Vicious Cycles Episode 1: Shahrazad

Welcome to Season 4 of Myths & Muses! This summer, the epic storyteller and cycle-breaker Shahrazad has taken the liberty of signing us up for some ImpossibleQuests. I know that might seem a little odd. But here’s what I know about Shahrazad: When she makes a plan, it works. Whatever she has in mind for us, I know she wouldn’t be putting us in this position if she didn’t think we could take on the challenge. And I’m sure she’ll have our backs along the way.

In case you don't know why I trust Shahrazad so much on this, though, I'm using this first episode to tell you her story. The rest of the season, I'll be doing my best to guide you all based on the titles of the ImpossibleQuests we'll apparently be facing at camp this summer.

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[Transcript for Episode 1]

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Stuff to Read: 

• Scheherazade: the story of a storyteller | Art UK
• Heroines, Stories, and Shahrazad - The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic 
• Arabian Nights: Scheherazade  
• The Arabian Nights retold by Wafa' Tarnowska with illustrations by Carole Henáff (Picture book, 8+, Lebanese author; available on Hoopla)