The whole passage of this tone was full of irony. The two kings were shocked when they saw the demon and his actions. They were not expecting a huge demon dark at night carrying a beautiful lady. They were also surprised to see a beautiful lady coming out from the glass chest.