Aladdin and the Lamp

The next morning before the day broke.
Dear sister if you are not asleep,
do tell us about the pleasant tales of Aladdin and The Magic Lamp.
As Aladdin sat on the stairs in utter misery
and wept about his predicament,
he began to rub his hands together.
All at once there was some smoke
and an enormous Genie appeared before him.
I am at your service master.
Ask me whatever you want,
i am the slave of whoever wears my master's ring.
Oh slave of the ring,
i want you to carry me to the surface of the earth.
As soon as he finished his words,
the earth opened up and he found himself out of the cave
from where he entered the cave.
Aladdin arose and ran towards the city.
Mother! Mother!
I want you to know something,
that evil man tried to take my life?
He cannot be my uncle.
His only wish was to use me
so that he could get what he wanted.
His fondness for me was only pretentious.
Truly the man is a dangerous criminal,
how foolish am I to think of him as your uncle.
Next day
Mother please fetch me the lamp I brought with me,
I'll go and sell it and buy some food with the money.
So Aladdin's mother fetched the lamp for her son,
but she saw the lamp was exceedingly dirty.
My son,
Here's the lamp but it is dirty.
I think that it will sell for more if we wash it and polish it.
Then she began to rub the lamp with it.
However all of a sudden a gigantic Genie appeared.
Tell me what you want mistress I am your slave
and anyone who holds the lamp.
Aladdin's mother fell to the ground in a faint.
Aladdin hear the slave talking to his mother, rushed over.
Ask my lord whatever you want.
Oh slave of the lamp,
I am hungry, I want you to fetch something for me to eat
and let that something be delicious.
Genie served 12 golden platters of different kinds of meat,
delicious daintes, bread whiter than snow.
After setting all these things before Aladdin,
Here is what you desire,
If you would like anything else just tell me.
I don't need anything else right now
but if I do, I'll summon you.
Now you can go.
Get up mother, let's eat this food.
Throw away the lamp and the ring.
They can only cause us a great deal of problems.
No mother it's impossible for me throw away the lamp or the ring,
but i will hide the lamp from your sight,
and you will never have to see the Genie again.
Do as your wish my son.
Aladdin and his mother continued eating the food
that Genie had brought them.
Aladdin took one of the platters to sell it.
My boy if you indeed have something to sell to me
all you have to do is show it.
I'll pay you a good price
My son this platter is pure gold
and is worth 70 Dinars.
If you agree to this price, you may have the money.
Huh!
Aladdin accepted the money generously
and the day on he would bring the platters to the Goldsmith
and so he and his mother were soon in better circumstances.
After few years Aladdin became known
and loved by most of the folk in the buzaar.
One day after rising at dawn
and heading for the jewellers buzaar
he heard that the Lady Badroulbadour
the Sultan's daughter was visiting the buzaar
When Sultan's daughter had made the rounds of the city,
She raised her veil and her face glittered like a bright sun.
Aladdin caught the glimpses of her and fell in love with her.
When he returned home.
My son what happened to you.
Mother, i cannot rest until i won the heart of my darling
the beautiful Lady Badroulbadour.
I am determined to seek her hand.
Don't talk this way somebody might hear you
and declare you insane.
I'm quite aware of that I'm the child of poor parents.
Despite all this I'm not going to let myself be discouraged.
I shall die if I cannot win the heart of my darling.
Now tell me my son if and only if
I ask for his daughter's hand in marriage
What can we offer that suits his exalted position?
Since you brought up the subject of a gift,
I can offer the king something that
no other monarch in the world has ever seen.
I know for sure how priceless our gems are,
Now please bring me the bowl
so that I can put some of them in there
and arrange them in a splendid way.
You see how magnificent this present is for the Sultan.
Now you have no excuse so please take this bowl
and put my request to the sultan.
Don't worry yourself mother.
Remember I have the lamp
that provides me with the right answers.
Next day
Aladdin's mother took the bowl full of jewels to the palace
which she wrapped up in a fine kerchief.
Bring that woman to me
so that I can find what she wants and grant her request.
Woman, tell me now if there is a request
that you want of me.
Truly my lord there is something I would like to request,
but before I do this,
I would like you to grant me your protection.
Because your highness may find my petition highly unusual.
Tell me your request for you are under the protection of the almighty.
Great King I have a son named Aladdin.
One day he had a glimpse of the Lady
Badroulbadour, the Sultan's daughter.
Ever since the time he looked at her
he has demanded that I go
and ask permission from your highness
for him to wed your daughter.
Therefore I hope your highness will be merciful.
I beg you not to punish us.
After she said, everyone in the palace started laughing at her.
Tell me what Is that you have been carrying in your mantilla.
She immediately opened the mantilla
and set a bowl of jewels before him.
Never in my life have I seen anything
as beautiful as these jewels.
I don't think that I have a single one in my treasury like these.
Whoever makes a present like this to me
deserves to become the bridegroom of my daughter
as far as I can see
nobody is more worthy than this man.
I want you to go and tell your son that I am a man of my word
But he can have my daughter only on the condition
that he has to get me 40 platters of pure gold.
All brimful with gems with as
many as male and female servants.
If your son can provide this
then I will marry him to my daughter.
Aladdin's mother departed with a shock.
Tell me what happened.
The Sultan received me with all due honor
and had marveled at the extraordinary size of the jewels.
But the Sultan replied with a list of demands.
He expects you to give him a reply right away.
Mother please calm down.
The Sultan has demanded such extraordinary gifts
that he can deter me from marrying his daughter.
The fact is that he's demanded much less
than I had expected.
Do me a favor and go out to purchase the food for dinner.
Aladdin took the lamp and rubbed it
Immediately the slave appeared.
Ask my lord whatever you want.
I've asked permission from the Sultan to marry his daughter
and he has demanded 40 Platters of the purest gold
and all to be filled with gems
that come from the garden in the underground cave.
They are to be carried on the heads
of 40 male and female servants.
I want you to bring them to me at once.
As you request my lord.
When Aladdin's mother returned home
and when she entered the house
she saw the servants and jewels.
All this has come from the marvelous land.
Mother, please take this to the Sultan at once.
So that he'll know that I'm prepared to provide him
with all he wants and more.
As Aladdin's mother walked forward
as the servants followed her in fine procession.
The Sultan was extremely astonished
and captivated by the jewels and servants.
My lord this small token is the least we could do
to honor the Lady Badroulbadour.
Actually she really deserves much more than this.
Go to your son and tell him that I have accepted this gift
and shall keep my word.
My daughter shall be his bride
and he my son-In-Law.
This very night will be the beginning of the marriage
festivities only he must come here without delay.
You will be glad once you hear my news.
The Sultan has accepted your offer
and you are now engaged to the Lady Badroulbadour.
You are to be married to her this very night my son.
Thank you mother I'm so happy to hear the news.
Aladdin took the lamp and rubbed it.
Immediately the Genie appeared.
Ask my lord whatever you want.
I want you to fetch me the most expensive
and regal garments that surpass anything
ever worn by a king
and fetch me a stalin fit for a king
and let his trappings be studded with gold
and the finest jewels.
I want you to produce a dozen servants.
Incomparably beautiful and magnificently dressed.
So that they can accompany my mother to the royal palace.
As you command.
Aladdin dressed like a prince and mounted his horse
with servants in front and behind.
Once Aladdin reached the palace
My lord, thanks for your generosity
You have promised me the hand of your daughter
and I hope you will grant me a plot of land
where i can build up a pavilion suitable for your daughter.
My son, look around you
and choose whatever ground you deem
suitable for your plans.
But I think the best place would be to build your palace
on that broad ground over here facing my palace.
I could wish for nothing better
than to be near you your highness.
Aladdin mounted his horse and rode from the palace
and reached his home.
Once there he took the lamp and rubbed it.
Immediately the Genie appeared.
Ask my lord, whatever you want.
I have an important and urgent task for you.
I want you to build me a palace
in front of the Sultan's palace right away.
It must be marvelous and furnished royally
with every possible comfort.
As you request my lord.
Before daybreak he finished the palace and disappeared.
As the sun began to shine,
the Sultan arose from his sleep and went to his window
from which he saw a new grand palace
opposite to his palace.
Every soul in the city was wonderstruck by the spectacle.
Meanwhile the bands played with a splendid
marriage feast was displayed in the palace.
The marriage contract had been signed between
Aladdin and the Lady Badroulbadour.
The king summoned the ghazi's and witnesses.
My only satisfaction
is that the little boy has perished in that cave,
and i can only hope that someday i may still hold the lamp.
He took a magical square box and
studied them carefully to make sure of Aladdin's death
and determine the exact position of the lamp.
He became furious when he knew that Aladdin was alive.
I have suffered more pain than any other mortal
could bear because of that lamp
and that boy did'nt have to do a thing for it
to fall it into his hands.
All the above reasons why i must destroy him.
Wow! this is the most enchanting story i have heard sister.
The rest is still more wonderful and you would say so
If the Sultan would allow me to live another day
and would give me leave to tell it to you next night.
I will wait for some more time.
I can kill her any day.