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Aladdin answered, “Yes, O my master; but my father is dead. ”

The magician began to weep. Aladdin asked the stranger, “Did you know my father?”

The stranger replied, “My boy, your father was my brother! And now he is dead. O my son, where is your house, and where is your mother?” Aladdin showed him the way to their house, and the sorcerer gave him some coins, “Take this money, and give it to your mother, and tell her that your uncle came. ”

When the uncle saw the poor woman, he said, “I am your husband’s brother. Forty years ago I left this city and travelled around the world. I visited India and China, and Arabia, and Egypt. I studied magic there. ”

The woman answered, “Indeed, my husband had a brother. But I always thought he was dead. ”

“No, that’s not true, I’m alive! Please, tell me about this boy.

“This is my son, and he is very lazy. He doesn’t like to work, he wants to play all day long. ”

“That’s a pity,” said the magician. “But tomorrow I will show him something useful. ”

But his uncle replied, “No, my son. This is the road, and it is not an end of the gardens. ”

The poor boy asked, “Why do you beat me?”

His uncle answered, “My son, obey me, and shortly you will forget all your troubles. ”

Suddenly the earth opened. There appeared a square flat stone with a brass ring in the middle.

So poor Aladdin said, “O my uncle, command me and I will obey you. ”

And the wizard said to him, “You are like my own child! Go to that ring and lift it. And repeat your name and the names of your father and mother. ”