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The general story is narrated by an unknown narrator, and in this narration the stories are told by Scheherazade.

In most of Scheherazade's narrations there are also stories narrated, and even in some of these, there are some other stories.

This is particularly the case for the " Sinbad the Sailor " story narrated by Scheherazade in the One Thousand and One Nights.

Within the " Sinbad the Sailor " story itself, the protagonist Sinbad the Sailor narrates the stories of his seven voyages to Sinbad the Porter.

The device is also used to great effect in stories such as " The Three Apples " and " The Seven Viziers ".

In yet another tale Scheherazade narrates, " The Fisherman and the Jinni ", the " Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban " is narrated within it, and within that there are three more tales narrated.