At last they sat down. The magician made a fire. The magician said something to the fire. Aladdin looked down. There was a black cave under him. III The magician made Aladdin go into the cave. Aladdin was to get a strange lamp. Aladdin did not like to go. He cried and he cried. When Aladdin came back the magician asked for the lamp. "You may have the lamp," said Aladdin, "when I get up there." The magician said something to the fire. The cave closed up! Where was Aladdin? It was as black as night in the cave. Aladdin sat down and cried. Then he looked at the strange lamp. He rubbed it a little. There stood a black man! “Who are you?” cried Aladdin. "I am the slave of the lamp," said the black man. "Ask what you will." "Then take me home," said Aladdin. Aladdin was at home as quick as that! Was he glad to see his mother? He had the strange lamp with him, too! That night Aladdin rubbed his lamp. There stood the slave! "Supper!" cried Aladdin. The slave gave them a fine supper. Aladdin's lamp did strange things for him. Do you like this story? |