change the Sultan's mind."



When Aladdin heard his mother's words and how the Sultan had

promised him his daughter, deferring, however, the wedding until after



the third month, his mind was gladdened and he rejoiced exceedingly

and said: Inasmuch as the King hath given his word after three



months (well, it is a long time!), at all events my gladness is mighty

great." Then he thanked his parent, showing her how her good work



had exceeded her toil and travail, and said to her: "By Allah, O my

mother, hitherto I was as 'twere in my grave and therefrom thou hast



withdrawn me. And I praise Allah Almighty because I am at this

moment certified that no man in the world is happier than I, or more



fortunate." Then he took patience until two of the three months had

gone by.



Now one day of the days his mother fared forth about sundown to

the bazaar that she might buy somewhat of oil, and she found all the



market shops fast shut and the whole city decorated, and the folk

placing waxen tapers and flowers at their casements. And she beheld



the soldiers and household troops and agas riding in procession, and

flambeaux and lusters flaming and flaring, and she wondered at the



marvelous sight and the glamour of the scene. So she went in to an

ouman's store which stood open still and bought her need of him and



said: "By thy life, O uncle, tell me what be the tidings in town

this day, that people have made all these decorations and every



house and market street are adorned and the troops all stand on

guard?" The oilman asked her, "O woman, I suppose thou art a stranger,



and not one of this city?" and she answered, "Nay, I am thy

townswoman." He rejoined: "Thou a townswoman, and yet wottest not that



this very night the son of the Grand Wazir goeth in to the Lady Badr

al-Budur, daughter of the Sultan! He is now in the hammam, and all



this power of soldiery is on guard and standing under arms to await

his coming forth, when they will bear him in bridalprocession to the



palace, where the Princess expecteth him."

As the mother of Aladdin heard these words, she grieved and was



distraught in thought and perplexed how to inform her son of this

sorrowful event, well knowing that the poor youth was looking, hour by



hour, to the end of the three months. But she returned straightway

home to him, and when she entered she said, "O my son, I would give



thee certain tidings, yet hard to me will be the sorrow they shall

occasion thee." He cried, "Let me know what be thy news," and she



replied: "Verily the Sultan hath broken his promise to thee in the

matter of the Lady Badr al-Budur, and this very night the Grand



Wazir's son goeth in to her. And for some time, O my son, I have

suspected that the Minister would change the King's mind, even as I



told thee how he had spoken privily to him before me." Aladdin

asked: "How learnedst thou that the Wazir's son is this night to pay



his first visit to the Princess?" So she told him the whole tale,

how when going to buy oil she had found the city decorated and the



eunuch officials and lords of the land with the troops under arms

awaiting the bridegroom from the baths, and that the first visit was



appointed for that very night.

Hearing this, Aladdin was seized with a fever of jealousy brought on



by his grief. However, after a short while he remembered the lamp and,

recovering his spirits, said: "By thy life, O my mother, do thou



believe that the Wazir's son will not enjoy her as thou thinkest.

But now leave we this discourse, and arise thou and serve up supper,



and after eating let me retire to my own chamber and all will be

well and happy." After he had supped Aladdin retired to his chamber



and, locking the door, brought out the lamp and rubbed it, whenas

forthright appeared to him its familiar, who said: "Ask whatso thou



wantest, for I am thy slave and slave to him who holdeth the lamp in

hand, I and all the Slaves of the Lamp." He replied: "Hear me! I



prayed the Sultan for his daughter to wife and he plighted her to me

after three months, but he hath not kept his word- nay, he hath given



her to the son of the Wazir, and this very night the bridegroom will

go in to her. Therefore I command thee (an thou be a trusty servitor



to the lamp), when thou shalt see bride and bridegroom bedded together

this night, at once take them up and bear them hither abed. And this



be what I want of thee." The Marid replied, "Hearing and obeying,

and if thou have other service but this, do thou demand of me all thou



desirest." Aladdin rejoined, "At the present time I require naught

save that I bade thee do."



Hereupon the slave disappeared and Aladdin returned to pass the rest

of the evening with his mother. But at the hour when he knew that



the servitor would be coming, he arose and retired to his chamber, and

after a little while, behold, the Marid came, bring to him the newly

• standing [´stændiŋ] n.持续 a.直立的 (初中英语单词)


• audience [´ɔ:diəns] n.听众；观众；接见 (初中英语单词)


• excess [´ekses] n.超过 a.过分的 (初中英语单词)


• hither [´hiðə] ad.到此处 (初中英语单词)


• complain [kəm´plein] vi.抱怨，叫屈；控诉 (初中英语单词)


• minister [´ministə] n.部长；大臣 v.伺候 (初中英语单词)


• accordingly [ə´kɔ:diŋli] ad.因此；从而；依照 (初中英语单词)


• prosperity [prɔ´speriti] n.繁荣；成功；幸运 (初中英语单词)


• thereupon [,ðeərə´pɔn] ad.因此；于是 (初中英语单词)


• blessing [´blesiŋ] n.祝福 (初中英语单词)


• unusual [ʌn´ju:ʒuəl] a.不平常的；异常的 (初中英语单词)


• dismiss [dis´mis] vt.解散；下课；解雇 (初中英语单词)


• pardon [´pɑ:dən] n.&vt.原谅；饶恕；赦免 (初中英语单词)


• beheld [bi´held] behold的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)


• punish [´pʌniʃ] vt.(惩)罚；痛击；折磨 (初中英语单词)


• princess [,prin´ses] n.公主；王妃；亲王夫人 (初中英语单词)


• obtain [əb´tein] v.获得；买到；得到承认 (初中英语单词)


• patience [´peiʃəns] n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧 (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• extraordinary [ik´strɔ:dinəri] a.非常的；额外的 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• fearful [´fiəfəl] a.可怕的；担心的 (初中英语单词)


• wedding [´wediŋ] n.婚礼，结婚 (初中英语单词)


• procession [prə´seʃən] n.队伍 v.列队行进 (初中英语单词)


• knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)


• spoken [´spəukən] speak的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• retire [ri´taiə] v.撤退；退职；退休 (初中英语单词)


• sultan [´sʌltən] n.苏丹 (高中英语单词)


• excessive [ik´sesiv] a.过分的；极端的 (高中英语单词)


• longing [´lɔŋiŋ] n.&a.渴望(的) (高中英语单词)


• reception [ri´sepʃən] n.接待；欢迎；招待会 (高中英语单词)


• syllable [´siləbəl] n.音节；只言片语 (高中英语单词)


• straightway [´streitwei] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• requirement [ri´kwaiəmənt] n.需要(的东西)；要求 (高中英语单词)


• highness [´hainis] n.高，高贵，高尚 (高中英语单词)


• forthwith [fɔ:θ´wið] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• safeguard [´seifgɑ:d] n.保护措施；护送者 (高中英语单词)


• refrain [ri´frein] v.抑制；忍住 n.迭句 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• mighty [´maiti] a.强有力的 ad.很 (高中英语单词)


• offering [´ɔfəriŋ] n.提供；礼物；捐献 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• hitherto [,hiðə´tu:] ad.至今，迄今 (高中英语单词)


• tidings [´taidiŋz] n.消息，音信 (高中英语单词)


• jealousy [´dʒeləsi] n.妒忌；猜忌 (高中英语单词)


• discourse [´diskɔ:s] n.论文；演说；说教 (高中英语单词)


• chamber [´tʃeimbə] n.房间；议院；会议室 (高中英语单词)


• befallen [bi´fɔ:lən] befall的过去分词 (英语四级单词)


• thrice [θrais] ad.三倍地；三次 (英语四级单词)


• boldness [´bəuldnis] n.大胆；冒失；显著 (英语四级单词)


• whereof [weər´ɔv] ad.关于什么；关于那事 (英语四级单词)


• continuance [kən´tinjuəns] n.继续；持续逗留；连续 (英语四级单词)


• sundry [´sʌndri] a.各式各样的，各式的 (英语四级单词)


• whereby [weə´bai] ad.凭什么；靠那个 (英语四级单词)


• radiance [´reidjəns] n.发光；光彩；辐射 (英语四级单词)


• excellence [´eksələns] n.优秀；杰出；优点 (英语四级单词)


• blessed [´blesid] a.享福的；神圣的 (英语四级单词)


• perchance [pə´tʃɑ:ns] ad.偶然；可能 (英语四级单词)


• inasmuch [,inəz´mʌtʃ] conj.因为；鉴于 (英语四级单词)


• gladness [´glædnis] n.愉快，高兴，喜悦 (英语四级单词)


• almighty [ɔ:l´maiti] a.万能的；全能的 (英语四级单词)


• flaming [´fleimiŋ] a.熊熊燃烧的；热情的 (英语四级单词)


• bridal [´braidl] a.&n.婚礼(的) (英语四级单词)


• bridegroom [´braidgru:m] n.新郎 (英语四级单词)


• trusty [´trʌsti] a.可靠的 n.可信任的 (英语四级单词)


• betimes [bi´taimz] ad.早；准时；不久以后 (英语六级单词)


• merciful [´mə:sifəl] a.仁慈的；宽大的 (英语六级单词)


• albeit [ɔ:l´bi:it] conj.即使；纵使；虽然 (英语六级单词)


• nuptial [´nʌpʃəl] a.婚姻的 n.婚礼 (英语六级单词)


• speaking [´spi:kiŋ] n.说话 a.发言的 (英语六级单词)


• sundown [´sʌndaun] n.日落 (英语六级单词)


• retired [ri´taiəd] a.退休的；通职的 (英语六级单词)