This early 1900s illustration shows Aladdin and the Efrite. The tale is a folktale and probably originated in the Middle East. His tale is often connected with and/or included in The Thousand
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Download this stock image: This early 1900s illustration shows Aladdin and the Efrite. The tale is a folktale and probably originated in the Middle East. His tale is often connected with and/or included in The Thousand and One Nights, or the Arabian Nights. It is not one of the original tales but one included by the Frenchman Antoine Galland. Aladdin is a poor man in China who is recruited by a sorcerer named Mustapha. Mustapha wants Aladdin to retrieve a magic oil lamp from a cave, as seen here.Aladdin does and within is an effrite, also known as a genie, who tells him that his wish is his command. - MN3KRJ from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.
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