Choose ONE frame story (The Second Old Man's Tale) for The Thousand and One Nights and write a
paragraph precis (a summary using specific phrases from the story).
- Begin with the "book report" Literature opener identifying each work as a fable (a beast tale with a moral
lesson), an exemplar (a tale with a Biblical or moral lesson), or a fableaux (an obscene joke). - The essay should follow the book report format found attached to this assignment.