STORY TELLING
ALLADIN
Once there lived a poor widow and her son,
Aladdin. One day, Aladdin’s uncle, Mustafa, came to visit them. He said,
“Sister, why don’t you let Aladdin come and work for me?” They agreed and
Mustafa took Aladdin along with him. They walked in the desert and came to a
cave. The cave was full of riches and treasures but Mustafa was afraid to go
inside. He wanted Aladdin to go in and get him the treasures instead. “Go
inside,” commanded Mustafa, “and find me the jewels. You will also find a lamp.
Bring it to me.”
Aladdin went inside and found more riches
than he could ever imagine. He found a beautiful ring and wore it on his
finger. He also collected as many gems as he could, but before he could come
out of the cave, Mustafa said, “Quick! Just hand me all, the jewels and the
lamp!” Aladdin refused. Angry at the refusal, his cruel uncle blocked the
entrance of the cave and left.
Aladdin sat in the dark and cried. Then he
saw the old lamp and decided to light it. While cleaning it, he rubbed the lamp
and out came a genie! “Master, I shall grant you three wishes,” he said.
Aladdin said, “Take me home!” In seconds, Aladdin was with his mother, counting
the gems he had brought from the cave. Aladdin also brought the ring along with
him and when he rubbed it, out came another genie! “Master, I shall grant you
three wishes!” said the genie. “Make us rich and happy!” said Aladdin. And
Aladdin and his mother lived happily.
One day, Aladdin saw the sultan’s daughter
and fell in love with her. He went to the palace with gems and asked for her
hand in marriage. The king agreed to this. After marriage, Aladdin showered the
princess with all the riches and gave her a huge palace to live in. When the
sultan died, Aladdin ruled the kingdom. He was just and kind hearted and
everybody was happy under his rule.
Meanwhile, Mustafa came to know how
Aladdin found the magic lamp and became rich. He wanted to take the lamp back.
So, one day, when Aladdin was away, Mustafa came to the palace dressed as a
trader. He cried out, “Get new lamps for old ones! New lamps for old!” Hearing
this, the princess took out the magic lamp and gave it to him. She did not know
that the old lamp was indeed magical. She bought a shiny new lamp instead.
Mustafa gladly took the lamp and went away. He then commanded the genie, “Send
Aladdin’s entire palace into the deserts in Africa!” And saying this, Mustafa,
along with the princess in the palace, were sent to Africa. Aladdin, on coming
back, found his wife and house missing. He searched for the palace for three long
days. Finally, he rubbed his magic ring and asked the genie, “Please take me to
my princess!” The genie agreed. When he met his wife, Aladdin and the princess
decided to trick Mustafa.
One night, the princess said to Mustafa,
“I don’t think Aladdin will ever find me here! I might as well live as your
slave for I am certain he is dead now!” Mustafa was very happy and ordered for
a feast. During the feast, the princess got Mustafa drunk and he fell into a
deep sleep.
In the meantime, the princess took the magic
lamp to Aladdin. Together, they asked the genie of the lamp to take the entire
palace back to Aladdin’s kingdom. The genie then killed Mustafa and Aladdin and
the princess lived happily ever after.
