Reading Notes: Arabian Nights Unit ; Part B

Aladdin
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Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

The once was a very poor boy named Aladdin who's dad had passed and he lives with his mother. A magician came up to Aladdin and tricked him into going in a cave to gather riches. Aladdin went in and gathered jews, fruits and a lamp. He took the lamp him to his mother and gave it to her to make her wealthy. Trying to clean the lamp, Aladdin rubbed the lamp and an ugly genie came out and asked how could please Aladdin. Aladdin told the genie to fetch him some food. The genie came back with lots of food on patters and plates. Aladdin sat down with his mother and ate all day long. He then begin to sell the plates to pay his mother. 

The next day the sultan told everyone to look away for the day for his daughter was going to bath. Aladdin went out and watch the princess to see what her face looked like. By doing this he saw her face and instantly fell in love with her. He asked the genie to bring the princess to him every night so that he could be with her for the sultan promised her to another man. The genie did so and the princess saw it all as a dream.

Aladdin thought of a way to win over the sultan so that he could have the princess. He asked the genie to make him grand palace with jewels and gold. The next day the genie had did so. The sultan, along with everyone else in the land, started to like Aladdin for he was a kind man and did things for the sultan. The sultan gave the princess to Aladdin. 

While this happened the magician heard about this and went to find Aladdin. Aladdin went out on a hunting trip and left the lamp at his palace. The magician went about the town yelling and saying he would trade old lamps for new lamps. The princess for the trick and gave the magician Aladdin's lamp. The palace disappeared. 

Aladdin killed the magician with a dagger for he had tricked the princess and ruined Aladdin plan. The magicians evil brother went after Aladdin for killing his brother. Aladdin killed him as well and he lived happily with with the princess. 

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