Scheherazade's dad, the Grand Vizier, tells "The Ass, the Ox, and the Labourer" to his little girl to attempt to prevent her from wedding the King who might kill her. There are two ethics in the story, the first is that you shouldn't place yourself in pointless peril, and the second, and less tasteful moral appears to say 'beat a lady who isn't devoted. Not excessively shockingly, Scheherazade ends up being very irate with her dad and quickly weds the King in any case.