THE MAGICAL IN THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Story1-E Wiinning The Princess
ALLADIN mother
His mother could not believe the tale her son told her. “Magic lamp?” she laughed. “That old thing?” She took the lamp, grabbed a rag, and started to clean it. “If there were really a Genie in this old lamp, I would say to it, ‘Genie, make a feast for my son and me, and serve it on plates of gold!’”
You can imagine the mother’s surprise!
Genie
The Genie rose up out of the lamp, and a feast fit for a king weighed down her kitchen table, on plates of glimmering gold.
Mother and son enjoyed a feast like no other. Then the mother washed and sold the gold plates, and bought necessary things to live. From then on, Aladdin and his mother lived well.
ALLADIN
One day, Aladdin thought to himself, “Why think small? With my jewel-fruits, I could marry the princess and become the prince of this land!”
ALLADIN mother
His mother laughed. “You can’t just go to a palace with some fine gifts and expect to marry the princess!”
ALLADIN
But Aladdin urged her to try.
They wrapped some of the jewel-fruits in silk cloth, and the mother went to the palace.
The guards stopped her at once. But as she insisted she had something very valuable for the Sultan, they let her in
the sultan
Said the Sultan, “What have you brought me in those silk rags?
ALLADIN mother
She showed him the jewel-fruits. to the sultan
the sultan
“But the Sultan said if your son is as worthy of my daughter as you say, he must bring me 40 golden trays of the same gems, carried in by servants.”
ALLADIN mother
The mother went home and told her son the Sultan’s demand.
ALLADIN
It's no problem,” said Aladdin. “Call for the Genie and make your second wish.” And so his mother rubbed the lamp and made her second wish.
Before long, she was at the steps of the Sultan’s palace with 40 golden trays of the jewel-fruits, carried in by as many servants.
the sultan
The Sultan was pleased. “But you cannot think this is enough to win the hand of my daughter!” he said. “To truly win my favor, your son must build a golden palace for he and my daughter to live.”
ALLADIN mother
The Mother brought back this news, too. So for her third wish, the Mother asked the Genie to create a golden palace.
The next morning, right outside the Sultan’s bedroom, appeared a huge golden palace, gleaming in the sun
ALLADIN mother
Meanwhile back at Aladdin’s home, his Mother said, “It is time for you to go, my son, to meet your princess.” Her wishes spent, she gave him the lamp.
the sultan
The next morning, the Sultan called for his daughter. “Look at this palace!” he said, pointing out the window. “This is the husband for you!”
prinses jasmine
What do you mean, Father?” said his daughter
prinses jasmine
What do you know about this man? Have you ever met him?”
the sultan
What’s there to know?” said the Sultan. “He can make a golden palace appear overnight. He’s even more powerful than my royal adviser, the Vizier.”
prinses jasmine
Yesterday, your Vizier was most powerful man in the kingdom," said his daughter, "and I was to marry him.
prinses jasmine
Today, this stranger is the most powerful one and I’m to marry him. Why do you think it matters to me who’s the most powerful?”
the sultan
It matters to ME!” said the Sultan.
“I can’t believe this!” The princess threw her arms up in despair, and she left.
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