ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP

Once there lived a poor widow and her son, Aladdin. One day, Aladdin’s uncle,
Mustafa, came to visit them. He said, “Sister, why don’t you let Aladdin come
and work for me?” They agreed and Mustafa took Aladdin along with him. They
walked in the desert and came to a cave. The cave was full of riches and
treasures but Mustafa was afraid to go inside. He wanted Aladdin to go in and
get him the treasures instead. “Go inside,” commanded Mustafa, “and find me
the jewels. You will also find a lamp. Bring it to me.”
Aladdin went inside and found more riches than he could ever imagine. He
found a beautiful ring and wore it on his finger. He also collected as many gems
as he could, but before he could come out of the cave, Mustafa said, “Quick!
Just hand me all, the jewels and the lamp!” Aladdin refused. Angry at the
refusal, his cruel uncle blocked the entrance of the cave and left.
Aladdin sat in the dark and cried. Then he saw the old lamp and decided to light
it. While cleaning it, he rubbed the lamp and out came a genie! “Master, I shall
grant you three wishes,” he said. Aladdin said, “Take me home!” In seconds,
Aladdin was with his mother, counting the gems he had brought from the cave.
Aladdin also brought the ring along with him and when he rubbed it, out came
another genie! “Master, I shall grant you three wishes!” said the genie. “Make us
rich and happy!” said Aladdin. And Aladdin and his mother lived happily.
One day, Aladdin saw the sultan’s daughter and fell in love with her. He went to
the palace with gems and asked for her hand in marriage. The king agreed to
this. After marriage, Aladdin showered the princess with all the riches and gave
her a huge palace to live in. When the sultan died, Aladdin ruled the kingdom.
He was just and kind hearted and everybody was happy under his rule.
Meanwhile, Mustafa came to know how Aladdin found the magic lamp and
became rich. He wanted to take the lamp back. So, one day, when Aladdin was
away, Mustafa came to the palace dressed as a trader. He cried out, “Get new
lamps for old ones! New lamps for old!” Hearing this, the princess took out the
magic lamp and gave it to him. She did not know that the old lamp was indeed
magical. She bought a shiny new lamp instead. Mustafa gladly took the lamp
and went away. He then commanded the genie, “Send Aladdin’s entire palace
into the deserts in Africa!” And saying this, Mustafa, along with the princess in
the palace, were sent to Africa. Aladdin, on coming back, found his wife and
house missing. He searched for the palace for three long days. Finally, he
rubbed his magic ring and asked the genie, “Please take me to my princess!”
The genie agreed. When he met his wife, Aladdin and the princess decided to
trick Mustafa.
One night, the princess said to Mustafa, “I don’t think Aladdin will ever find me
here! I might as well live as your slave for I am certain he is dead now!” Mustafa
was very happy and ordered for a feast. During the feast, the princess got
Mustafa drunk and he fell into a deep sleep.
In the meantime, the princess took the magic lamp to Aladdin. Together, they
asked the genie of the lamp to take the entire palace back to Aladdin’s kingdom.
The genie then killed Mustafa and Aladdin and the princess lived happily ever
after.
ACTIVITY
1. Write down the unknown vocabulary.
2. Who are the main characters of the story? Describe them.
3. Who are the secondary characters?
4. What is the main idea of the story?
5. What happened when Aladdin was in the cave?
6. What is the story’s problem? What is the solution?
7. What are Aladdin’s wishes?
8. How many genies are there?
9. Why did Aladdin lose the lamp?
10. What is the end of the story?
11. Write a different end for the story.
12. Did you like Aladdin’s story? Yes/No Why?
13. What is the best and the worst part of the story?
14. Write a summary about it.