Publisher's Synopsis
Olim vixit sartor pauper
Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor
pauper sartor habebat filium nomine Aladdin
this poor tailor had a son called Aladdin
Aladdin erat incautus, puer ignavus, qui nihil faciebat
Aladdin was a careless, idle boy who did nothing
quamquam totum diem ludere faciebat
although, he did like to play ball all day long
hoc fecit in plateis cum aliis pueris otiosis
this he did in the streets with other little idle boys
Is adeo contristatus est patri ut moreretur
This so grieved the father that he died
mater eius et oravit et nihil profuit
his mother cried and prayed, but nothing helped
non obstante deprecando, Aladdin vias suas non emendavit
despite her pleading, Aladdin did not mend his ways
