Aladdin And The Magic Lamp
A poor boy named Aladdin used to live with his mother. One fine day, a rich stranger came to their house looking for the boy.
“I am a merchant,” he said to Aladdin’s mother, “I have come from Arabia to take your son with me for a little work. I will pay your boy so much that you will not be poor anymore.”
Aladdin’s mother agreed because they really needed the money to survive. However, the man who said he was a merchant was actually a magician.
The following day, Aladdin packed his belongings and left with the merchant. They travelled for many hours before the merchant stopped. Aladdin was taken by surprise, as it was a lonely spot, and there was no one around.
The merchant took out some coloured powder from his pocket and threw it at the ground. The next moment there was a lot of smoke all around. As the smoke cleared, Aladdin saw a big cave-like opening in the ground. The merchant said to Aladdin,
“Go inside. You will find a lot of gold inside the cave, more than you will ever see in your entire life. Take as much gold as you want.”
“There is an old lamp inside the cave; just get that lamp out for me,” said the merchant.
Aladdin became suspicious and entered the cave. Inside, he saw that the cave was filled with gold. He filled all his pockets with gold, as much as he could, and started looking for the lamp and found it. The lamp was old and dirty. Aladdin took the lamp and called out to the merchant to help him come out of the cave.
“Hand me over the lamp first,” the merchant said.
Aladdin was afraid that if he first gave the lamp, the merchant would leave him inside the cave. So, he requested him to pull him out first. The merchant got angry hearing this, took out some more powder from his pocket and threw it at the cave. The opening of cave closed with a huge rock. Aladdin was very scared and started shouting, hoping that someone would come and help him out. Many hours passed by, but no one came to help him.
As Aladdin was sitting alone inside the cave, he started cleaning the lamp. Suddenly, a strange fog filled up the cave, and a voice appeared,
“My master, I am the genie of this lamp. How can I help you? Tell me your wish.”
It was a huge man who looked quite strange.
“Take me to my home,” Aladdin said to him.
The next instant, Aladdin was at home with his mother. Aladdin told her all about his adventure with the merchant. Aladdin rubbed the lamp and called the genie again. He asked him for a palace, and soon Aladdin and his mother were living inside a beautiful palace.
Aladdin became famous and was married to the princess, the daughter of the Sultan, they were very happy. The magician who came disguised as a merchant, heard all about Aladdin. He came to the palace disguised as an old man who exchanged old lamps and gave new ones. Aladdin had not told the princess about his magic lamp. She gave it to the magician. As soon as he saw the lamp, he recognised it and ran away, grabbing it.
The magician summoned the genie, and he was now the new master.
“Shift Aladdin’s palace far away from here to the desert,” he said to the genie.
When Aladdin returned to the place of his palace, he could not find it or his princess and mother. He was very worried but then realised that it must be that evil magician who wanted to take revenge on him. Aladdin thought hard and remembered the magician gave him a ring that could help him. Aladdin rubbed the ring, and another genie appeared.
“Take me to wherever my princess and palace are,” Aladdin instructed the genie.
The very next moment, Aladdin found himself in the desert near his palace and his princess. The magician was also there, and the lamp was placed on a table next to him. Aladdin quickly jumped and grabbed the lamp before the magician could realise what was going on. He quickly rubbed the lamp, and the genie appeared.
“My master, how can I serve you again?” the genie asked
“Send this evil magician to an unknown place, from where he can never return or harm anyone,” Aladdin said.
“Whatever you want, my master,” said the genie, and the magician disappeared, never to return again.
The genie transports Aladdin back to where his palace was earlier. Aladdin lived happily with his wife and mother.
