Since women technically had no power without the help of a man, she had to be cunning and cunning to get what she wanted. The perfect example of this is the narrator of all these stories. Shahrazad, the Vizier's eldest daughter, willingly chooses to become the king's next bride. “'Give me in marriage to this King: either I will die and be a ransom for the daughters of the Muslims, or I will live and be the cause of their liberation'”. (pg.19) Shahrazad tricked the king into keeping her alive by telling him stories and stopping in between to survive another night. Her plan works and not only is she spared, but thanks to her the king realizes that women are eloquent and can be trusted. She also saved the lives of other girls since the king no longer needs a new woman every night. In The Story of Al-Haddar, the barber's second brother is tricked into shaving his beard and dyeing his eyebrows by a beautiful woman. This proves that one should not draw conclusions, even if it is nice