Folktales are one of the many things the world's people have in common with each other.
Folktales reveal a great deal about the place in which they originate.
Discuss with students how we can learn things about a place from a story. Use examples from common stories. After telling the story have a class discussion on elements of the story. Inform students that mirrors figure in many tales from around the world. Students can make their own special mirror decorated with Arabic designs.