Written by: Prasanna Dhungel - 28021, Grade VIII
Posted on: 29 June, 2023
Once upon a time in a rough sandy desert, lived a tough young man named Aladdin. He was the only son of the late mayor of the town. In a battle long ago, his father was heavily injured and died so he was left with a mother to take care of him. His mother worked endlessly to take care of him. He went on to become a young kind hearted man whom everyone liked.
He was very hardworking and worked everyday to feed himself and his mother. The desert was named Sandville. Surrounding it were two great nations, ancient Egypt and Libya. There was a rumour going on about a lamp, where a genie can grant you a single wish. It's said that only the people who were extremely lucky have come across this lamp but so far no one was able to convince the genie to grant them their wish.
The small town of Sandville lies exactly between the war of Libya and Egypt because of that they were currently facing a crisis. His town was on the brink of destruction. Aladdin was noticing that the town he grew in, his hometown, was about to get destroyed. He wanted to look for that lamp and end this ongoing war. But he couldn’t as he had to take care of his mother. But eventually, they decided to have a villager take care of his mother. they longed for help, requesting everyone but no one was willing to do it. Finally, an old man decided to help. There was a rumour that this old man could see the future but no one was sure. He hadn’t spoken to anyone in his long life of 93 years. He was a mysterious person but Aladdin had no choice but to leave his mother with him.
Aladdin set out on his journey to find this lamp. After countless hours of travelling, he still couldn’t find anything. He was very tired and his supply of water finished. He came across a town and asked everyone for help. One girl in particular, decided to help him after she heard that he was looking for the lamp. Her name was Zoya. She was planning to use him to get to the lamp and then use the lamp for the advantage of her own.
After resting for a while in this town, Aladdin set off on his journey to find this lamp. But this time he wasn’t alone. He had a friend he could travel with But he was still unaware of her intentions.
After searching for so long, they finally came across a hole in the ground leading to a cave. There lies the legendary lamp. Both were very happy, but Zoya wanted it for her selfish use so she hit Aladdin with a rock on his head. He stuck into the ground giving out a sharp cry of pain. The girl without wasting any time went to the lamp, rubbed it and wished for her to be the most rich and feared Empress of the whole world. But as the rumours said, it was very hard to convince this genie. He didn’t grant anyones selfish wishes. The Genie slashed the girl and killed her.
Aladdin was on the ground observing everything. After a while, when his head was okay, he went and rubbed the lamp and there came out, Genie. Aladdin wished for the war between the two nations, Egypt and Libya to end and their town Sandville could return to its old peaceful and phosphorus days. The genie was happy to see a selfless person who wasn't greedy and wished for others to live in peace. His wish was granted.
Only after then he realised why the Genie had killed Zoya, he understood that actions have consequences. After returning to the village, the war had ended and the village was peaceful again. It was all because of Aladdin. He shared his thriving story with others and everyone learned from it.
Before taking any action, you must be aware of its consequences.
