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pavilion and returned with the lamp to the Lady
Bedrulbudour, who bade the Aga of the eunuchs[1] go
down and exchange it for a new one; so he took it
and going down, gave it to the Maugrabin and took
of him a new lamp, with which he returned to the
princess, who examined it and finding it new and real,
fell to laughing at the Maugrabin’s [lack of] wit.
Meanwhile, when the enchanter had gotten the lamp
and knew it for that of the Treasure, he thrust it
forthwith into his sleeve[2] and leaving the rest of the
lamps to the folk who were in act to barter of him,
set off running, till he came without the city, and
walked about the waste places, awaiting the coming
of the night. Then, when he saw himself alone in
the open country, he brought out the lamp from his
sleeve and rubbed it; whereupon the Marid immediately
appeared to him and said, “Here am I; thy
slave [is] before thee. Seek of me what thou wilt.”
Quoth the Maugrabin, “My will is that thou take up
Alaeddin’s palace from its place, with its inhabitants
and all that[3] is therein and myself also, and set it
