Aladdin_and_the_Magic_Lamp

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, a long time ago in China, there lived a poor boy whose name

was Aladdin.

Aladdin was the son of Mustafa, a poor tailor.

After his father died, his mother earned money by spinning cotton.

Aladdin was a lazy boy.

He liked to play all day long in the streets with little lazy boys like himself.

One day, a wicked magician met Aladdin in the marketplace.

He said, you must be the son of my brother Mustafa.

I am sir, replied Aladdin, but he died a long while ago.

The stranger kissed him, saying, I am your uncle.

Take their gold coins for your mother and tell her I will visit her tomorrow.

Aladdin ran home and told his mother of his newly found uncle.

Your father had a brother, but I always thought he was dead, said his mother.

The next day, she prepared supple and fruit and welcomed the stranger.

I left home long ago after a fight with my brother.

The magician said, to show how sorry I am.

I want to set Aladdin up in a shop and make his fortune.

That day, the false uncle bought Aladdin a fine suit of clothes and gifts.

He took him all over the city and he also put a ring on his finger.

Aladdin's mother was happy when she saw this.

She wasn't worried anymore.

The next day, the magician took Aladdin past the city gates,

till they came to a lonely place.

We will go no further, said the magician.

I will show you something wonderful.

They stopped near a huge stone and the magician uttered some magic words.

The stone rolled aside and a hole appeared in the ground.

The magician told Aladdin to go down the steps,

which led to a hall, where there would be a lamp.

Bring me that lamp, he said.

Aladdin went down the steps into the hall.

He saw trucks filled with precious stones and sparkling gold.

Aladdin found the lamp.

He also filled his pockets with as many precious stones as he could.

Aladdin then climbed up the steps.

The magician asked for the lamp.

Help me out first, said Aladdin.

This made the magician very angry.

He uttered some magic words and the stone rolled back into place.

Aladdin was trapped.

For two days, Aladdin remained in the dark, crying.

The poor boy was so afraid that he joined his hands in the prayer.

As he did so, he happened to rub the ring that the magician had put on his finger.

A huge genie appeared before him.

What is your command, master?

He said.

Get me out of here, said Aladdin.

All of a sudden, he was out in the open again.

Aladdin ran home with the lamp and all the treasure that he had collected.

His mother listened eagerly as Aladdin told her about his adventure.

The next day, when his mother was cleaning the lamp in the courtyard,

the same genie who had appeared to Aladdin stood before her.

What is your command, he said?

Bring us fine food, said Aladdin.

At once, the genie laid delicious food before them.

Now, Aladdin and his mother began living on comfort.

One day, Aladdin saw the Sultan's daughter.

He wanted to marry her.

So, he sent his mother some jewels to the Sultan to ask for her hand in marriage.

The Sultan was delighted.

He said, tell Aladdin to send me 40 gold basins filled with jewels.

He can then marry my daughter.

Aladdin rubbed the magic lamp once again.

Soon, 40 slaves appeared, carrying basins of jewels.

Aladdin's mother led them to the palace.

The Sultan was overjoyed.

I shall be delighted to have Aladdin marry my daughter, he said.

Aladdin ordered the genie to build a fine palace for the princess.

The marriage took place with great pomp and show in that fine palace.

Meanwhile, the magician learned about Aladdin's good fortune.

He knew what was because of the magic lamp.

He decided to get that lamp.

So, he disguised himself as a lamp -seller and stood outside Aladdin's palace, crying,

new lamps for old.

The princess heard this and told her maid to exchange Aladdin's old lamp for a new one.

Once the magician got hold of the magic lamp, he rubbed it and the genie appeared.

Take this palace and the princess to my country, he ordered.

The genie did as he was told.

When Aladdin discovered what had happened, he did not know what to do.

He joined his hands in prayer.

In doing so, he rubbed the ring.

The genie appeared.

Aladdin told him to bring back his princess.

That is not in my power, said the genie.

I am only the slave of the ring.

You must ask the slave of the lamp.

Even so, said Aladdin, take me to the palace and set me down under my dear wife's window.

The genie did as he was told.

Aladdin found himself in Africa, under the window of the princess, and he fell asleep.

He was awakened by the singing of the birds.

As the princess was dressing, one of her women looked out and saw Aladdin.

The princess ran and opened the window.

Aladdin said, I beg of you princess, before we speak of anything else, tell me where is the old lamp.

Alas, the princess said, and told him of the exchange of the lamp.

The magician carries it about with him, she said.

He wants me to forget you and marry him.

Aladdin made a plan.

He went to the town and changed his clothes.

He bought a poison that can kill a man.

Then he returned to the princess, who let him in by a little side door.

Put on your most beautiful dress, he said to her.

Tell him that you have forgotten me.

Then say that you wish to taste the best wine of his country.

Don't forget to put this poison into his cup.

The princess listened carefully to Aladdin, and then when the magician came, she welcomed him in her beautiful dress.

I have made up my mind that Aladdin is dead, and that all my tears will not bring him back.

So I'm going to marry you, she said.

The magician was happier than ever.

Before drinking the wine, he made her a speech in praise of her beauty.

But in a few minutes, he was lying dead.

The princess then opened the door to Aladdin and flung her arms around his neck.

Aladdin then went to the dead magician, took the lamp out of his vest.

He made a last wish for the genie.

Soon the palace and the princess appeared before him.

Aladdin set the genie free, and he and his wife lived happily ever after.