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Aladdin, or
The Wonderful Lamp.
A LA D D IN was the son of Mustapha,
a poor tailor in one of the rich
provinces of China. When the boy
was old enough to learn a trade, his father
took him into his own workshop. But
Aladdin, being but an idle fellow* loved
play more than work, and spent his days
in playing in the public streets with other
boys as idle as himself.
His father died while he was yet very
young \ but he still continued his foolish
ways, and his mother was forced to spin
