“I don’t know,” said Aladdin slyly. “You probably can’t even get us out of this cave.”
“You don’t know?” said the genie. “Well, watch this!”
Quick as a wink the Genie whisked them all out of the cave.
“Not bad,” said Aladdin, “and I still have three wishes.”
The Genie laughed. “All right. But no more freebies!”
“What would you wish for?” Aladdin asked him.
“That’s easy,” said the Genie. “For my freedom. But my master has to wish for that – so you can guess how often that’s happened.”
Aladdin tried to imagine living inside a lamp. Then he said, “I’ll use my third wish to set you free. But first I wish to be a prince,” he added, as thoughts of Jasmine filled his head.
With a snap of his fingers the Genie changed Aladdin’s ragged clothes into silken robes and Abu into a handsome elephant.
“Now I am worthy of the Princess,” said Aladdin happily as he put the lamp under his turban. It wasn’t long before he was being ushered into the Sultan’s palace.
“I am Prince Ali Ababwa,” Aladdin declared. “I have come to win the hand of Princess Jasmine.”
But Jasmine thought the young man was just another silly prince, and she fled the room in disgust.
Later, Prince Ali managed to convince Jasmine to go for a midnight ride on the Magic Carpet.
“Is it safe?” she asked.
“Sure,” he replied. “Do you trust me?”
In a flash, Jasmine remembered where she had heard those words before. “Yes,” she said softly, taking his hand.
Jasmine stepped onto the Carpet and away they soared.
Could this prince be the boy I met in the marketplace? Wondered Jasmine. She decided to find out.
“It’s a shame Abu couldn’t come with us,” she said.
“Abu doesn’t really like to fly,” replied Aladdin.
“It is you!” blurted Jasmine.
But Aladdin was still too ashamed to admit he wasn’t really a prince.
Aladdin and Jasmine enjoyed their romantic ride. Then they flew back to the palace and said good night with a kiss.
Meanwhile, Jafar had decided to marry Jasmine himself. So as soon as Jasmine was out of sight, the guards grabbed Aladdin.