The Shape Shifter and the Magic Carpet Jamillah and Aladdin

I was delighted when Jamillah was born.

The seventh child is always a lucky child.

Her big brothers adored her and she adored them.

Her grandfather, Jiddo, told her magical stories

which is how she learned about me.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Who drew that? I'm way handsomer.

Jamillah grew up to be courageous.

One rainy day, Jiddo sent her up to the attic

to get a box from his trunk.

Boy, was she in for a surprise.

Whoa.

If any genie's in this thing...

..could you give me a wish?

Your wish is my command.

Ah!

Listen, don't go dropping the lamp again, OK?

But...

Greetings, O wondrous one.

Tell me your wish.

I wish for...

..an...

adventure.

Hello? Aladdin? Genie?

-Aladdin, how many times do I have to say this?

-I know I can do it.

-You can trust me.

-Trust you?

After you lost our goat?

I didn't LOSE him. He ran away.

You let him escape. You broke the eggs,

-you chopped down the fig tree...

-We needed wood.

I can't take any more chances, Aladdin.

I must get a good price for my ring.

We need the money.

I can get the BEST price. I can bargain with ANYONE.

-I'm better than Mustafa.

-I'll be back soon.

Be good, Baba.

Psst.

Jamillah! You're back.

What were you and your mum arguing about?

Oh, she won't let me travel out to Edou to sell a ring for her.

I never get to go anywhere!

I've never even been out of Baghdad.

Really?

I've been to lots of places.

Scotland, Jordan, Bath, Brighton.

-Do you ride camels?

-No!

We usually drive or fly.

It must be hard to travel without a car or a plane or...

-SHE GASPS

-Wait a minute. I have the best idea.

Come on!

Why are we looking for a rug?

You want to travel, don't you?

Haven't you ever heard of a magic carpet?

It's in the same book YOU'RE in.

-You're making no sense.

-Over here.

Oh!

How much is that one, please?

This? Oh...

100 dinar. But for you, I'll make it 80.

You must be joking?

80 dinar...

for a rug?

Will you take this instead?

It's silver.

I THINK.

It's riddled with fleas.

You can see them hopping.

Fleas!

You should know about fleas.

-We'll give you 50.

-50?

You? And where would you put them? You're too poor to have a pocket.

I not only have one pocket. I have two.

Yeah, with holes big enough to ride a camel through.

You want a rug?

Come. I can help you.

Your feet offend my rug.

My feet? What about your beard?

SHE GASPS

Whoa.

This is so beautiful.

Please...take whichever rug you like.

Are they expensive?

As you are a stranger, let this be a gift from me to you.

Though I may ask you to return the favour.

Can I have this one?

Excellent choice.

I will give you my magic pebble.

Final offer.

-Quick. Before the lady changes her mind.

-What lady?

Something's not right, Jamillah.

I've never seen that lady before.

And I know EVERYONE in Baghdad.

-SHE SNORTS

-You're just jealous cos I got a rug,

for free. Ready to fly?

Um...I hate to tell you this, but rugs don't fly.

Ha! Not without a genie, they don't.

Genie? Hello?

-HE SNORES

-Genie? Can you hear me?

Maybe.

-Who wants to know?

-Jamillah.

HE GASPS Wondrous one!

Hold on. Just need to find my...

Jamillah, Aladdin, hello. Your wish, so long as it's not too complicated,

is my command.

SQUEAK

Hi, Genie.

Could you make this carpet fly?

HE GASPS

Of course. My pleasure.

OK, stand back.

Back.

Just hold this for me one second. Thank you.

I command you...

to rise!

Fala-laf-falaf-away!

Rise!

HE SIGHS

Wait. It's in my spell book.

Be right back.

Psst.

Here you are.

I've come for my favour.

What do you mean "favour"? Who are you?

One gift deserves another, wouldn't you say?

And I would like...

the lamp.

A shape shifter. Oh, I knew it.

A what?

They're bad. You can never find them cos they keep changing their shape.

Come on, she's got Genie!

Hey!

Ow!

Ahh!

Oh, oh, oh!

Ow, ow, ow.

Argh.

My book!

Ha-ha! Woohoo!

I rock.

I command you...

to appear!

Found it! Wait, who are you?

Bow to me, Genie. I am your master.

But I HAVE a master. Jamillah? Do you know her?

About so high? Hair like this?

Silence.

Whoever possesses the lamp possesses the genie within.

Drat.

OK, that's true. Only I really like Jamillah.

How about I get you another genie?

You will do as I say.

I want you to get rid of the sultan and give me his palace.

I will be the ruler of Baghdad.

Absolutely. Only, the thing is, I'm not quite sure of the spell for that.

What do you mean, you're not quite sure? You're a genie.

Yeah, but the "get rid of sultan, take over Baghdad" spell

doesn't come up that often.

Hang on. I'll look it up.

OK...

Charms, charts, cheese.

Do you like cheese?

Zimbin-faram-afoor.

SHE SIGHS

I don't want cheese. I want the PALACE!

OK, calm down.

Oh, look. Here it is. The flying carpet charm.

Varooka-valay-awadah-away!

I don't want the carpet.

And I don't want cheese.

I want the PALACE!

OK, look. Here's what we'll do. I'll go back to Genie school

and learn the spell and I'll do it for you.

That should take maybe...a year? Two, tops?

Silence, fool.

I want it now.

Yes, sir.

OK. Something...

-Are you sure you really want to be...

-Sh.

-..ruler of all Baghdad?

-I can hear him.

-It's quite a stressful job

ruling everything, you know? And...

I'll give you ten seconds, Genie.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6...

Gotcha! Ha-ha-ha!

Aladdin! Jamillah! The carpet.

-Go! Go!

-Move!

Varooka-valay-awadah-away!

-Whoa!

-Yes!

Whoa. What a creepy lady.

No kidding.

And she hates cheese.

Who hates cheese?

I owe you, Aladdin.

Name me your wish.

Whoa.

This is amazing.

Look at that.

I'm going to live in a palace someday.

Only mine will be twice as big as that one.

I know.

What?

Never mind.

Are those mountains?

Whoa. My whole life I've wanted to see those.

Can we fly there?

We can, O saver of the lamp.

Grab some carpet.

Ready?

Varooka-valay-awadah-away!

-Whoo!

-Ha-ha-ha!

Whoohoo! Yes!

Every story has an ending.

And eventually, Jamillah had to say goodbye to Baghdad.

It was nice to get home and see her family.

But Jamillah couldn't wait for her next adventure with Aladdin

and me, her brilliant Genie.

# So what is your wish? Say O wondrous one

# Just don't rock my lamp and your will is done

# No need for applause Yes, I'm number one

# A thousand years in here It's been too long

# Your genie is genius So smart and strong

# Shazam-hunkazam Oh, it's all gone wrong

# She's Jamillah She's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# That's Aladdin, he's our lad

# In old Baghdad

# She's Jamillah She's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# That's Aladdin He's our lad

# In old Baghdad

# She's Jamillah She's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# Varooka-ventalay

# We're up and away

# La la la la la la la

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# La la la la la la la

# La la la la la la la. #