Banished from Baghdad Jamillah and Aladdin

-GENIE:

-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!

If any genies are listening,

could you give me a wish?

Your wish is my command.

RUMBLING Oh!

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

But...

..greetings, O wondrous one! Tell me your wish.

I wish for...

an...

adventure.

Hello, my little froggy. You all right in there?

-FROG CROAKS

-Bet you're thirsty.

I am, too.

-No water for a week! What shall we do?

-What is going on here?

Seriously.

BUGLE FANFARE

Have no... Have no fear, dear citizens.

Are you going to do something?

I will find out why there is no water.

There must... CROWD MUTTERING ANGRILY

There must be some cause. I will not rest until I figure it out.

But, if we study the water tables, it becomes quite clear...

We do not need your input, astronomer.

Leave this business to a real expert.

I see such an expert right now - the seer!

-You are friendly with the well spirit, are you not?

-Me?

-OK.

-Let us discover if she can find out why there is no water.

Go on, ask.

O, spirit of the well, speak to me from the mists where you dwell.

SINGS MYSTICALLY

This is clearly delicate work. Let's leave her to it.

-WHISPERING:

-Speak, speak, speak.

When the trumpet sounds, gather in the market. I will share the news.

What? Say it.

We're going to have trouble if it does not rain soon.

My sources tell me it will rain in a day or two.

Until then, we must keep the people calm.

Make them think I am doing something about it.

-The seer will buy us some time.

-Speak to me. Speak.

Aladdin, I just heard the funniest joke, and...

What is that smell?

-It's you! Oh, yuck! You stink!

-I know, I know!

I haven't had a bath in a week.

Masters, I heard your voices. It's been a while since...

Oh! Oh! You smell like a dead trout.

Can't help it. There's no water for bathing.

Can't you magic some water, Genie?

-SQUEAKY VOICE:

-Whilst technically I can make it rain,

I can only do so when someone's life is in danger.

There's even a special licence.

Then you have to do some kind of rain dance, if I remember correctly.

Like a chicken! Ha-ha!

Let's go, come on. Come on!

-I'll explain on the way.

-I think... you put your left foot in.

Take your left foot out.

Good news! The seer has heard from the spirit of the well.

She is upset. Oh, yes, indeed.

She is in love with a frog.

A prince in disguise, but he hasn't been seen in many a day.

Oh, and now she is withholding the water because she is heartbroken.

No, she...

She is waiting for us to bring the frog back to her.

Perhaps then, she will bring the water back to us.

We must be alert for any...

FROG CROAKS

-Hey!

-Hey, no, no, no, careful! That's my frog!

-A frog!

-No!

He's mine, let go! No!

No, be careful! No, let go! Where has he gone?

-Where is he?

-He's gone! Now we'll never have water!

CROWD MUTTERING ANGRILY

-Just as I feared - a riot.

-Blame the boy.

-He took the frog. He is responsible for our dried-up well.

-No!

-I found him in my yard. He's my pet.

-Ha!

- This is ridiculous. Leave him alone.

As we cannot return the frog to the well,

we must punish the boy who took it.

Perhaps that will appease the spirit of the well.

You are banished, Aladdin.

By sunset, you will leave this city for good!

The vizier's just looking for someone to blame.

And I am an easy target.

We can fix this. We just need to find somewhere else to get water.

There is one thing we could try, but I'd need some time and help.

I'll help, but just in case, we need a plan B.

Genie!

Ah, Genie, can you help Aladdin?

He'll explain, but we need somewhere for him to stay for a while.

Well, there are some caves out in the desert, but why would you...?

Great. Aladdin, you two sort this out. Come on, Samir. Let's go.

Right.

We're going to figure this out, OK? Promise.

Hey, Samir! Wait up!

-What's going on?

-I'm being banished from Baghdad.

Oh.

What?

These are dowsing rods. They belonged to my father.

In theory, the rods should quiver and cross

when they find a vein of hidden water.

This is going to work.

We'll stay out here as long as it takes.

-How long is that, exactly?

-I do not know.

Hours, certainly. Days, perhaps.

You don't have days.

Here he is. The boy responsible for Baghdad's thirst.

-NASALLY:

-That statement is as ridiculous as you are.

Says the man who sounds like a donkey.

We'll see how big you are once we've taken this to the sultan.

I've given orders for no-one to be let through,

especially not those who consort with frog-thieving riff-raff.

Oh. No sign of water.

Perhaps I don't have what it takes. Here, you try.

FROG CROAKS Oh!

Isn't... Isn't that Aladdin's frog?

FROG CROAKS

What was it doing?

Well, frogs like to be close to water, so it was probab...

BOTH GASP

-Yes, yes, yes!

-Ha-ha!

-We did it, yes!

-We found water!

Guards, escort this boy out into the desert, please.

CROWD CHEERS

Get off! Get off me!

JAMILLAH: Attention! Wait, everyone, attention! Look here! Look here!

-We found a new source of water!

-CROWD CHEERS

But...

But we will only tell you where it is if you release Aladdin

and end his banishment.

-CROWD:

-Release him!

All right, then!

So be it. CROWD CHEERS

-I hate baths.

-Well, I have something that might make it better.

FROG CROAKS ALADDIN GASPS

-Found him!

-I did, and he found the water.

Aww! Oh, I missed you. Did you miss me too?

I've got some juicy flies for you. And some worms.

He's never going to bath, is he?

-Maybe we should bring the bath to him.

-Yeah!

You wouldn't.

Ho! We would.

We're going to make you feel like it's raining!

OK, all right, stop! Just stop!

With Aladdin and his frog back in Baghdad where they belong,

it was time for Jamillah to go.

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 genius genie so smart and strong

# Shazam, alakazam 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 a lad in old Baghdad

# She's Jamillah, she's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# That's Aladdin he's a lad in old Baghdad

# She's Jamillah, she's a scamp

# I'm the genie from the lamp

# Found the frog then heard it croak

# For Aladdin had to have a soak. #