Reading Notes "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp"

This story is part of the Arabian Nights unit. Story source: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898).

There was once a boy named Aladdin whose father was a famed tailor. His father just passed away and Aladdin did not take up that practice. Aladdin spent his days roaming the streets and causing mischief. One day a man came to him claiming that he was Aladdin's uncle.
Aladdin took him home and his "uncle" ate at the table with Aladdin and his mother. Then he took Aladdin out on the town and bought him nice clothes and showed him a great time. This man claimed to love his deceased father, but he had been out of the country for 40+ years. Aladdin believed him and decided that his story heald validity.
Aladins uncle then took him on a journey up the mountain. Aladdin grew tired of the journey and asked to stop and turn back, his uncle grew angry and forced him to push forward. Aladdin wanted to stop but then his uncle told him that there is a treasure waiting for him at the top of this mountain. Aladdin changed his attitude when he heard the word treasure. Aladdin then realized his uncle was really a magician whom he had no relation to. The magician then spoke magic into the earth and the earth broke open. He then gave Aladdin a ring and told him to retrieve a lamp. Aladdin did as instructed but before he handed the lamp over he waited until he was safe out of the cave. The magician insisted that Aladdin hand it over before he left the cave with the treasure, Aladdin refused. The Magician then shut the tomb with Aladdin trapped inside. Aladdin was in the tomb for two days before he started praying, and when he prayed he rubbed the ring on his finger and a genie appeared from the earth exclaiming "I am the genie of the ring"

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