Цитаты из книги «Волшебная лампа Аладдина / The Story of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp»

“My son, obey me, and shortly you will forget all your troubles.”

His uncle burnt an incense and said mysterious words.

“But tomorrow I will show him something useful.”

Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor.

There appeared a square flat stone with a brass ring in the middle

Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor. He had a son Aladdin. This boy was very idle, he wanted do nothing but play[1] all day long. Soon his father fell sick[2] and died. One day Aladdin was sitting in the street and playing with his friends, a stranger came along.[3] The stranger was a magician. And he asked Aladdin, “Boy, are you not the son of the tailor?” Aladdin answered, “Yes, O my master; but my father is dead.” The magician began to weep. Aladdin asked the stranger, “Did you know my father?” The stranger replied, “My boy, your father was my brother! And now he is dead. O my son, where is your house, and where is your mother?” Aladdin showed him the way to their house, and the sorcerer gave him some coins, “Take this money, and give it to your mother, and tell her that your uncle came.” When the uncle saw the poor woman, he said, “I am your husband’s brother. Forty years ago I left this city and travelled around the world. I visited India and China, and Arabia, and Egypt. I studied magic there.” The woman answered, “Indeed, my husband had a brother. But I always thought he was dead.” “No, that’s not true, I’m alive! Please, tell me about this boy.” “This is my son, and he is very lazy. He doesn’t like to work, he wants to play all day long.” “That’s a pity,” said the magician. “But tomorrow I will show him something useful.” The next day the magician took Aladdin to the market, and bought him a new dress. Then he led Aladdin from garden to garden till they came to a hill. Aladdin asked his uncle, “My uncle, where do we go? We came to the mountain. There are no more gardens ahead, so let us turn[4] and go back to the city.” But his uncle replied, “No, my son. This is the road, and it is not an end of the gardens.” At last[5] they came to two mountains. The stranger said, “Gather up[6] thin dry sticks to make a fire.” Aladdin collected small dry sticks. His uncle burnt an incense and said mysterious words. Aladdin tried to run away,[7] but the magician caught him and gave him a blow.[8] The poor boy asked, “Why do you beat me?”

The Sultan was very amazed. The vizir wanted the princess for his own son. So he begged the Sultan to withhold the woman for three months. During that time his son could make a richer present.

He said magical words and threw the stick into the fire. Immediately the earth closed again. Aladdin remained under the ground. The magician was just a stranger and no uncle of Aladdin. He read in his magic books about a wonderful Lamp. This Lamp could make him the most powerful man in the world. He heaped the earth over Aladdin. Then he went away.

but the magician caught him and gave him a blow.[8]

thin dry sticks to make a fire.”