Aladdin and the Magic Lamp · chapter 15 of 25
The Unfinished Window
没做好的窗户
Tonight the princess walks to her new palace to meet Aladdin, and one window of his great hall is still waiting for its jewels.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 那天晚上，王后和公主去新宫殿。很多人在前边唱歌。
Nà tiān wǎnshang, wánghòu hé gōngzhǔ qù xīn gōngdiàn. Hěn duō rén zài qiánbian chànggē.
That evening, the sultana and the princess went to the new palace. Up ahead, many people were singing.
- the Sultana 女儿，你怕不怕？
Nǚ'ér, nǐ pà bu pà?
Daughter, are you afraid?
- the Princess 有一点儿怕。妈妈，阿拉丁好看吗？
Yǒu yìdiǎnr pà. Māma, Ālādīng hǎokàn ma?
A little. Mother, is Aladdin handsome?
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- the Sultana 我不知道。你爸爸只说，他的宝石很漂亮！
Wǒ bù zhīdào. Nǐ bàba zhǐ shuō, tā de bǎoshí hěn piàoliang!
I don't know. Your father only said his jewels are very beautiful!
- Aladdin 王后，您好。公主，我是阿拉丁。
Wánghòu, nín hǎo. Gōngzhǔ, wǒ shì Ālādīng.
Good evening, Your Majesty. Princess, I am Aladdin.
- the Princess 他是阿拉丁？他真好看……
Tā shì Ālādīng? Tā zhēn hǎokàn…
He's Aladdin? He's so handsome...
- Aladdin 公主，我爱你很久了。
Gōngzhǔ, wǒ ài nǐ hěn jiǔ le.
Princess, I have loved you for a long time.
- the Princess 我爸爸要我和你结婚。现在，我也想。
Wǒ bàba yào wǒ hé nǐ jiéhūn. Xiànzài, wǒ yě xiǎng.
My father wanted me to marry you. Now I want to as well.
- Narrator 他们结婚了。大家吃饭、唱歌，到很晚。
Tāmen jiéhūn le. Dàjiā chīfàn, chànggē, dào hěn wǎn.
They were married. Everyone ate and sang until late into the night.
- the Princess 阿拉丁，你的宫殿真大。
Ālādīng, nǐ de gōngdiàn zhēn dà.
Aladdin, your palace is so big.
- Aladdin 这不是我的宫殿，是我们的。
Zhè bú shì wǒ de gōngdiàn, shì wǒmen de.
This isn't my palace. It's ours.
- the Sultan 早上好，阿拉丁！二十四个窗户……这个怎么没有宝石？
Zǎoshang hǎo, Ālādīng! Èrshísì gè chuānghu… zhège zěnme méiyǒu bǎoshí?
Good morning, Aladdin! Twenty-four windows... why doesn't this one have any jewels?
- Aladdin 国王，这个窗户，我想请您来做。
Guówáng, zhège chuānghu, wǒ xiǎng qǐng nín lái zuò.
Your Majesty, I'd like to ask you to finish this window.
- the Sultan 好！我有很多宝石。我的人会做好的！
Hǎo! Wǒ yǒu hěn duō bǎoshí. Wǒ de rén huì zuò hǎo de!
Good! I have lots of jewels. My men will finish it!
- the Princess 爸爸，您的人做了三个星期了！
Bàba, nín de rén zuò le sān gè xīngqī le!
Father, your men have been working for three weeks!
- the Sultan 我的宝石都没有了，窗户还没做好！
Wǒ de bǎoshí dōu méiyǒu le, chuānghu hái méi zuò hǎo!
My jewels are all gone, and the window still isn't finished!
- Aladdin 国王，您的人不要做了。我来吧。
Guówáng, nín de rén búyào zuò le. Wǒ lái ba.
Your Majesty, your men can stop now. Let me do it.
- Aladdin 公主睡了……灯的秘密，不能对她说。
Gōngzhǔ shuì le… dēng de mìmì, bù néng duì tā shuō.
The princess is asleep... The lamp's secret, I can't tell her.
- the Genie of the Lamp 主人，你要什么？
Zhǔrén, nǐ yào shénme?
Master, what do you want?
- Aladdin 请你今天晚上做好这个窗户。
Qǐng nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang zuò hǎo zhège chuānghu.
Please finish this window tonight.
- the Genie of the Lamp 是，主人。
Shì, zhǔrén.
Yes, master.
- the Sultan 天哪！一个晚上，窗户做好了！
Tiān na! Yí gè wǎnshang, chuānghu zuò hǎo le!
Good heavens! In one night, the window is finished!
- Aladdin 是的，国王。我的人晚上不睡觉。
Shì de, guówáng. Wǒ de rén wǎnshang bú shuìjiào.
Yes, Your Majesty. My men don't sleep at night.
- Narrator 那几年，阿拉丁给没有钱的人金子。
Nà jǐ nián, Ālādīng gěi méiyǒu qián de rén jīnzi.
In those years, Aladdin gave gold to the poor.
- the Princess 阿拉丁，城里的人都爱你。我也是！
Ālādīng, chéng li de rén dōu ài nǐ. Wǒ yě shì!
Aladdin, everyone in the city loves you. So do I!
- Narrator 很远很远的西边，魔法师的房间很黑。
Hěn yuǎn hěn yuǎn de xībian, mófǎshī de fángjiān hěn hēi.
Far, far away in the west, the magician's room was dark.
- the Magician 那个孩子，死在山洞里了吧？我来问问我的沙子。
Nàge háizi, sǐ zài shāndòng li le ba? Wǒ lái wènwen wǒ de shāzi.
That boy died in the cave, didn't he? Let me ask my sand.
- the Magician 什么？山洞里没有人……阿拉丁没有死！
Shénme? Shāndòng li méiyǒu rén… Ālādīng méiyǒu sǐ!
What? There's no one in the cave... Aladdin isn't dead!
- the Magician 他在巴格达，很有钱，还和公主结婚了！
Tā zài Bāgédá, hěn yǒu qián, hái hé gōngzhǔ jiéhūn le!
He's in Baghdad, he's rich, and he's married the princess!
- the Magician 旧灯在他那儿……那是我的灯！
Jiù dēng zài tā nàr… nà shì wǒ de dēng!
The old lamp is with him... That lamp is mine!
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What changed in the story?
- What does the princess ask her mother on the way?
“妈妈，阿拉丁好看吗？”
- What does the princess tell Aladdin when they meet?
“我爸爸要我和你结婚。现在，我也想。”
- Why does one window in Aladdin's hall have no jewels?
“国王，这个窗户，我想请您来做。”
- What does Aladdin say he cannot tell the princess?
“灯的秘密，不能对她说。”
- What does the magician learn from his sand?
“阿拉丁没有死！”……“旧灯在他那儿”