# Suleiman-bin-Daoud — Just So Stories character guide

> Suleiman-bin-Daoud in Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Daoud, Suleiman, the Most Wise Suleiman-bin-Daoud

**First appearance:** 0011-the-butterfly-that-stamped

## Snapshot

The Most Wise Sovereign who understands the speech of beasts and insects, yet still must learn humility before his queen and a butterfly.

## Who they are

Suleiman-bin-Daoud wears a ring that summons Afreets, Djinns, Fairies, and even Azrael, and he can hear what rocks and trees say. His one attempt to show off by feeding all the world's animals ends in shame when a single sea-creature eats the feast in three mouthfuls. Married to nine hundred and ninety-nine wives besides the wise Balkis, he must now navigate a domestic quarrel that only a small stamped butterfly can settle.

## Relationships

### [The Butterfly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/the_butterfly)

_friendship_

Suleiman-bin-Daoud and The Butterfly share a respectful, curious friendship, with the butterfly often seeking the king's wisdom.

### [Balkis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/balkis)

_romantic_

Balkis is Suleiman-bin-Daoud's beloved wife, sharing a deep and affectionate partnership with the wise king.

### [Old Man Kangaroo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/old_man_kangaroo)

_social_

Old Man Kangaroo and Suleiman-bin-Daoud interact as characters from different tales, with no strong emotional bond.

### [Balkis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/balkis)

_romantic_

Balkis is Suleiman-bin-Daoud's beloved wife, sharing a deep and affectionate partnership with the wise king.

### [Old Man Kangaroo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/old_man_kangaroo)

_social_

Old Man Kangaroo and Suleiman-bin-Daoud interact as characters from different tales, with no strong emotional bond.

### [The Butterfly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/the_butterfly)

_friendship_

Suleiman-bin-Daoud and The Butterfly share a respectful, curious friendship, with the butterfly often seeking the king's wisdom.

### [The Butterfly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/the_butterfly)

_friendship_

Suleiman-bin-Daoud and The Butterfly share a respectful, curious friendship, with the butterfly often seeking the king's wisdom.

### [Old Man Kangaroo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/old_man_kangaroo)

_social_

Old Man Kangaroo and Suleiman-bin-Daoud interact as characters from different tales, with no strong emotional bond.

## In the story

### [The Butterfly That Stamped](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/chapters/the-butterfly-that-stamped)

The wise king who understands all creatures and uses a butterfly's boast to teach his wives a lesson.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters/suleiman_bin_daoud
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/just_so_stories_se/characters