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heard which shook the whole subterraneous building. The
mother of Zeyn was much alarmed ; but the king of the genii,
who instantly appeared, dissipitated her terrors. “ Madam,”
said he, “I protect and love your son. I have been desirous to
know whether, at his age, he would be able to subdue his in-
clinations and keep his faith. Iam well aware that the charms
of this young person have touched his heart, and am delighted
with his honourable conduct. Behold here the ninth statue,
bestowed upon him as the reward of his merit ; it is infinitely
more rare and more precious than all the others. Live, Zeyn,”
added he, addressing himself to the prince ; “live happy with this
young lady: she is your wife ; and if you wish that she should
preserve for you a pure and constant faith, love her always,
and love only her.” The king of the genii disappeared at these
‘words, and Zeyn, in raptures of delight, had her proclaimed
queen of Balsora, where this virtuous pair, always faithful and
always affectionate, lived together a great number of years in
most perfect happiness.

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THE HISTORY OF ALADDIN, OR THE WONDERFUL
LAMP.

| kingdoms of China there lived a tailor whose name
ue was Mustafa, and who had no other distinction than
that of his trade. This tailor was very poor, the profits
of his trade barely producing enough for himself, his wife, and
one son, with whom God had blessed him, to subsist upon.
Mustafa’s son, whose name was Aladdin, had been brought up
in a very idle and negligent manner, and had been so much left
to himself, that he had contracted the most vicious inclinations
He was obstinate, disobedient, and mischievous, and regarded
nothing his father or mother said to him. He generally went
out early in the morning, and spent the whole day in playing in
the public streets with other boys about the same age who were
as idle as himself.
When he was old enough to learn any trade, his father, who

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