by Roger Bourke White Jr., copyright 2010
This is the story Master No asked Al-Gebra for, more or less, in the tale Wiseman and the Genie. I’ve also tried to make both Aladdin and the genie more believable, more rational.
Muntassir—door guard
Aladdin—boy, 15
Almanzor—Aladdin’s younger brother, 8
Halimah—their mother
Aunt Haneen—who Halimah, Aladdin, and Almanzor live with
Kalim and Mustafa—Aladdin’s best friends, 15
Achmed—who found the door, 6
Haroun—Achmed’s brother, 12
Alim—Haroun’s friend, 12
Adnan—Aladdin’s father
Other villagers, old and young
The Iron Men—invaders from afar
Sambi, Induslan, and the Kazan—two villages and a river