A TREASURY OF STORIES, JINGLES AND RHYMES.

trouble. Finding that Aladdin was living in splendor, he
bought many new lamps and went through the streets of
the city crying, ‘‘ New lamps for old ! New lamps for old!”
Aladdin was away, and the Princess and her maids were
alone in the palace ; and one of the girls took the old lamp
and gave it to the magician for a new one. As soon as it
was dark the magician rubbed the lamp and ordered the
slave to remove Aladdin’s palace to the centre of Africa.
When Aladdin came back, there was no palace and no
Princess; and the Sultan said if his daughter was not brought
to him within three days Aladdin should be put to death.

Aladdin was in despair. The lamp was gone, but the
ring was left !—and giving that a rub the Genie appeared,
and transported Aladdin to the very walls of his palace.
His wife was watching for him, and let him in through a
secret door, and how glad the two were to meet again!
The lamp was found and well rubbed, and the slave took
the palace and all back again, and everybody was as happy
as could be.

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