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- Story
of Alaaddeen:
Alaaddeen Gets Married
1. Alaaddeen
Meets a Magician
2. Alaaddeen Meets the Genie
3. Alaaddeen Gets Married
4. Alaadeen Kills the Magician
5. Alaaddeen and the Magician's Brother
One
day Alaaddeen was walking about the town that he saw the Princess Badroolbaddoor addressing a crowd of women. As she lifted her veil,
Alaaddeen got amazed to see her face. He had never seen any woman with an
unveiled face except his mother. He got lost in her beauty. His mother
noticed his condition and asked him what was the matter. He told her that
he could not live without the Princess and he would ask her hand from her
father. His mother laughed and said - "Are you out of your mind? And
who do you think will go to him with your proposal?" "You will
go with that proposal." "Me? Oh no, I think you are mad."
Alaaddeen
pursued her to go to the Sultaan with his proposal. She asked - "It
is customary to go to Sultaan with some gift, where I would get gift for
him?" Alaaddeen said - "Don't worry, I have the gift for him. Do
you remember the fruits I brought from the cave, and we took them as glass
ornaments? They are not the glass ornaments, they are the jewels. We both
do not know their value, but I am sure the Sultaan will be very happy to
receive them. Bring our china plate and take them to him." The mother
brought the plate, Alaaddeen took out some jewels and put them in the
plate. Although both admired the jewels, but his mother was still doubtful
about them, so
she said - "I doubt it that he will like them, still I will do
anything to please you." Alaaddeen told her that the lamp Genie might
do greater wonders than only bringing food for them so she should not
worry about anything.
Next
day Alaaddeen's mother went to the Sultaan. She came to the court along
with the crowd. She waited there till all the cases were decided. Then
Sultaan retired for the day and Alaaddeen's mother also came back home
along with the plate. She said to Alaaddeen - "Today he was very
busy, I am sure he had seen me but still he went away, perhaps he was
tired. I will go there tomorrow again." She went there six times but
came back without talking to the Sultaan. Then one day the Sultaan asked his
Vazeer - "I see one woman coming in my court for a few days carrying
something, she stands up the whole day before me, do you know who she is?"
The Vazeer didn't know about her. The Sultaan said - "OK, When she comes
next, you bring her to me."
When
next day Alaaddeen's mother went to the court, the Vazeer presented her first
to the Sultaan. She following the example of others and bowed to the Sultaan.
The Sultaan asked her what brought her to his court. Alaaddeen's mother said -
"Sir, I beg your pardon for what I am going to say to you. I am
almost ashamed to propose it to my Sultaan." The Sultaan assured her
to forgive her and asked her to say anything to him. She said - "My
son Alaaddeen has seen the Princess and he wants to marry her. He has sent
me with this proposal in spite of my refusal to come here. I beg you
pardon me and my son for such irrational thought."
Sultaan
did not show any anger, but just asked her what did she bring in her
hands. She opened the plate and gave to the Sultaan. Sultaan's was amazed
to see so many jewels collected in one plate. He remained motionless for a
few moments, then showing those jewels to his Vazeer said to him -
"See these jewels, O Vazeer. Should I not marry my daughter to such a wealthy
man?" Vazeer got silent at this, because just some time before he
told him that he would like to marry his daughter to one of his sons, and
now the plan seemed to be changed. He said to the Sultaan - "Sir, Just
wait for three months. Instead of giving your daughter to a stranger, give
my son a chance, he will give you more expensive gift than this one."
Although
Sultaan knew that Vazeer's son will not be able to present any better gift
to him, still he said to the woman - "Tell your son, I agree
with the proposal, but I have to make some furniture for my daughter, and
it will take three months, so come again after three months."
Alaaddeen's mother got very happy and told everything to her son. Her son
also got very happy to hear this news.
Now
two of the three months had passed. One day his mother wanted to light the
lamp, but there was no oil in the house, so she went to the market to buy some
oil. She saw the streets of the city full of noble people. She asked the
oil merchant that what was the matter of so much crowd. He said -
"Don't you that Sultaan's daughter is getting married to Vazeer's son
tonight?" She ran away to her house and told this to her son. Her son
said - "Don't worry, mother. You go and prepare supper for tonight, I
go to my room."
Alaaddeen
went to his room, rubbed the lamp and the Genie appeared before him and
asked him as before what he could do for him. Alaaddeen said -
"Listen. Today I have an important business for you to do. The
Sultaan promised to marry his daughter to me but he is marrying her to his
Vazeer's son. I wish that you bring both of them to me." Genie
immediately left and brought both of them within a moment. Alaaddeen said
- "Take this man, shut him up and come again tomorrow." Genie
took him away. Alaaddeen said to the frightened Princess - "You need
not to be frightened at all, you are at a safe place. Your father promised
me to marry you to me, but he broke the promise that is why I had to
behave like this."
Next
day the Genie came again, and Alaaddeen sent both of them back to the palace. This
transportation was a surprise to both, the Vazeer's son and the Princess, as they neither saw nor heard
anybody doing this. The Princess was very frightened, her mother tried her
best to make her at ease, but she was too frightened to be happy. At last the Sultaan asked her - "Dear Princess, Tell me what is the matter, otherwise
I will cut your head." The Princess told him everything. The Sultaan
got very surprised to hear this. After consoling her, he went to his
Vazeer and asked him if his son has also experienced such thing. His
Vazeer told that his son has experienced the same as the Princess had
experienced. Vazeer's son requested his father to break this marriage off.
The marriage ceremonies were stopped, marriage was broken off, but nobody
guessed that Alaaddeen was able to do such a havoc to whom they had
forgotten completely.
When
three months had passed, Alaaddeen sent his mother again to the Sultaan to
remind his promise. His mother went to the Sultaan and reminded him about his
promise. He told her that he would reply after consulting his Vazeer. His
Vazeer advised him to put a high price for the Princess. As he will not pay
that and thus the Sultaan will be saved from the embarrassment. The
Sultaan said to the woman - "I am ready to keep my promise, but I
cannot marry her unless your son gives her some valuable present - 40
basins of gold brim full of the same things you brought me before, carried
by the same number of black slaves led by the same number of white slaves
- all dressed magnificently."
The
woman returned home laughing at her son's foolishness. From where he will
bring so much? She said to her son - "I will not think of your
marriage with that Princess. I feel that his Vazeer has changed his
mind." And she told him to take what the Sultaan asked her to bring.
Alaaddeen was not at all worried at the Sultaan's demand, he said to his
mother - "You go and cook supper for me, and leave the rest on
me." As the mother went, Alaaddeen took out his lamp, rubbed it and
the Genie appeared again. He ordered him to bring he same, the Sultaan
ordered him to bring. Genie brought the same and disappeared .
His
mother had come back and was surprised to see this crowd in her house.
Alaaddeen wasted no time, and he headed towards the Sultaan's palace with
his gift. As all the slaves were out in the street, all the people
gathered to see their richness, beauty and neatness. When the first slave
arrived at the gate of the palace, the royal servants took him as a king
and were about to kiss his garment, that he stopped them to do so saying -
"We are only his slaves, our master will appear at the proper
time." Nothing was so magnificent and impressive in Sultaan's palace
as this one.
The
slaves stood in a semicircle around the throne and opened the basins full
of jewels. At the same time Alaaddeen's mother came and presented this
gift to the Sultaan. First the Sultaan couldn't pay any attention to
Alaaddeen's mother's words, he was just amazed to see his requirement
fulfilled in this way. He asked his Vazeer - "Now what do you say
about this?" The Vazeer could not say "No" to this, so the Sultaan called Alaaddeen's mother and said "Yes" to her.
Alaaddeen's mother went back to her home overjoyed and told the good news
to her son.
The
son went to his room, called the Genie and asked him to give him a good
bath, get the most magnificent robe appropriate for a king, and after that
to bring the most magnificent horse with all its accessories and 20 slaves
as he brought before to walk by his side and to follow him. Besides these,
he asked him to bring 6 women slaves as richly dressed as the Princess'
slaves and 10,000 pieces in 10 purses. Genie disappeared and reappeared
with the horse and 40 slaves 10 of whom were carrying the purses. Alaaddeen sent him back asking him to appear again whenever he was called
for. Alaaddeen gave four purses to his mother and asked the slave to throw
handful of those coins on the people in the palace freely. As he got ready to go
to the palace he looked like a different man.
After
he had settled everything, he started for the palace. Although he had
never ridden on a horse, still he was able to ride it with extraordinary
grace. When he came out in the streets, nobody knew him. He looked so
worthy for the Princess that nobody tried to know about his birth, or
poverty rather all got envied with his fortune. He was greatly welcomed at the
gate of the palace. As he reached Sultaan's throne, Sultaan embraced him
and took him to the great hall where a noble feast was arranged for them.
After the food the Sultaan asked whether he would like the ceremonies to
be performed in the palace on the same day. Alaaddeen said - "I would
prefer to build a palace for the Princess before the marriage and till
then you give me some place near your palace to pay you my daily
respects." The Sultaan said - "Take any place you wish."
After this Alaaddeen went back to his home.
Alaaddeen
immediately called his Genie and asked him to build a beautiful palace
with expensive and colorful marble. He gave him his design also. On the
highest storey of the palace, he should build a hall with a dome and four
equal fronts. The walls should be of gold and silver. Each front will have
six windows and lattice studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. And
above all there should be a treasure of gold and silver coins. This palace
should be well equipped with all kinds of rooms, stables of finest horses,
officers, servants and maids. And he should report as soon as the palace
is ready. By this time it was evening, so Alaaddeen took his supper and
went to sleep.
As
soon as he got up in the morning, Genie came and reported him that his
palace was ready and he could see it. He took Alaaddeen to show him his
palace which was above his expectations. He aid to Genie - "Get one
thing more - get a fine velvet carpet for the Princess to walk from her
palace to my palace." Genie did that also in a minute. As the guards
opened the doors of the Sultaan's palace they saw Alaaddeen's palace and
the carpet laid from his palace to their palace. They were so astonished
to see that. All the people of the town were also surprised to see a new
palace built overnight as if it was a magic; and above that there was no
comparison between the two.
Alaaddeen
sent her mother to bring Princess herself. She was well received by the
Princess. Princess' maids had adorned her with the jewels and clothes Alaaddeen sent to her. In the night the
Princess went to Alaaddeen's
palace with his mother followed by 100 maids. Alaaddeen welcomed the
Princess in a grand way. He took her to a hall where Genie had arranged a
great dinner of many finest dishes. The Princess was amazed to see his
richness and taste of everything. She said to him - "I was thinking
that my father's palace was the most beautiful palace but it is nothing in
comparison to yours." When all were seated a band started playing
music which, Princess told, she had never heard such music before in her
father's house.
And
thus Alaaddeen was married to the Princess.
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