THE . OREGON ; DAILY f; JOURNAL, - PORTLAND, SATURDAY . EVENING; MARCH J4, 1905
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ALADDIN was Uie : son tof a poor "widow? who
made her living, pinning cotton. When
Aladdin . was li years old. heas playing;inTthe.atreet
one;day,Twhenmitingerlookingmari stoppedtand
looked Jat him. Helwaj'arwicked AfricanlmaglSan
who needed boy.to help him.- andjje thought Aladdin
waanioe; kking-little;feUowai( just itheboy;ha
wanted.
"nowwodd-you'likeltoiworkifownip.'iinyUtoy?
I.wili pay yourwelL"'h aaid'toVUaddia.
- Aladdinrsaid ,'notliingX would iplcaaelhjinmorcrif
hia mother i would letElnv
The'pooriwidow:was7overjoyedlto"hawAlaiJiki
inakt;fome!moneyandrhe:started.nexdayitoiworl;
fori the t magician,Twho treated AladdinXreryjkindly,
giving him lots of fine clothes and paying him well
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EVERYTHING went -weil until, one day. the
magician said to. Aladdin:
"Come, my boy, 1 will take yon to walk and
shoWyoii"aome '.very; fine! things.
They went together into a great valley, with
high mountains on all side. At last the magician
1 said:
"Letus-rest here a while. Gt 'sonwsticks'arul
liwilbnake'a fireT"
Aladdin "gathefed'a" lot of ."sticks "anirthe'ningieiahi
built a big fire. Heathen ithrew. a queer "kind of per
fume'upon ' the namcs,and. spoke ; someJatrang6?wordju
Ablack smoke "curled upwards andrth ground' sJwol
and opened before them. Looking down. Aladdin
aWaTsquarCLstone'with a brasscring fasteneditathe
top'oflti Heiwaa. frightened and started to run away,
whenfcthelmagician garelhiinaboxon the erOut
nearly knocked his.teetb out; Herwu.ruoiffrifl,htened
than'.evcr.nowrand said? in 'weak.'vbice a
"W
ril3VT,'!ooutwanfmto'.dof I ;am;mdy
to obey."
"Take the ringiand lift up the. stone," said the
magician.
Aladdin lifted the stone"witnout:any: trouble, and
saw at the bottonfof. the opening a little door.with steps
to .go down even 'lower.
"Go djwn,"andwhen you get to 'the steps you will
iaertadooriwhichkads:into.three"great halls. In each
are4four bronxerasesffull'of'goldand silver. Walk
ttraight'otvuntU.you'come to a'garden?, and .there you
will see in a .niche in theiwall a lighted lamp. Put it
out. and bring it to me. Touch nothing, else :on" your
way, lor; you. will die."
When the magician had said'this he'took-off a
ring which be had on his finger and gave it to Aladdin.
"As long as you -wear. this ring no.,eril.cancome
to you," he said.
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AHADDIM Jttmped IAo the -opeiilngandwenl
to. the bottomviVthe-ctepCand therCherfound
everything ustaa:thefmagidan had : said jtlwould het
Ilctook . the riamp'nd (walked bockTtotheIopening
Give.lneour.haiodp'rnelup.heIledllO
the!magician4
Give;me!tljlamp"sfrtheagimn'amwens(l.
ICis;noCmtmyjway;Iwill'give.itoyou.wheni
I.smelout!""
At thU'thc'taagician'flewjntoya'rage'and.'tunung,
threwfa littleTperfume on the fire and a gainsaid some
magicXwordi4 At that the. ground closed overt tha
entrance
Aladdin'called,"f''Iwul'give yau'.tbe'lampl Only
let me outr
But no, the micked magician' would'not.
There Aladdin stayed for two days without food
ors-drink. At last he thought , of the ring upon his
finger. He rubbed iUnd al flnceragreat figure
appearedt
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HAT do jrou wisht T mftadyto'obe3r
you as your slave.!'
"Whoever you4are,,takeme-wtwf 'thisipJaceP
.Aladdin cried.
Scarcely hid he ' said 'tmV when he' found himself
out'of the cave. He ran home quickly and. told, his
mother what the wicked magician had done,
Spme days after this Aladdin thought he; would
sell the lamp, as they 'were in, need of money. He
asked his mother to clean it up. She bad just begun
to-mb the .lamp, when .ajudeons,. gigantic, geniua. rose
out of thcround.
"What do you:wish I. am r,eady:a?obey you,
it; said.
Aladdin seiaed the lamp and saidiT.am hungry;
bring me something to eat"
The genius disappeared and came back in a mo
ment with a lot of the very best food, andJAkddin and
his mother; were never, in want after ..this.
NB day Aladdin, saw 'Jtbt 'princess irom hi
windo'wwas she passed hji lie, thought her
very 'beautiful 'and longed 'toa&nhar. XLr uid tv
bisJUnotberj
I want'Co'fnarrya pnhcess1 "
Hisimother laughed. a him, sayuig '"Vouarei
foolish boy; A.princesA'mumajry'atprmcel''
will 'marryTiert . mothejua-tJaaipwill.helpi
jnerAJieranswered.
And AUddin'rubbed the tamp. The gcaiuacfc ,
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once appeared and he, told him of his. wisL Tha
genius, said i
our"w:shaIfbeiTODeyed
Tn a" very shorLtime .the. genius retunied'wtodfty
blacklslaves.Teachrcarryingon hishead Urge golden
basins full of pearls and diamonds and'rubies.
HE TOLD: the. slaves, to take, all -this to tlic
palace and give the gems to the sultan as. a
present from Aladdin. The sultan was pleased.
"Go," he. said, "and tell the young man .who sent
all these riches that. I will welcome him as my son-in-law."
For he thought Aladdin must be very; rich.
So Aladdin and the. princess 'were married,! and
Aladdin rubbed ..the lamp many times, and they were
very happy. .
One day Aladdin went on a hunting trip, and while
be was gone the wicked magician came back, vowing to
destroy Aladdin. He took a. lot of new lamps, -and,
gping near Aladdin's palace, he called out:
"Who will give old lamps for new?"
The princess, hearing him, thoughthe-would
give Aladdin' a surprise and get him a new lamp or
his old one. So she gave Aladdin's lamp, to the old
man, who no sooner got the lamp in his band than he
rubbed it. and there stood the Genius toftheIjunp
before -him. He onlcrtd hinv losnetthlakcf aand
the princess. to Africa.
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OOR Aladdin," when be came home, found his wife
and home gone. He' was heartbroken,tbutat
last' be thought of his 'ring. He. pressed , it and the
Genius of the.Rjng 'appeared.
"Take m.e.to,the princess T ' A lad din ordered ranot
in a moment helwas beside the princess. She was very
happy atthe;right of.him.' and iri'tears she told him
iwhat she.had done with.the lamp.; Aladdin knew'that
until hecould kfllithe magician the princess .would-be?
in bia power. So he got.some poison powder jand gave
Itto the princess to put' into the-wiekedlmagicjan'i
wine;when became to see.her,
The;maicp'drankemixtureaiioT
less,
Aladdm.tookHhenamp.from'hisTrosony'ancflias x
rubbed iU HerderedthCgeniusltovtakethexoJback
MUheificl6d,nvheith.l
Jrears.
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