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forswearer the wrongdoer, the forswearer, the lost to all humanity,



the archtraitor, the hyprocrite, the annihilator of ruth and mercy."

When Aladdin's mother heard his words and what had befallen him from



the Maghrabi, the magician, she said: "Yea, verily, O my son, he is

a miscreant, a hypocrite who murthereth the folk by his magic. But



'twas the grace of Allah Almighty, O my child, that saved thee from

the tricks and the treachery of this accursed sorcerer whom I deemed



to be truly thine uncle."

Then, as the lad had not slept a wink for three days and found



himself nodding, he sought his natural rest, his mother doing on

like wise, nor did he awake till about noon on the second day. As soon



as he shook off slumber he called for somewhat of food, being sore

a-hungered, but said his mother: "O my son, I have no victual for



thee, inasmuch as yesterday thou atest all that was in the house.

But wait patiently a while. I have spun a trifle of yarn which I will



carry to the market street and sell it and buy with what it may be

worth some victual for thee." "O my mother," said he, "keep your



yarn and sell it not, but fetch me the lamp I brought hither that I

may go vend it, and with its price purchase provaunt, for that I



deem 'twill bring more money than the spinnings." So Aladdin's

mother arose and fetched the lamp for her son, but while so doing



she saw that it was dirty exceedingly, so that said: "O my son, here

is the lamp, but 'tis very foul. After we shall have washed it and



polished it 'twill sell better." Then, taking a handful of sand, she

began to rub therewith, but she had only begun when appeared to her



one of the Jann, whose favor was frightful and whose bulk was horrible

big, and he was gigantic as one of the Jababirah. And forthright he



cried to her: "Say whatso thou wantest of me. Here am I, thy slave and

slave to whoso holdeth the lamp, and not I alone, but all the Slaves



of the Wonderful Lamp which thou hendest in hand."

She quaked and terror was sore upon her when she looked at that



frightful form, and her tongue being tied, she could not return

aught reply, never having been accustomed to espy similar



semblances. Now her son was standing afar off, and he had already seen

the Jinni of the ring which he had rubbed within the treasury, so when



he heard the slave speaking to his parent, he hastened forward, and

snatching the lamp from her hand, said: "O Slave of the Lamp, I am



a-hungered, and 'tis my desire that thou fetch me somewhat to eat, and

let it be something toothsome beyond our means." The Jinni disappeared



for an eye twinkle and returned with a mighty fine tray and precious

of price, for that 'twas all in virginal silver, and upon it stood



twelve golden platters of meats manifold and dainties delicate, with

bread snowier than snow; also two silvern cups and as many black jacks



full of wine clear-strained and long-stored. And after setting all

these before Aladdin, he vanished from vision.



Thereupon the lad went and sprinkled rose-water upon his mother's

face and caused her snuff up perfumes pure and pungent, and said to



her when she revived: "Rise, O mother mine, and let us eat of these

meats wherewith Almighty Allah hath eased our poverty." But when she



saw that mighty fine silvern tray she fell to marveling at the matter,

and quoth she: "O my son, who be this generous, this beneficent one



who hath abated our hunger pains and our penury? We are indeed under

obligation to him, and meseemeth 'tis the Sultan who, hearing of our



mean condition and our misery, hath sent us this food tray." Quoth he:

"O my mother, this be no time for questioning. Arouse thee and let



us eat, for we are both a-famished." Accordingly they sat down to

the tray and fell to feeding, when Aladdin's mother tasted meats whose



like in all her time she had never touched. So they devoured them with

sharpened appetites and all the capacity engendered by stress of



hunger. And secondly, the food was such that marked the tables of

the kings. But neither of them knew whether the tray was or was not



valuable, for never in their born days had they looked upon aught like

it.



As soon as they had finished the meal (withal leaving victual enough

for supper and eke for the next day), they arose and washed their



hands and sat at chat, when the mother turned to her son and said:

"Tell me, O my child, what befell thee from the slave, the Jinni,



now that Alhamdolillah- laud to the Lord!- we have eaten our full of




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