When he saw it and noted its bigness, he gave Alaeddin ten
diners, which he took, and the Jew went his way.

Alaeddin and his mother lived upon the ten diners till they came
to an end; then he arose and bringing out the lamp, rubbed it,
whereupon the slave of the lamp, to wit, the genie whom he had
seen before, appeared to him and [FN#309] said to him, "Seek what
thou wilt, O my lord, for that I am thy slave and the slave of
whoso hath with him the lamp." Quoth Alaeddin, "It is my will
that thou bring me a tray of food like unto that which thou
broughtest me erewhen, for that I am hungry;" and the slave
brought him, in the twinkling of an eye, a tray like unto that
which he had brought him before, and on it twelve magnificent
platters full of rich meats, together with flagons [FN#310] of
clarified wine and bread of the finest. Now Alaeddin's mother,
when she knew that her son was minded to rub the lamp, had gone
out, so she might not see the genie again; but, after a little,
she came in to him and seeing the tray full of silver platters,
whilst the whole house reeked with the fragrance of the rich
meats, marvelled and rejoiced; and Alaeddin said to her, "O my
mother, thou badest me throw away the lamp. See now its uses." "O
my son," answered she, "may God prosper him; [FN#311] but fain
would I not see him." Then they sat down to the tray and ate and
drank till they were satisfied, laying up that which remained
with them against the morrow.

Then, when that which was with them of food was finished,
Alaeddin arose and taking one of the platters under his clothes,
went in quest of the Jew, so he might sell it to him; but, as
chance willed it, he passed by the shop of a goldsmith, an