Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (5)

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (5)

When he made his way back he found the stranger where he had left him.

" Do you have yhe lamp ?  Perfect ! "  the man cried.

Then he held out his hand and said, " Now give it to me. It will be much easier for you to climb the last few narrow steps without the lamp. "

Aladdin saw the man's eyes light up with such greed that he did not trust him.

" No thank you, I can manage perfectly well ! " he answered.

THe magician insisted, but when he saw that Aladdin was not so easily led, he became very annoyed.

" How dare you disobey me ! " he angrily
" This will cost you dearly ! "

He poured the rest of contents of the glass bottle over the fire and uttered some words that made ground tremble.

Before Aladdin could even go one step further, the opening closed !

The boy ran as fast as he could back to the stairs that led to the orchard, but that way was closed too !

" I have been caught like a rat in a trap ! " groaned the boy , and collapsed on the stairs in tears.

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