Aladdin
Part 3
‘Listen to me, boy,’ said the magician.
‘Under that stone is treasure.’
‘Treasure?’
‘That’s right,’ said the magician. The
smile returned to his face. ‘The treasure is all for
you. I can make you rich. You’ll never have to
work.’
Aladdin stood up. ‘Tell me what to do, Uncle,’
he said.
‘I want you to get me an old lamp,’ said the
magician. ‘You’ll find it at the end of the
garden. Get the lamp first. Then you can take all the
treasure you want.’
The magician gave Aladdin a silver ring. ‘This will
help you,’ he said, putting the ring on the second
finger of Aladdin’s right hand. ‘Now these are
the words you must say.’
Aladdin memorised the magic words. Then he put his hand on
the ring on the stone.
‘Say the magic words,’ said the magician.
‘Then pull the ring on the stone.’
Aladdin pulled hard. ‘Open for Aladdin, son of
Mustapha,’ he cried.-
Suddenly the stone moved.
A Strange
Place
Under the stone there were some
steps. Aladdin walked down the steps and entered a large
cave. There were bags of gold against the walls.
‘What strange place is this?’ he whispered to
himself.
Aladdin did not touch the gold. He walked through the cave
and came to an enormous garden. The garden was full of
trees. On the trees there was strange, beautiful fruit.
Aladdin walked through the garden. At the end of the garden
he saw a small table. On the table was an old lamp.
Taking the lamp, Aladdin walked back through the garden and
the cave.
The magician wa1s waiting at the top of the steps. He
shouted down at Aladdin. ‘Where’s the
lamp?’
Aladdin looked up. ‘I have it here,’ he said.
A strange look came into the magician’s eyes.
‘Give me the lamp,’ he shouted. ‘Give it
to me now.’
