"Immediately cut off the head of this cursed impostor!" And he would neither hear nor see him a moment longer.
I see the Sultan is not a wise man and hasty in his decisions. If he beheads Aladdin, how does he hope to get his daughter back? A smart ruler would instead question Aladdin and get to the bottom of how he built the palace in one day. So tracing the whereabouts of the palace would be easy.
This chapter is full of drama and suspense. I feel terribly sorry for Aladdin. His display of emotions after he was taken to the palace gardens and shown the empty land where his palace formerly stood is touching. Everything that he values: wife, properties, and lamp are gone! Now I remember his mother! She lives in the palace too but the story does not reveal whether she saw the Maghrebi or not. That's a mystery.
Aladdin's generosity saved him! This shows it pays to be kind to others. If he had not given freely to the people, he wouldn't have their support and would most likely be dead as soon as he was seized by the chief of the guards. I wonder how he hopes to get back all his losses in forty days. If the children that mocked the Maghrebi could drop the hint about the lamp seller parading around the palace, the information may help Aladdin so he'll know where to focus his search. Well, I look forward to the next chapter. Thank you very much for this adventurous story! 😊😊