ALADDIN AND THE ENCHANTED LAMP
(Summary)
Many years ago, in Arabia, there was a boy
called Aladdin. He lived with his mother, they are very poor. He was a lazy boy and he did not like to
work.
One day in the market there was an old man in a
long black coat and asked for Aladdin.
Then he called out to Aladdin. Is your name Aladdin? Aladdin, son of
Mustafa? “Yes” he said. But my father is died five years ago. The old man began
to cry and said: Mustafa was my bother. “I wanted to see him again”, “But here
is my brother´s son, and I can see Mustafa in your face, my boy”. Aladdin, I am
your uncle, Abanazar.” Abanazar took ten pieces of gold out of his bag,
and put them into Aladdin´s hand for
your mother.
Aladdin gave his mother the ten pieces gold,
and he said: my uncle gave the money to us. Uncle Abanazar is coming to visit
us tomorrow.
The next day
Abanazar arrived at Aladdin ´s house. I can help my brother´s wife and
his son, because I am a rich man. Would
you like to have a shop in the market perhaps?, Abanazar said. And Aladdin
smiled. Why not? He said.
Early the next morning, he and Aladdin walked
to the market, and Abanazar bought his a coat. On day they walked to hills, and Abanazar gave
a ring for Aladdin. Then, you must find a lamp, Abanazar said. Abanazar was a magician from Morrocco, and he
wanted this lamp very much. It was a magic lamp, and only a poor boy from the
city could get it for him- a boy called Aladdin.
Soon Aladdin found the lamp, under one of the
trees. Then, he went back with Abanazar. Give the lamp to me, Abanazar said. But Aladdin don´t wanted give his
the lamp. Angrily,
Abanazar ran to the fire and put more powder on it. “Abracadabra” he
called.
The big white stone moved again, and now
Aladdin could not see the sky. He was in the
dark, under the ground, and could not get out.
“Uncle Abanazar! Uncle!” Aladdin hit the stone
but nothing moved. Don´t leave me here! Please!
Then Aladdin began to cry. I´m going to die down here, he thought. For
three days and three night Aladdin waited, but no help came. On the third day he remembered Abanazar´s ring
on his finger. He could not see the ring in the dark so he put his right hand
on it…
WHOOSH!
There was a sudden noise, and blue smoke came
out of the ring. And then, out of the smoke came a big jinnee. I am here, master, I am here, the jinnee
cried. “I am the slave of the ring. What is your wish?”
Aladdin was very surprised, and very afraid.
Take me out of here, he said. “to hear is to obey” the jinnee said, and a
second later Aladdin was back on the hills under the blue sky.
When he got to home, his mother was very happy
to see him. Oh, Aladdin, she said. What
happened to you? And where is your uncle?. “Abanazar isn´t my uncle, Mother” he
is a magician and a bad man. He nearly killed me.
Aladdin slept for many hours. The next morning
he opened his eyes and said: Mother, I´m hungry. We have nothing, she
said. Then Aladdin remembered the
lamp. “Take this lamp and sell that”. That
dirty old thing? Aladdin´s mother said. I must clean it first. She began to rub
it and…
WHOOSH! Noise, fire, and red smoke came from
the lamp, and out of the smoke came a very big jinnee. I am the slave of the
lamp, cried the jinnee. What is your wish, mistress? And Aladdin said: Bring
rice and meat to us. The jinnee went away, and came back in a second with rice,
meat, bread, and fruit on twelve gold
plates. Aladdin and his mother ate and ate. Aladdin took of the one plates to
sold it for two pieces of gold.
Every day after that, Aladdin rubbed the lamp. And
when the jinnee came, Aladdin said: Bring rice and meat. And every day he sold
the gold plates.
Soon they were rich.
Five years later, Aladdin had a shop in the market
and three market-seller worked for him. Aladdin was good to them. Aladdin and his mother had a nice house near
the gardens. But only they knew about the magic lamp an the jinnee.
One day Aladdin saw the Sultan´s daughter, the
princess Badr-al-Budur. Mother I must
have the princess for my wife, Aladdin said. Go to Sultan´s palace and ask for me.
Listen, my son. The daughters of a Sultan don´t
marry poor boys from the city, the Aladdin´s mother said.
Take these jewels, Mother, on a gold plate, he
said, and give them to sultan.
Then she went into a long room, but she was
very afraid. In the evening she went back home again with the jewels. Aladdin was very angry with her.
For many days after that, Aladdin´s mother went
to the palace, but she was always afraid to speak.
The Sultan asked his Vizier: Who is that woman?
Why does she come to palace every day? The Aladdin´s mother, the Vizier
answered. Come with me, the Sultan said.
Why do you come to palace every day? The Sultan asked. Your Majesty, I have a son, a
good young man. He is called Aladdin. He loves your daughter. He wants to marry
her.
The Sultan laughed.
Your Majesty, these jewels are for you, from my
son Aladdin.
These are very beautiful jewels, the sultan
said. Your son is a rich man- a good husband for my daughter.
The Vizier did not like to hear this, because
he wanted the princess to marry his son. Your Majesty, give him three months,
and my son, can find better jewels than these.
Your son must wait for three months, the sultan
said.
Two months after, the Princess was going to
marry the vizier´s son. Aladdin was very unhappy.
He rubbed the magic lamp, and he wish to bring to
the princess to the home. Aladdin took her hand and looked into her eyes, he
said, I´m Aladdin, and I love you. I cannot live without you, and I want to
marry you.
The next morning, the princess said, I don´t
want marry the vizier´s son father. I want Aladdin for my husband.
Then the Sultan requests him to Aladdin several
thing. And Aladdin carry out with all. And the sultan allowed the marriage.
Time passed. Aladdin married the Sultan's
daughter and was very happy.
Where was Abanazar all this time? He went home
to Morocco. He was very angry with Aladdin. But the boy is dead now, he
thought.
It so happened that the evil magician got to
know of Aladdin's good fortune. He came by Aladdin's palace pretending to
exchange old lamps for new. The princes, Aladdin's wife, not knowing the value
of the lamp to Aladdin called out to the magician to wait.
As soon as the magician saw the lamp he grabbed
it from the princess' hand and rubbed it. The genie appeared, "you are my
master and your wish is my command," he said to the magician. "Take
Aladdin's palace to the great desert faraway from here," ordered the
magician.
When Aladdin came home, there was no palace and
no princess. He guessed it must be the evil magician who had come to take
revenge on him. All was not lost, Aladdin had a ring that the magician had
given to him. Aladdin pulled out that ring, rubbed it. Another genie appeared.
Aladdin said, "Take me to my princess."
soon, Aladdin was in Arabia with his princess.
He found his lamp lying on a table next to the magician. Before the magician
could react, Aladdin jumped for the lamp and got hold of it. As soon as he had
the lamp, Aladdin rubbed it.
The genie appeared again and said, "My master,
Aladdin, it is indeed good to serve you again. What is it that you wish?"
"I want you to send this magician to another world so that he never harms
anybody," said Aladdin. Aladdin's wish was carried out; the evil magician
disappeared forever.
The genie carried Aladdin, the princes and the
palace back to home. He stayed with Aladdin for the rest of his life.
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