[M&D p. 22] Spoiler -- Question

[Tod Mahony]

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>[and answer to! sk]
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>> On page 22, the L.E.D. says:
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>>  "[...] we go on as tail-wagging Scheherezades, ever a step away from
>>   the dread Palm Leaf, nightly delaying the Blades of our Masters by
>>   telling back to them tales of their humanity."
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>> What does the Palm Leaf mean?  What is it?  I am guessing that
>> Scheherezade must be the wife in "1001 Nights", am I correct?
>> (Right after that a sailor says: "Oh I say, Dog in Palm Leaf, what
>> nonsense")
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>> Saludos, Juan.
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>Scheherezade is the young woman in "1001 Nights" who tells the cuckolded
king stories to prevent her death.  The story within a story format of
"1001 Nights" should be familiar to all on this list.  She eventually
becomes his wife (oops, should have put a spoiler warning!)
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Hey, then there's our Scheherezadical Reverend.  This whole book is a tale
he's telling to amuse the children, for fear of being turned out (Boppo!)
to the "Winter's Block and Blade".

Tod