相传古代印度与中国之间有一萨桑国,国王山鲁亚尔生性残暴嫉妒,因王后行为不端,将其杀死,此后每日娶一少女,翌日晨即杀掉,以示报复。宰相的女儿山鲁佐德为拯救无辜的女子,自愿嫁给国王,用讲述故事方法吸引国王,每夜讲到最精彩处,天刚好亮了,使国王爱不忍杀,允她下一夜继续讲。她的故事一直讲了一千零一夜,国王终于被感动,与她白首偕老。因其内容丰富,规模宏大,故被高尔基誉为世界民间文学史上“最壮丽的一座纪念碑”。
According to legend, ancient India and China between SA sang Guo, king of the hill rouillard brutal nature envy, for Queen misconduct, kill it, every day after marrying a girl, the next morning the kill retaliated by. Prime Minister's daughter Scheherazade to save the innocent woman, willing to marry the king, the storytelling method to attract the king, every night talks about the most wonderful place, day just bright, the king of love can not bear to kill, allow her the next night to continue to speak. Her story has been told the one thousand one night, the king was finally moved, and she was a happy ending. Because of its rich content and scale, it is known as "the most magnificent monument in the history of world folk literature" by Golgi ".