The Arabian Nights
What is the main conflict in The Arabian Nights by Richard Francis Burton?
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The main conflict is centered around the three guests (a porter, three one-eyed Kalandars, and three merchants), who are invited in by the three sisters for rest but pledge they will not ask any questions that are not their business. The guests eventually ask questions and they are bound up.