The Asp's Fang 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 learnt about me.

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 genie is in this lamp, could you give me a wish?

ECHOING: Your wish is my command!

Ah! Don't go dropping the lamp again, OK?

But... Greetings, oh, wondrous one! Tell me your wish.

I...wish...for...an...adventure!

Where are you going, Razin?

To visit my sister, who's not well.

And I have to close my shop for the day, which is an annoyance.

I'll watch your shop. I'd love to!

Would you do that? Can you read a fortune?

No, but I could sell stuff.

Mm. I...don't know.

-Hey!

-And Jamillah could help!

-Help with what?

-Run the stall while Razin's gone.

Oh, yeah, sure! That sounds fun!

All right, it's a deal.

I'll pay you five dinar each, but you have to be careful.

There are dangerous things in this shop.

On the top shelf, especially.

Sell nothing from up there.

Very well.

What would you like?

-I need a packet of toad warts!

-OK.

Oh!

Oh! Oh, no!

This queue is too slow! I've been waiting for 15 minutes!

-Here!

-Thank you.

Please, sir, wait in the queue.

I am not used to waiting!

You need to wait.

Please, sir, get back in line!

Genie, can you hear me? Genie!

Master! How may I be of service?

There's some really pushy people inside. Could you help us?

I don't care about next in the queue. I've waited long enough!

Do not be so agitated, my fellow.

Instead, let us enjoy the beautiful azure skies.

Listen to the larks sing their song.

Breathe in the fragrant smell of morning.

GENIE COUGHS

(Yes, yeah, yes, this way.)

GENIE COUGHS

Ooo! I'm so sorry.

I'm looking for a gift for my sister.

Do you have an asp fang?

I think I just saw one.

Asp fang? Asp fang?

Ah! Is this what you're looking for?

-Perfect!

-Right.

-There we are.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-And...we're...done.

-Phew!

-Lunchtime!

-Oh, I'm starving!

-Oh, whoa!

-Falafel! My favourite!

-Mmm!

-Nice!

Would you want an asp fang as a gift? I wouldn't.

Not really.

-An asp fang, you say?

-Mm.

Where have I heard of one of those?

Be right back.

Oh. Well, I'll have his portion.

Mm!

Asp fang. Fang, fang...

A-ha! Here it is.

Oh! Argh!

GET UP! THEY SCREAM

We need that asp fang! It's very dangerous.

-If it pricks you, it'll put you to sleep for 100 years!

-It can't!

It wasn't on the top shelf, it was sitting on the counter!

I don't know where it came from.

Things got mixed up when the shelf fell down.

-Argh!

-Oh, no!

THEY YELL

Have you seen the old lady with the red headscarf?!

I have seen her. I believe she was headed to Mustafa's.

Or maybe the fruit-seller's.

I'll go to Mustafa's stall, you find the fruit lady.

-I'll look up the cure, just in case.

-Meet back at the shop.

Plates, get your plates here.

-Charming plates for sale...

-Mustafa!

Do you happen to have seen an old lady with a red scarf?

-What if I did? What is it to you?

-It's important you tell me.

-Huh!

-If you don't, then I'll just have to stare at you all day.

All right, I'll tell you, if you must know!

She was looking for a plate for her sister. Ha-ha!

And who could blame her?

Do I not have the most charming plates in Baghdad?

I traded her an asp fang for a plate!

So you have it! I need it! I'll pay you.

Too late. The mule man came by.

He saw the asp's fang around my neck and traded me six mule shoes! Ha!

Am I not the best bargainer in all of Baghdad?! Where'd he go?

The cure for an asp fang.

Sassafras, powdered molars, wet sock.

All I need is... Ah! A rat's tail.

Hm!

HE STRAINS

Phew!

-I can't find the old lady!

-Someone else has the fang.

-And it's bad news.

-Who?!

-The mule man!

But I think he's already left and he only comes once a week!

Well, OK, we're going to have to send out a search party.

Maybe we could go on horses!

Or ride the magic carpet!

-Um. I don't know. Er...

-The mule man!

-This what you're looking for?

-Yes, thank you!

You're making the right decision. This is very dangerous.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Yay!

-Yes! Yes!

-We did it!

-Yes!

-We need to tell Genie. We pretty much saved the whole of...

-Aladdin?

What's the matter?

You pricked yourself?! What are we going to do!

We need to find Genie! Oh! Oh, no!

-Genie, Genie, come here quickly, we need the cure!

-Oh!

Fall asleep for 100 years! My family won't know what's happened!

I might never see them again! Argh!

Genie, you have to help us! Jamillah pricked her finger on a fang!

I think...I might faint.

No! No, no, no, no, no! Don't do that!

I've got the cure right here! I just need to open it!

Give me that!

ALADDIN STRAINS

Tell my family I love them. Tell my brothers they can have my hamster.

On your feet! Outside!

-N-o-o-o-o-o! N-o-o-o-o-o!

-Fresh air!

JAMILLAH GROANS

Jumping jacks! Follow me!

And a-one and a-two and a-three.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

ALADDIN STRAINS

I got it! I got it! I got it!

Mm-mm-mm! Bleurgh! Yeurgh!

What is THAT?!

Nothing much. Sassafras, nettles, rat's tail.

Rat's tail?! Argh! Yeurgh! Aaarrgghh!

And she's back! A-ha! I have cured my spirited, spitting master.

Awesome! Good work!

-What's going on?

-We accidentally sold an asp fang, got it back,

Jamillah pricked her finger and was falling asleep for 100 years,

but Genie saved her! Yeah!

RAZIN LAUGHS

Why are you laughing? It's not funny! I just drank a rat's tail!

It wasn't a real asp fang. I would never sell such a thing!

-Too dangerous!

-THEY SIGH

Come inside, I'll show you!

HE LAUGHS

Is he kidding me?!

These are fake.

Carved from shell. I sell ten of them a week.

We thought they were deadly. Jamillah was falling asleep!

She probably felt faint from the shock, no doubt.

I assure you, these aren't dangerous.

I keep them on the middle shelf.

-It looks like things got rearranged.

-Yeah.

We had a bit of an accident, didn't we?

However, looks like you also did some excellent business.

Would you like to do this again, watch my shop for me?

-Maybe.

-Not!

Definitely not. A-huh!

-Oh!

-Do you know what this means?

-What does it mean?

-Genie pile-on!

THEY LAUGH

Now that she was awake and the shop was doing well,

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, oh, 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! Al Kazam!

# 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 Bagh-da-a-a-a-a-d

# She's Jamillah, she's a scamp

# I'm the Genie from the lamp

# That's Aladdin, he's our lad

# In old Bagh-da-a-a-a-a-d

# She's Jamillah, she's a scamp

# I'm the Genie from the lamp

# Rat's tail made her yell

# But my potion broke the sleepy spell

# La, la, la, la, la, la, la

# La, la, la, la, la, la, la

# La, la, la, la, la, la, la

# La, la, la, la, la, la, la. #