The first story that I will go over will be The Story of the Fisherman and the Demon. This story, unlike some of the others, is told directly to King Shayrahar by Shahrazad. The lesson that was to be taken away from the story is to not be blinded by arrogance, and to repay good deeds with kindness  and that is exactly what Shahrazad wants the King to do. In the story, the demon is freed from a jar that has been underwater for hundreds of years, and intends to reward the fisherman with death. Instead of showing restraint, or some kind of mercy, because the demon’s arrogance and refusal to acknowledge the man who freed him, the demon wanted to either kill him or let him choose how he be killed. The fisherman warned him of what happens to those who receive ‘undeserving aid’ and in the end, tricked the demon back into his prison of a jar, when he could have easily been freed if he spared the man’s life.

The second story is the Tale of the Husband and the Parrot. It is a story within a story, and is told by King Yunan, to his vizier. The lesson to be learned is to be vigilant and to not do anything that will be regretted in the future. The lesson is well explained by the story of the husband and the parrot, because the man let his jealousy consume him, and relied on the parrot for inside information on whether his wife was faithful. This system failed as the wife tricked the parrot into making him look like a liar, which made the man kill the poor bird. Later on, the man learned that his wife was in fact cheating on him, causing him to feel great remorse about what he did to the parrot. King Yunan told the vizier this story to further emphasize the point that the vizier was making the Sage look bad out of jealousy, and the King would not do anything too hastily, for fear of regretting his actions and the accuracy of the vizier’s account.