Stltoday: Persia — present-day Iran — is the source for one of the original adventure stories, "One Thousand and One Nights." "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" is based on a video game, so it's not exactly original and hardly Persian, but it serves the same function as Scheherazade's tales: to captivate a particular audience.
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TNS: "Wicked is a funny movie with great performances and musical numbers, but it isn't without a fair share of issues."