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The Story of Aladdin; Or, the Wonderful Lamp

From The Arabian Nights, retold by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith

This story comes from The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales, edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith and illustrated by Maxfield Parrish, published in the early twentieth century. The tale of Aladdin is not part of the original medieval Arabic manuscript but was added by the French translator Antoine Galland in the eighteenth century, claiming he heard it from a Syrian storyteller. It has become one of the most famous stories in the collection. This retelling reflects the language and attitudes of its era; a few incidental period terms have been modernised. The story is read for its vivid imagination, its structure of temptation and transformation, and its portrait of cunning, patience, and the dangers of power sought by deceit.

Band

Blue · Independent readers, confidentTypical starting range: ages 12–14

Length

long · about 1051 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith and Maxfield Parrish

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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