How does the text draw upon fables for didactic (educational) purposes

Topic: Medieval literature in Arab culture (fiction, frame story). Reading: The Thousand and One Nights; (Norton, Vol. 1, pages 1173-1197 (excerpts from the work)Discuss how the frame story and the “enframed” stories work in The Thousand and One Nights. How does the text draw upon fables for didactic (educational) purposes? Discuss relations between men and women in the work. Do you agree with the “lessons” in the text?