sleep and found himself drowsy; so he [withdrew to his chamber
and] slept. His mother did likewise and Alaeddin ceased not to
sleep till next day, [FN#284] near noontide, when he awoke and
immediately sought somewhat to eat, for that he was anhungred;
and his mother said to him, "O my son, I have nought to give thee
to eat, for that all I had by me thou atest yesterday. But wait
awhile; I have here a little yarn by me and I am going down to
the market, so I may sell it and buy thee withal somewhat thou
mayst eat." "O my mother," rejoined Alaeddin, "keep the yarn and
sell it not; but give me the lamp which I brought home, so I may
arise and sell it and with its price buy somewhat we may eat.
Methinketh it will fetch more than the yarn." So she arose and
fetched the lamp; but, finding it exceeding dirty, she said to
him, "O my son, this lamp is dirty, and if we wash it and furbish
it, it will sell for a better price." Accordingly she took a
little sand and fell to scouring the lamp withal; but scarce had
she begun to rub it when there appeared to her one of the Jinn,
foul of favour and monstrous of make as he were of the giants,
and said to her, "Say what thou wilt of me. Here am I, thy slave
and the slave of whoso hath in his hand the lamp; and not I
alone, but all the slaves of the wonderful lamp that is in thy
hand." When she saw his frightful aspect, she trembled and fear
get hold upon her and her tongue was tied, nor could she return
an answer, for that she was not used to look upon apparitions
like unto this; so [FN#285] she fell down aswoon of her terror.

Now Alaeddin her son was standing afar off and he had seen the
slave of the ring which he had rubbed in the treasure; so, when
he heard the genie's speech to his mother, he hastened to take
the lamp from her hand and said to him, "O slave of the lamp, I