“Why Erotica?”
In the glow of the fire, all eyes are fixed upon the griot, standing in the midst of the gathering. His words fall upon the listeners like welcome rain in the desert. They lean forward eagerly, ears pricked forward, like zebras at the watering hole, drinking in the tale.
A beautiful maiden volunteers to spend the night with a king thirsty for her blood at dawn. Yet when dawn comes, he spares her life so that she may live another night to complete her tale-and begin another. The clever and resourceful maiden seduces the monarch into sparing her life for one thousand and one nights.