Aladdin
Aladdin,protagonist of a tale named ‘Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp’, which is included in most standard editions of The Arabian Nights (also known as The Thousand and One Nights). The tale takes place in the mountains of China where the boy Aladdin lives with his poor widowed mother. Aladdin is sought out by a Moroccan sorcerer, for whom he is to recover an oil lamp from a subterranean treasure grove. When he refuses to deliver the lamp while still inside the cave, the evil sorcerer deserts him. With the aid of a magic ring, Aladdin is rescued. By chance he discovers that the lamp commands a powerful demon, becomes rich, and eventually marries the princess. As the sorcerer learns about Aladdin's luck, he approaches the princess in disguise, tricks her into giving him the lamp, and has the demon kidnap her. Aladdin manages to find the sorcerer's hiding place, kills him, and recovers his wife.
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