《《Aladdin and the enchanted lamp》》.doc

Aladdin and the enchanted lamp 1. Help from a rich man Many years ago ,in a city in Arabia, there was a boy called Aladdin. He lived with his mother in a little house near the marker, and they were very poor. Aladdins mother worked all day, and sometimes half the night, but Aladdin never helped her. He was a lazy boy and he did not like to work. He only wanted to play all the time. Every morning he ran through the streets to the market. There, he talked and laughed and played with his friends all day. Then in the evening he went home for his dinner. And every night his mother said to him: ‘Oh, Aladdin, Aladdin! You are a lazy boy － a good － for-nothing! When are you going to do some work, my son? But Aladdin never listened to his mother. One day in the market there was an old man in a long black coat. Aladdin did not see him, but the old man watched Aladdin very carefully. After some minutes he went up to an orange-seller and asked: ‘That boy in the green coat — who is he? ‘Aladdin, son of Mustafa, was the answer. The old man moved away. ‘Yes, he said quietly. ‘Yes, that is the boy. The right name and the right father. Then he called out to Aladdin: ‘Boy! Come here for a minute. Is your name Aladdin? Aladdin, son of Mustafa? Aladdin left his friends and came to the old man. ‘Yes, he said, ‘I am Aladdin, son of Mustafa. But my father is dead. He died five years ago. ‘Dead! said the old man. ‘ Oh, no! He put his face in his hands and began to cry. ‘Why are you crying? asked Aladdin. ‘Did you know my father? The old man looked up. ‘Mustafa was my brother! he said. ‘I wanted to see him again, and now you tell me he is dead. Oh, this is not a happy day for me! Then he put his hand on Aladdins arm. ‘But here is my brothers son, and I can see Mustafa in your face, my boy. Aladdin, I am your uncle, Abanazar. ‘My uncle? said Aladdin. He was very surprised. ‘Did my father have a brother? I didnt know that. ‘I went away before you were born, my boy, said the