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While it is important to hone skills and pursue work, entertainment gives us a way to relax and have fun. It allows families to grow closer. And it provides children with an activity that often mimics adult activities and prepares them for adult responsibilities. Children’s entertaiment also inspires adults – the famous Scheherazade story in the Persian professional storytelling tradition inspired composers Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel and Szymanowski to write orchestral music, director Pasolini to make a film adaptation and even innovative video games.