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Apostate Aladdin

Aladdin And The Magic Lamp

Long time ago in China, there lived a poor boy, whose name was Aladdin. Aladdin lived with his mother. One day a rich and distinguished looking man came to their house and said to Aladdin's mother, "I am a merchant from Arabia and want your son to come with me. I will reward him handsomely." Aladdin's mother instantly agreed. Little did she know that the man pretending to be a rich merchant was in reality a magician. Next day, Aladdin having packed his belongings left with the 'merchant'. After many hours of traveling the 'merchant' stopped. Aladdin too stopped, surprised that they should stop in such a desolate spot. He looked around; there was nothing in sight for miles. The 'merchant' pulled out some colored powder from his pocket and threw in the ground. The next instant the whole place was filled with smoke. As the smoke cleared, Aladdin saw a huge opening in the ground; it was a cave. The 'merchant' turned to Aladdin and said, "I want you to go inside this cave; there will be more gold than you have ever seen; take as much as you want. You will also see an old lamp; please bring that back to me. Here, take this ring; it will help you." Aladdin was very suspicious but the decided to do as was told. He lowered himself into the cave, thinking all the while that it would be difficult to climb out without help. Aladdin entered the cave and just like the 'merchant' had said saw gold, jewelry, diamonds and other valuables. He filled his pockets. When this was done, he looked for the lamp; it was lying in the corner, full of dust and dirty. He picked it up and ran to the cave's opening and shouted to the 'merchant', "I have your lamp. Can you please pull me out?" "Give me the lamp," said the 'merchant'. Aladdin was not sure that he would be pulled out if he gave back the lamp; so he said, "First, please pull me out." Aladdin and The GenieThis angered the 'merchant'. With a loud cry, he pulled out the same colorful powder and threw it on the cave opening, sealing it with a huge boulder. Aladdin was depressed. He thought, "That was no rich merchant; he was surely a magician. I wonder why this lamp was so important to him." As he was thinking he rubbed the lamp. All of sudden a strange mist filled the room and from the mist emerged a stranger looking man. He said, "My master, I am the genie of the lamp, you have rescued me; what would your wish be?" Aladdin was scared but he said in quivering voice, "Ta.. Take me back home." And the next moment Aladdin was home hugging his mother. He told her of the magician and the lamp. Aladdin again summoned the genie. This time when the genie appeared he was not scared. He said, "Genie, I want a palace, not an old hut." Again to Aladdin and his mother's amazement in front of them was a magnificent palace. Time passed. Aladdin married the Sultan's daughter and was very happy. It so happened that the evil magician got to know of Aladdin's good fortune. He came by Aladdin's palace pretending to exchange old lamps for new. The princes, Aladdin's wife, not knowing the value of the lamp to Aladdin called out to the magician to wait. As soon as the magician saw the lamp he grabbed it from the princess' hand and rubbed it. The genie appeared, "you are my master and your wish is my command," he said to the magician. "Take Aladdin's palace to the great desert faraway from here," ordered the magician. When Aladdin came home, there was no palace and no princess. He guessed it must be the evil magician who had come to take revenge on him. All was not lost, Aladdin had a ring that the magician had given to him. Aladdin pulled out that ring, rubbed it. Another genie appeared. Aladdin said, "Take me to my princess." Soon, Aladdin was in Arabia with his princess. He found his lamp lying on a table next to the magician. Before the magician could react, Aladdin jumped for the lamp and got hold of it. As soon as he had the lamp, Aladdin rubbed it.
Ayan_Khan_0420 · 5.7K Views

The Book Of Kings I and II

The two Books of Kings are regarded by many as the last part of a work commonly known as the Deuteronomistic History. The latter tells the story of Israel from its settlement in the land (Joshua and Judges) through the transition from judgeship to monarchy under Samuel, Saul, and David (1 and 2 Samuel) to the reign of Solomon, the disintegration of the united kingdom into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the eventual downfall of both kingdoms (1 and 2 Kings). The Deuteronomistic History along with the Pentateuch forms a single historical narrative stretching from creation to exile. The Books of Kings can be approached in several ways. They contain history and are an important source of information about the Israelite kingdoms. They are also narrative that calls for careful reading; historical accuracy is sometimes sacrificed to the demands of compelling characterization and dramatic tension. Most importantly, both historical presentation and narrative creativity are shaped by a particular religious worldview. The multifaceted character of the work means that it has a variety of focal points. The historical events themselves, of course, are important, but the patterns according to which the author organizes those events give a unity to the author’s historical reconstruction. The northern kings are condemned without exception, and the royal line degenerates from the divine election of Jeroboam I through a succession of short-lived dynasties to the bloodbath of Jehu’s coup d’état, and finally dies out in a series of assassinations. (It must be admitted that the author at times skews the story to preserve the pattern: the relatively prosperous forty-one-year reign of Jeroboam II is dismissed in seven verses!) Judah’s kings, on the other hand, follow a cyclic pattern of infidelity followed by reform, with each reformer king (Asa, Joash, Hezekiah, Josiah) greater than the last. Unfortunately the apostate kings also progress in wickedness, until the evil of Manasseh is so great that even Josiah’s fidelity cannot turn away the Lord’s wrath. As a literary work, the Books of Kings are admirable. Some of the brilliance is accessible only in Hebrew: wordplays, the sounds and rhythms of poetic passages, verbal allusions to other passages of the Hebrew Bible. Scenes are drawn with a vibrancy and immediacy that English cannot reproduce without sounding overdone. But other literary techniques survive translation: symmetrical structures for narrative units (and the disruptions of symmetry at significant points), rich ambiguities , foreshadowings (such as the way the prophet of Bethel and the man of God of Judah portend the destinies of their respective kingdoms). Characterization is rich and complex (Solomon, Jeroboam, Elijah, Ahab, Elisha, Jehu, etc.), revealing deep insight into human nature. Into the stories of the kings, almost as a counterpoint, are woven numerous stories of prophets, named and great (Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah), and less known or anonymous. Many of the stories are anecdotal, reflecting the everyday life of prophets and prophetic guilds. But the volatile dynamics of prophetic involvement in the political realm are prominent: prophets in opposition to kings, prophets in support of kings. This too is part of the theological worldview of the Deuteronomistic historian. The destiny of Israel is in God’s hand. Through prophets, the divine will is made known on earth to kings and people and the future consequences of their response to God’s will are spelled out. It is perhaps indicative of the importance prophets have in 1 and 2 Kings that the structural center of the two books is the story of Elisha’s succession to Elijah’s prophetic ministry, and that this is one of the few passages in Kings that occurs outside the account of any king’s reign. Behind the temporal realm of kings and reigns lies the continuing realm of the divine word and its servants, the prophets.
Dali098 · 108.1K Views

MIDDLE EAST MYTH

This Will be the stories and myth I have collected and I don't own the stories just a person who like a certain culture wich is a middle eastern so enjoy - Level of Magic Variable. Magic is definitely a part of Arabian Fantasy. It is a sub-genre steeped in mysticism and lore. Some authors create recognizable magic systems, while others create a magical atmosphere or a world with a mythos immersed in magic. Magic is important, and it varies from the very specific, genies granting wishes, to just a magical feeling emanating from the page. - Level of Grand Ideas/Social Implications Variable. There is plenty of variation in this sub-genre. However, many stories ponder larger questions or offer critiques on social structures. Fate and destiny are often invoked and pondered. Even allegory is sometimes used to contemplate ideas. - Level of Characterization High. Characters are so well done in Arabian Fantasy that they have become cultural icons—Aladdin, Sinbad, Ali Baba, Scheherazade. Authors draw on the rich literary history of these characters, they reinvent them, they use them as a basis for new and heroic characters, and they make readers invested in these characters. - Level of Plot Complexity High. Arabian Fantasy is multi-layered, it is rich, it is varied, it is an adventure, it is romance, and so much more. Arabian Fantasy is remarkable for its use of narrative techniques that subsequent genres and authors have adopted. Techniques like dramatic visualization and frame narratives make the story, and the plot, more complex and engaging. -Level of Violence Variable. Arabian Fantasy is not an innately violent sub-genre. Fighting and battles often dot the plotlines of an Arabian Fantasy story though, it makes for tense and action-packed stories. Indeed, violence in most of these stories is necessary to the plot. (If you're looking for something wholly new and unique. Arabian Fantasy draws on ancient cultures, religions, myths, and histories. The sub-genre has a rich history that authors are influenced by, that inform new stories, that build the story's setting/world, that shape new and old characters alike. So even in modern Arabian Fantasy stories, the historical and the traditional are woven into more than just the setting. This doesn't mean authors are simply rehashing old stories, but the sub-genre doesn't escape its history.)
Sage_Middle_east · 38.7K Views

GOD OR DEMON?

higher content for 14 years How people become billionaires Daniel thought: Will I ever be rich to be able to go into a store and buy what I want? Will I ever be able to give my family a better life? Will I ever stop starving? Daniel's story begins when he was 15 years old at school, where it all started in a simple joke ended in a tragedy. Was it a tragedy or was it a blessing? We will find out in the course of history, mathematics is simple as everyone knows write current books, and sometimes a book on Parallel World but this time I want to change the book's concept a little, this will be the one that will give me more work I will try to write at least each chapter 2000 to 3000 words will not be easy, but the chapters will also be every other day, all my books I write in my head at the time I am writing I am thinking of the plot what can happen what's around that table has something special? When Aladdin rubbed the lamp, did he expect a gene to come out? Was alibaba and the 300 thieves true? There will be many, but one thing I can say you dream only depends on you. I dreamed of traveling the world, I managed to travel the world to know Japan to know China which is a beautiful country to know the United States to know England, I knew the land of my grandparents Italy to know the culture of Turkey so I can tell you Stop dreaming not dreaming because one day maybe a dream of yours comes true, there is a saying that the one who does not dream does not live, are you alive? then dream. come dream with me live dreams joys sadness smiles emotions I don't say that in the book but in real life be someone different get out of the chair show what you can do, i'll be waiting for you in your dreams!
DanielBR · 31.7K Views

What happened After Happily Ever After?

We all have our favorite Disney princess...some boys too, no need to be shy, but have you ever thought that you got the story wrong. What happens when the seven dwarves turn into handsome men and give Snow white the palace?....who's gonna be her king? What if Cinderella isn't as meek as she seems? What if she doesn't want to marry the prince but instead his money? What if she made her sister's ugly ? What if sleeping beauty didn't really sleep for 100 years? But instead partied while everyone else was? What if Ariel was actually trying to make the sea ultimate and obliterate the land? What if she goddamed played Eric? What if Belle was actually a con artist? What would have happened if she stole the beast's flower? What if she was vain and plastic? What if Mulan was secretly rebelling against the emperor? What if she had the Phoenix's destiny to rule alone? What if her family sells her out? What if Jasmine was the real sorceress? What if she tried to kill her father? What if she wanted to kill Aladdin for stopping her? What if Rapunzel wore a really really long wig? What if she actually played the witch? What if she never let down her hair? What if Moana was also a god? What if she tricked Mawi into helping her? What if she just wanted to find and destroy the island lady? What if Anna was the real villain? What if Elsa was actually a boy? Would they end up together or let it go? Sydney has so many " What if " questions about our beloved questions, she annoyed the system so much she was transported to Fairytale land. But now, she has to make sure their kids follow their dreams while discovering what happens after Happily Ever After? She doesn't have much time and must fulfill am her missions before the last page is turned or she'll be stuck here forever. One last time....What if Sydney manages to change the story and even find her own Happily Ever After? We'll have to wait and find out. So I know I probably just made enemies with some people who love Disney princesses and made some weird friends who wanna see where this story goes ( I'm not complaining ) But don't forget to add to your library and enjoy Sydney's adventure. Disclaimer : Cover art designed by me but original photos not mine. All credit goes to original owner
Kik1_Yijaa · 31.7K Views

L.M.L.

A cataclysm occurred in the world, which rolled back its development for many centuries. The power in it returned to the church, because otherwise, as the "2nd coming", the event that destroyed the earth, cannot be called. A big war is brewing, humanity has already mastered all places suitable for life, and the rulers are trying to expand their possessions at the expense of others. Our hero, Marzio, lives in one of the free Italian towns. He is the bastard of a major feudal lord who made his name in the war. His mother, despite her righteous lifestyle, practices quackery. For which one day, on an unremarkable and ordinary day, she is sentenced to death. Seeing the burning of his own mother and losing faith in people, Marzio begins his journey. Thanks to the connections of his small family, he escapes from the city and, together with a trade caravan, moves to another city, where he plans to enter the academy and become stronger. Along the way, he contacts people who call themselves "diggers" - plunderers. So, he finds himself in the ruins of the old world, which was much more developed and finds more and more evidence of the terrible secret of the true cause of the fall of the world, which the church so zealously hides. But the second coming gave not only the suffering and wrath of God, but also monsters from mutated animals. In a fight with them, he falls into the eyes of the detachment of the sacred order, after which they, having estimated its potential, take it to themselves and, with their patronage, he enters the academy. At the academy, he meets new friends, and his origin is revealed there. Since he is the only male descendant, he can claim the title and possession of his father. Thanks to this, our hero receives a certain amount of attention from the opposite sex. After training, Marzio learns about the so-called knowers who are aware of the artifacts of the ancients and how things truly are. New prospects are opening up for him, but also new dangers. He becomes part of the squad that helped him. And using modern for us and futuristic for the Middle Ages, small arms are engaged in protecting the secrets of the church and persecuting a group calling themselves apostates, who want to reveal all the cards that will drive the world into a new branch of chaos and the fight against the regime. As cover, his order sided with minor rulers to fight the old-fashioned way and maintain the balance of power. More and more secrets are revealed to Marzio, and a serious intriguing game unfolds behind him, into which he is sucked in with more and more force. But the hero is the hero, in order to grow and cope with the twists and turns of fate, he stoically withstands all trials and even not knowing about the threats from the east and another continent continues to go forward to meet his fate, for the sake of freedom, revenge and struggle.
August_Maul_WW · 14.9K Views

ARABIAN NIGHTS

"One Thousand and One Nights," also known as "Arabian Nights," is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales and stories that have captivated readers for centuries. The book is framed by the story of Scheherazade, a clever and resourceful young woman who tells captivating stories to her husband, King Shahryar, in order to save her own life. The tales within "One Thousand and One Nights" are incredibly diverse, featuring a wide range of characters, settings, and themes. They encompass adventure, romance, fantasy, and morality, offering a rich tapestry of narratives that transport readers to distant lands and times. Among the most famous stories within the collection are "Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad the Sailor." These tales have become iconic in their own right, with their memorable characters, magical elements, and moral lessons. Throughout the book, readers encounter a blend of fantasy and reality, where jinn (genies), princesses, sultans, and ordinary people coexist. The stories often explore themes of love, loyalty, justice, and the consequences of one's actions. They also provide insights into the cultural and social norms of the Middle East during the time of their creation. "One Thousand and One Nights" is not just a collection of stories; it is a testament to the power of storytelling itself. It celebrates the art of narrative, the resilience of the human spirit, and the enduring nature of tales that transcend time and place. -------- Disclaimer : This is not an original work
Ahmed_M_Oshey · 2.7K Views
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