Monday, September 15, 2014

Week 5 Reading Diary: Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

The story about Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp is a little different from the Disney version. The beginning of this story tells of a false uncle, who is really a magician in search of magical lamp. He tricks Aladdin into searching for the lamp and he trapped. Aladdin finds the lamp and is able to summon the genie from the magical ring the magician gave him to get out of the cave. Aladdin's mom is the one who rubs the lamp and summons the genie. Aladdin uses this genie to grant him wishes to impress the sultan so he can marry the sultan's beautiful daughter. He builds a beautiful palace and fulfills all the sultan's wishes and marries the princess. The magician learns of Aladdin's success and determines that he must have found the lamp. He plots to steal the lamp. He is successful in capturing the lamp, and he also steals the palace and Aladdin's wife. Aladdin is able to defeat the magician, save his wife from the evil magician trying to turn her into his wife, and live in peace.

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