Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1)

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1)

In the capital of an oriental Kingdom lived a young boy called Aladdin.

He was poorly dressed and he spent his days running barefoot through the streets with other rascals.

He had lost his father, and it was his mother who had the job of feeding him.

She earned money for food by spinning from sunrise to sunset.

" One day I will be old,  she often said to him, " and you will have to work to earn your living. So learn a profession ! "

But Aladdin laughed.
" A profession ? There's plenty of time for that ! I'd rather enjoy myself ! "

And he ran outside to find his friends again.

Now, one afternoon, when he was playing in the town square, a man approached him.
He was a stranger and, although Aladdin didn't know it, a great magician.

He said to the boy, " Would you like to become rich ? "

" Of course ! " said Aladdin."
" But one has to work to earn money, and I prefer to play. "

The magician smiled, " Work ? What a thought ! Be like me and you will have more treasures than a King ! "

Aladdin trusted the magician and went with him.

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