Reading Notes: Arabian Nights Part B
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Aladdin is set in China, while the villain from Africa. There is no monkey or parrot. Same story as Disney Aladdin but some parts different. While in the cave, Aladdin scared and rubbed his ring the "uncle" gave him, a genie appears. With genie of the ring and lamp, he brought them him to his mother. One day, he catches glimpse of the princess of the sultan and fell in love. Sultan broke his promise to Aladdin's mother to wait for three months and the princess were to marry to the vizir's son. Aladdin made a wish and teleport to the princess, and slept in her bed while she was frightened. This goes on until the vizir's son was so fearful that he divorced the princess. Three months passed, Aladdin and his mom came back for the promise and the sultan made an impossible proposition of receiving plenty of jewels and slaves. With the genie, Aladdin accomplished the task and also build a palace overnight. The magician remembered Aladdin and came back for the lamp. A slave gave the magician the lamp and the magician wished for him, the palace and the princess to teleport to Africa. Aladdin was bound and about to be executed by the sultan but the people loved Aladdin. They pushed through and the sultan has to untie him and Aladdin promised to find the princess in 40 days. He tried his best but to no avail so he started to pray and rubbed his magic ring. The genie then teleport Aladdin to Africa. Aladdin gave a powder to the princess and the princess tricked the magician into the laced wine. The magician is dead and Aladdin got the lamp back but the magician has a brother. The brother disguised himself as a woman and tricked the princess into wanting a roc's egg (giant bird). Aladdin conjured the genie and the genie warned Aladdin that he is about to be killed. Aladdin realized the truth and stabbed the magician disguised as a woman and he and the princess live happily ever after.
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