Publisher's Synopsis
Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor
Der boede engang en fattig skrædder
this poor tailor had a son called Aladdin
denne stakkels skrædder havde en søn ved navn Aladdin
Aladdin was a careless, idle boy who did nothing
Aladdin var en skødesløs, ledig dreng, der intet gjorde
although, he did like to play ball all day long
selvom han kunne lide at spille bold hele dagen lang
this he did in the streets with other little idle boys
dette gjorde han på gaden med andre små ledige drenge
This so grieved the father that he died
Dette gjorde faderen så bedrøvet, at han døde
his mother cried and prayed, but nothing helped
hans mor græd og bad, men intet hjalp
despite her pleading, Aladdin did not mend his ways
på trods af hendes bøn, rettede Aladdin sig ikke op
