Aladdin and the Magic Lamp by Judith Dean

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Chapter 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 market, and they were very poor.

Aladdin'smother 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 listen 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 cellar 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, “no, 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 Aladdin's arm.

“But here is my brother's son, and I can see Mustafa in your face. My boy Aladdin, I am your uncle Abenaza.”

“My uncle?”, said Aladdin.

He was very surprised.

“Did my father have a brother? I didn't know that.”

“I went away before you were born, my boy.”, said the old man.

“Look.”, he took 10 pieces of gold out of his bag and put them into Aladdin's hands, “Go home to your mother and give this money to her. Tell her about me and say this. Her husband's brother wants to meet her and he is going to visit her tomorrow.”

Ten pieces of gold is a lot of money, and Aladdin was very happy.

He ran home quickly and gave the gold to his mother.

At first, she was afraid.

“Where did you get this, Aladdin? Did you find it? It isn't our money, you must give it back.”

“But it is our money, mother.”, said Aladdin, “My uncle, my father's brother, gave the money to us. Uncle Abenaza is coming to visit us tomorrow.”

“Who?You don't have an uncle Abenaza.”

“But he knows my name and my father's name.”, Aladdin said, “And he gave ten pieces of gold to me. He's very nice, you must make a good dinner for him.”

The next day, Abenaza arrived at Aladdin's house.

“My sister.”, he said and smiled, “My dead brother's wife. I am happy to find you and Aladdin.”

“Sit down, Abenaza. We're happy to see you in our poor home.”, Aladdin's mother said.

She put meat, rice and fruit on the table, “But I don't understand why did my husband never speak about you?”

“I'm sorry, my sister, when we were young, my brother and I were not friends for many years. Then I went away to a far country. I am an old man now and wanted to see my brother again and take his hand, but he is dead and I cannot speak to him or say goodbye to him now.”

Abenaza had tears in his eyes and Aladdin's mother began to cry too.

“But I am home again now.”, the old man said, “And I can help my brother's wife and his son because I am a rich man.”

He looked at Aladdin. “Aladdin, my boy, what work do you do?”

Aladdin did not answer and his face was red.

“Oh,don't ask Aladdin questions about work.”, his mother said, “He never works, he plays with his friends all day and only comes home when he is hungry.”

“Well,my boy, tomorrow we must get a new coat for you, then we can talk about work.Would you like to have a shop in the market perhaps?”

Aladdin smiled.

“A shop?”, he thought, “And me, a rich market seller, why not?”

翻译

第1章：富人的帮助

许多年前，在阿拉伯的一个城市里，有一个叫阿拉丁的男孩。
他和妈妈住在市场附近的一所小房子里，他们很穷。
阿拉丁的母亲工作了一整天，有时甚至半个晚上，但阿拉丁从未帮助过她。
他是个懒惰的男孩，不喜欢工作。
他只想一直玩。
每天早上，他都会穿过街道去市场。
在那里，他整天和朋友们谈笑风生。
晚上，他回家吃晚饭。
每天晚上，他的妈妈都会对他说：“哦，阿拉丁，阿拉丁。你是个懒惰的孩子，一无是处。我的儿子，你什么时候要做点工作？”
但阿拉丁从来不听妈妈的话。
一天，在市场上，有一位穿着黑色长外套的老人。
阿拉丁没有看见他，但老人非常仔细地看着阿拉丁。
几分钟后，他走到一个橙色的地窖前，问那个穿绿色外套的男孩：“他是谁？”
“答案是穆斯塔法的儿子阿拉丁。”
老人离开了。
“是的。”他平静地说，“是的，就是那个男孩，名字对，父亲对。”
然后他对阿拉丁喊道：“孩子，过来一下。你叫阿拉丁吗？穆斯塔法的儿子阿拉丁。”
阿拉丁离开了他的朋友，来到老人身边。
“是的。”他说，“我是阿拉丁，穆斯塔法的儿子，但我父亲已经死了。他五年前去世了。”
“死了？”老人说，“不，不。”
他双手掩面，开始哭泣。
“你为什么哭？”阿拉丁问，“你认识我父亲吗？”
老人抬起头来。
“穆斯塔法是我的兄弟。”他说，“我想再见到他，现在你告诉我他死了？哦，这对我来说不是一个快乐的日子。”
然后，他把手放在阿拉丁的胳膊上。
“但这是我哥哥的儿子，我能从你的脸上看到穆斯塔法。我的孩子阿拉丁，我是你的叔叔阿贝纳扎。”
“我叔叔？”阿拉丁说。
他非常惊讶。
“我爸爸有兄弟吗？我不知道。”
“孩子，你还没出生，我就走了。”老人说。
“看，”他从包里拿出十块金子，放在阿拉丁手里，“回家去找你妈妈，把这笔钱给她。告诉她我的事，说这些。她丈夫的哥哥想见她，他明天要去看她。”
十块金子是一大笔钱，阿拉丁非常高兴。
他飞快地跑回家，把金子给了妈妈。
起初，她很害怕。
“阿拉丁，你从哪里弄来的？你找到了吗？这不是我们的钱，你必须还给我。”
“但这是我们的钱，妈妈。”阿拉丁说，“我叔叔，我父亲的兄弟，把钱给了我们。阿贝纳扎叔叔明天要来看我们。”
“谁？你没有阿贝纳扎叔叔。”
“但他知道我的名字和我父亲的名字。”阿拉丁说，“他还给了我十块金子。他很好，你一定要给他做顿丰盛的晚餐。”
第二天，阿贝纳扎来到阿拉丁家。
“我的妹妹。”他笑着说，“我死去的哥哥的妻子。我很高兴找到你和阿拉丁。”
“请坐，阿贝纳扎。我们很高兴在我们贫穷的家里见到你。”阿拉丁的母亲说。
她把肉、米饭和水果放在桌子上，“但我不明白为什么我丈夫从不谈论你？”
“我很抱歉，我的妹妹，当我们年轻的时候，我和哥哥多年没有朋友。然后我去了一个遥远的国家。我现在是个老人了，想再见到我的哥哥，牵着他的手，但他已经死了，我现在不能和他说话或说再见。”
阿贝纳扎眼里含着泪水，阿拉丁的母亲也开始哭泣。
“但我现在又回家了。”老人说，“我可以帮助我哥哥的妻子和儿子，因为我是个有钱人。”
他看着阿拉丁。“阿拉丁，我的孩子，你做什么工作？”
阿拉丁没有回答，脸色通红。
“哦，别问阿拉丁关于工作的问题。”他妈妈说，“他从不工作，整天和朋友玩，只有饿了才回家。”
“好吧，我的孩子，明天我们必须给你买一件新外套，然后我们可以谈谈工作。你想在市场上开一家店吗？”
阿拉丁笑了。
“一家商店？”他想，“而我，一个富有的市场卖家，为什么不呢？”

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