Next day the magician led Aladdin into some beautiful gardens a long way outside the city gates.

His mother, on hearing this, burst out laughing, but Aladdin at last prevailed upon her to go before the Sultan and carry his request.

He had picked out the foolish Aladdin for this purpose, intending to get the lamp and kill him afterwards.

He again put it down to enchantment, and this time the Sultan believed him, and sent thirty men on horseback to fetch Aladdin in chains.

" Whereupon the genie took the vizir's son out of bed, leaving Aladdin with the princess.