passed through the town he heard people talking everywhere about a marvelous
palace. "Forgive my ignorance," he asked, "what is the palace
you speak of?" Have you not heard of Prince Aladdin's palace," was
the reply, "the greatest wonder in the world? I will direct you if you
have a mind to see it." The magician thanked him who spoke, and having
seen the palace knew that it had been raised by the Genie of the Lamp, and became
half mad with rage. He determined to get hold of the lamp, and again plunge
Aladdin into the deepest poverty.
Unluckily, Aladdin had gone a-hunting for eight days, which gave the magician
plenty of time. He bought a dozen lamps, put them into a basket, and went to
the palace, crying: "New lamps for old!" followed by a jeering crowd.
The Princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to
find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the Princess
scolded her. "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing
to see an old fool offer
