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Scheherazade - I - Ali Baba

Scheherazade - I - Ali Baba

Adam Nathan
Nov 04, 2023
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Ali, a Persian wood monger, gathered branches from the deserted cliffside and sang out into the desert night. His meager inheritance long exhausted, Ali spent his evenings laboring to support a wife and young daughter through the sale of kindling scraps at market.

Despite his poverty and modest trade, Ali was a man both wise and clever, and he sang out …

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