Turandot, Puccini’s opera, told by stylised illustrations in a book br the heart of an Ice Princess frozen by the Moon Goddess, three br riddles posed to every Prince who wished to be her suitor on pain br of death if he could not get the answers right, beheaded by br imperial gesture of the shimmering beauty br br Another Prince intrigued by the Princess, the first riddle: Every br night it soars anew, every day it dies - Hope, he replied; Illusion br said the Princess cold - the second riddle: Dream and the flame br flares anew - It is my blood that burns within with love for you, br answered the Prince - the third riddle: What is ice br br that gives you fire - You cast a hundred spells - he sighed, The br answer is Turandot; he won the challenge, but would not marry br her against her will, set her one riddle - Say my name, made br her a gift of it to doom them both if she named him, then she br declared LOVE to be the stranger’s name br br Chose to marry the strange Prince who by being brave and br generous won her respect; she despised all others but br feared him, cried her first tears - Conquer you or be br conquered – an enchanting Persian tale from A br Thousand and One Nightsbr br Margaret Alice Secondbr br