Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
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Oh no! The Maghrebi has returned and he found a way to get back the magic lamp!
Will Aladdin be doomed?
ON THE THIRTY-THIRD NIGHT
Sheherazade said:
The Maghrebi said: "I spit on your face, O son of bastards and rags! I piss on your head, O Aladdin the pimp, O dog, son of a dog, O hanged bird, O face of pitch and tar". And he proceeded, for an hour, to spit in the air and on the ground, to trample an imaginary Aladdin under his foot, and to overwhelm him with atrocious oaths and insults of all varieties, until he had calmed down a little. But then he resolved, at all costs, to avenge himself on Aladdin and to make him expiate the felicities which he enjoyed to his detriment by the possession of this magic lamp which had cost him, the magician, so much effort and so much unnecessary pain. And, without a moment's hesitation, he set off for China. And, as rage and the desire for revenge gave him wings, he traveled without stopping, thinking long and hard about the best means to employ to overcome Aladdin; and he soon arrived in the capital of the kingdom of China.
And he went down to a khan, where he rented lodging. And, the day after his arrival, he began to go through the public places and the most frequented places; and everywhere he heard only of the emir Aladdin, of the beauty of the emir Aladdin, of the generosity of the emir Aladdin, and of the magnificence of the emir Aladdin. And he said to himself: "By fire and by light! soon this name will be pronounced only for the sentence of death!" And he thus arrived in front of Aladdin's palace, and cried out, seeing his imposing aspect: "Ah! ah! this is where the son of the tailor Mustapha now lives, the one who did not have a piece of bread to eat at the end of the day! Ah! ah! Aladdin, you will soon see if my destiny will not conquer yours, and if I will not force your mother to spin, as in the past, the wool, so as not to starve, and if I will not dig with my own hands the pit where she will come to mourn you!" Then he approached the great gate of the palace and, after having struck up a conversation with the doorman, he succeeded in finding out from him that Aladdin had been hunting for several days. And he thought: “Here is already the beginning of the fall of Aladdin! I will be able to act here more freely while he is gone! But I must know, first of all, whether Aladdin took the lamp with him on the hunt, or whether he left it at the palace!" And he hastened back to his khan's chamber, where he took his geomantic table and interrogated it. And the horoscope told him that Aladdin had left the lamp at the palace.
Then the North African, drunk with joy, went to the coppersmiths' souk and entered the shop of a merchant of lanterns and copper lamps, and said to him: "O my master, I need a dozen copper lamps. all new and well-polished! And the merchant replied, "I have what you need!" And he arranged before him twelve very shining lamps and asked him for a price which the magician paid him without haggling. And he took them and put them in a basket that he had bought from the basket maker. And he left the souk.
And then he began to walk through the streets, with the basket of lamps on his arm, and shouting: “New lamps! New lamps! I am exchanging new lamps for old ones! Who wants this exchange, come and take the new one!" And he walked in this way towards Aladdin's palace.
Now, as soon as the little street urchins heard this unusual cry and saw the large turban of the Maghrebi, they stopped playing and came running in a troop. And they began to frolic behind the Maghrebi, booing him, and shouting in chorus: “Ho! the fool! hey! the fool!" But he, without paying the slightest attention to their childishness, continued to let out his cry, which overpowered their boos: "New lamps! New lamps! I am exchanging new lamps for old ones! Who wants this exchange, come and take the new one!"
And he arrived in this way, followed by the screaming crowd of little children, on the square that stretched out in front of the palace gate, and began to walk through it from one end to the other and back, repeating his cry louder and louder, without getting tired. And he did so well that the Princess Badrou'l-Boudour, who was at that moment in the room with ninety-nine windows, heard this unusual noise and opened one of the windows and looked at the place. And she saw the frolicking and screaming crowd of little kids and heard the strange cry of the Maghrebi. And she began to laugh. And her female slaves heard the cry and also began to laugh with her. And one of them said to her: “O my mistress, I just noticed today, on a stool, while cleaning the room of my master Aladdin, an old copper lamp! So allow me to go and take it and show it to this old North African, to see if he is really as crazy as his cry makes us believe and if he will agree to exchange it for us against a new lamp." Now, the old lamp that this slave was talking about was precisely Aladdin's magic lamp. And, by a misfortune written by destiny, he had forgotten, before leaving, shutting her up in the mother-of-pearl cupboard where he usually kept it hidden, and had left it on the stool! But can we fight against the judgments of destiny?
However, Princess Badrou'l-Boudour was completely unaware of the existence of this lamp and its marvelous virtues. So she saw no inconvenience in the exchange of which her slave spoke to her, and replied: “Certainly! Take this lamp and give it to the agha of the eunuchs so that he can exchange it for a new lamp, and we can laugh at the expense of this madman!"
Then the slave girl went to Aladdin's room, took the magic lamp from the stool, and handed it to the agha of the eunuchs. And the agha immediately went down to the square, called the Maghrebi, showed him the lamp he was holding, and said to him: “My mistress wishes to exchange this lamp for one of the new ones you have in this basket!"
When the magician saw the lamp, he recognized it at first glance and began to tremble with emotion. And the eunuch said to him, "What is the matter? Maybe you think this lamp is too old to trade it!" But the magician, who had already mastered his agitation, stretched out his hand with the rapidity of a vulture swooping down on a dove, seized the lamp held out to him by the eunuch and made it disappear into his bosom. Then he presented the basket to the eunuch, saying: “Take the one that pleases you best! And the eunuch chose a well-polished, brand-new lamp and hastened to take it to his mistress Badrou'l-Boudour, bursting out laughing and making fun of the Maghrebi's madness...
— At this point in her narration, Scheherazade saw the morning appear and quietly fell silent.
The image representing princess Badrou'l-Budour has been created by @curamax in this post.
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Wow! First, the Maghrebi is very versed with colourful language! He obviously has anger issues and follows them up with strong expletives. His hatred of Aladdin is too great or may be it's his greed doing all the talking! 😅
I'm afraid we cannot. I admire Sheherazade and her storytelling skills at this point. This chapter is totally captivating as it reveals the Maghrebi's brilliance and cunningness. I knew he's the main villain fit for Aladdin but the manner he went about getting back the lamp was unexpected and I might add, very smart!
Too bad Aladdin chose that day to leave the lamp on a stool rather than hide it. I think Aladdin became too relaxed at this point and took things for granted. It's like he totally forgot that he had an enemy that was still living and breathing. This is a lesson for me as well —never relax or take life for granted. Always be on your guard so that the things we value most in life are not taken away!
Possession of a magical lamp that rightfully belongs to Aladdin and not the Maghrebi? 🤔 I find this sorcerer's perception very funny. How does he go about exhausting so much energy and emotions on something that does not belong to him? That's why he's the villain. I admire his smartness and wonder how Aladdin will get back his lamp without exposing his true self to his wife and possibly the Sultan so they can rise to his aid. Next chapter please! 😅 Thanks so much for sharing this fascinating tale. 😊😊
OMG! The Maghrebi was really a clever evil person. His wisdom and powers are annoying. He seems to have a way to everything he wants. This trick is so simple but very clever and Aladdin looks stupid because of this. Maybe Aladdin became too confident that he would not lose the lamp and took its safety for granted. As they say, the scariest enemy is the one you don't know or the one you don't expect. That person who is secretly plotting against you and is waiting for the moment that he will attack or implement his plan. The lesson learned for Aladdin is to not take things for granted and always be alert for possible troubles.
Taking things for granted is something that many of us do unconsciously. We become so accustomed to having certain things or people in our lives that we stop appreciating them. This could lead to a sense of entitlement, resulting in us taking advantage of that which we already have and losing sight of the importance of our responsibility.
When we take things for granted, it affects our relationships with those around us; relationships built on trust and understanding can start to falter when gratitude is lacking. We may also have issues maintaining true confidence in ourselves if we don't appreciate the things that have led to this level of joy and security.
The Maghrebi is now in possession of the magic lamp and he is aware of the true powers of the Genie too, Aladdin is doomed? I wonder what he will do to take it back or even fight the Maghrebi now that he is in possession of the magic lamp.
Another question is who is to blame this time, himself or the Princess who instructed her slaves to replace the magic lamp with a new lamp?
Difficult situations are an unavoidable part of life. Everyone has to face difficult situations at some point and no one can change that. What we can do, however, is to develop the right attitude towards them.
The key to dealing with such situations is to accept the uncertainty that comes along with them, take responsibility for our actions, and strive for a positive perspective. We should also find ways to inspire ourselves and seek out friendship when we're feeling down. We should remember the virtue of trusting in ourselves, as this will bring us more confidence in regards to our decisions and actions.
I hope that Aladdin will not lose his trust in the Princess and that they will work together to solve this challenge in their lives.
Thank you for sharing this part of the story @vcelier and I wish to read the next part too. Have a great day!
Aladdin and the Princess have been married for several years, but they still have secrets from each other which led to the Princess not knowing about the existence of the magic lamp and ultimately getting a replacement. If they had established a relationship of trust and honesty between them, they would not have missed out on such a treasure.
Trust between spouses is an essential foundation for maintaining a healthy marriage. If there are secrets between them, one may start to doubt whether the other is truly trustworthy. Therefore, to establish a relationship of mutual honesty and openness, there should be no important secrets between them. If there are secrets between spouses, it may lead to misunderstandings and suspicion. This could cause unnecessary arguments and a tense atmosphere. Therefore, spouses should maintain open communication and avoid keeping secrets from each other.
In summary, spouses should establish a relationship of mutual trust and honesty, which requires no secrets. This can help them build a closer relationship, share their lives with each other, and avoid misunderstandings and unnecessary arguments.
Through deceit and cleverness, the magician succeeded to steal the magic lamp from Aladdin in his absence. This is an unexpected turn and proof that you need to always keep safe what you treasure the most (Not your keys, not your crypto!). Now if that will be enough for the magician to cast spells through the Genie, or if Aladdin still has the ring that activates the lamp... is something we shall see in the next night(s).
The ring does not activate the lamp. There is another genie connected to the ring.
We have a saying that "when the luck is bad, even a man sitting on a camel gets bitten by a dog".
In the end it happened, it shouldn't have happened, the princess doesn't even know how big a mistake she has made I'm surprised just thinking about it now, What will Maghrebi do with the help of that lamp? Is there anything difficult for him now? Absolutely not.
In my view, whatever happened is very wrong because Aladdin was doing good to many people with the help of this lamp but the magician (maghrabi) is not a good hearted human being like Aladdin. He is definitely going to miss use it.
Now let's see how much evil he does to Aladdin with the help of this lamp? Does he destroy his palace? Does he break up Aladdin's marriage? Or he takes possession of all his belongings? A lot of things are coming to my mind and all of them are negative.
But this is also part of the story and it all had to happen, as I said yesterday, every rise has a fall. Anyways, when Aladdin comes back from hunting and he finds that there is no lamp of him where he left it, or that there is another lamp in place of his lamp, what does he do next?
Will he get angry with the princess and spoil his relationship with the king as well and go back to where he came from, meaning that everything is over for him? That is to say, he will lose his temper and recklessly do things that he should not do? Or else, like the magician, he will think how to get his lamp back?
The story ahead is going to be a lot more interesting and we are waiting for the next part......
God! Not having the Alladin lamp, what will happen to him, today that uncertainty came again, will he lose everything again?
Upon returning to her origin again, will the princess continue with him? Or did the Sultan cancel his wedding, seeing that he was not the son-in-law that he believed for his daughter?
Alladin lied on many occasions, I don't think he was able to say anything to his princess, about everything that was happening, if the princess knew what was happening, about everything Alladin did for her love, she would not have been ordered to change that lamp..
But the strangest thing in the story is Alladin's carelessness, he had to take her along with her...
But I know that Alladin could win again...
Or am I wrong?
We'll see 😃
How fast and cunning was the Maghrebi. That's what I call reaching out and kissing the saint. Now he has what he had longed for, the magic lamp, what will the magician do with it?
When Aladdin returns to the palace after his hunt, he is in for an unpleasant surprise. But will this be the end of our protagonist or a simple bump in the path of his destiny.
In these years Aladino has learned many things and has made many friends.
Thanks for sharing another part with us, now story has a new twist and things are about to get changed.
I have already read this part or story like this in ny child where a person ( maghrabi) replaces the magic lamp with new but artificial lamp.
As maghrabi was clever, it was not difficult to him to get the lamp and punish the ALLADIN FOR what he gas done with him in the past.
Here i want to say that princess should have realized that this lamp belong to her husband, and it was her duty to protect THE BELONGINGS OF ALLADIN .
Now we'll see what alladin will do to the prncess when he'll founlly came back from ghe journey.
As the magician found out about Aladdin getting all the riches in the world, he quickly put a plan of revenge in motion. And while Aladdin was out hunting and left the lamp unlocked, the magician executed his plan and stole the lamp back. This should result in a new challenge for Aladdin to prove himself once again.
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After reading tonight's story, I didn't have any feelings. I just want to know how Aladdin reacted when he came home and found that the magic lamp was gone? Will he scold the princess
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Two days ago I was away for a wedding in another city due to which I could not comment and read the story, today when I came back I noticed that the story has become more interesting. Ever since Maghrebi found out that Aladdin is alive, he has become very angry and has been swearing a lot. The current Aladdin is not the old Aladdin because he now has a lot of power and can do anything.
When a man gets married, it becomes very difficult to talk to his wife. Now as we see, Aladdin has not yet told his wife that he has a magic lamp. As we all know we have read the whole story that the megician is very much intelligent and still is the way he has got it is going to be very dangerous in the days to come.
Aladdin who was used to help poor people a lot through this link but the answer in whose hand the lamp has come is a very cruel person and will misuse it very much what has happened is not good at all. All we pray for is that we come back to Aladdin again. Now let's see what the megician does with all the things that Allah has created.