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Story Source:  The Arabian Nights' Entertainments  by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898). Treasures Lamp Ring Fruit trees -- turns out is jewels Genie in a ring, not the lamp Aladdin's mom calls the genies devils Jewels from the trees convinced the Sultan to let Aladdin marry the princess Transported the bed Sultan is a tricky man and tried to get out of his deal twice "Princess," he said, "blame your beauty for my boldness if I have displeased you." Aladdin: captain of the Sultan's armies The palace: "the greatest wonder of the world" The magician took the princess and palace to Africa Princess tricked him to drink powder A lot of acting like you aren't in this story Aladdin and the Princess reunited Web Source 

Story Source:  The Arabian Nights' Entertainments  by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898). Scheherazade ○ Clever, courageous, beautiful • Dinarzade ○ Nothing special • Grand-vizir ○ Loyalty • Told the story an hour before sunrise: The Story of the Merchant and the Genius • Genie introduced as a villain -- first impression • Cliffhangers keep her alive (Scheherazade) • Merchant ○ Honorable man ○ His life relies on a story as well § Old man's story □ Adopted son--> calf □ Mother of son --> cow □ Wife --> hind • The second old man, and of the Two Black Dogs ○ A merchant ○ Brothers are the two black dogs § Squander away money § Tried to kill him and his wife The Merchant was left with a thousand sequins from his father. Web Link