Two Persian brothers, Kasim and Ali Baba, divide their inheritance. Kasim marries a wealthy merchant's daughter and becomes a shop owner. Ali Baba marries a poor woman and must bring wood from the jungle on his donkeys to sell for fuel to make his living. One day in the jungle Ali Baba spies on forty thieves on horseback who hide their loot behind a magic door in the rock face. They open the cave door by calling out, "Open, O Simsim." (Simsim means sesame grain.) After the thieves ride away, Ali Baba opens the door as they did. He loads his donkeys with gold and silver and covers the treasure with straw and sticks to look like his usual loads.
Ali Baba tells his wife to borrow scales.....
This is a free excerpt of 135 words. This section contains 1,499 words. This
study guide contains 44,490 words (approx. 148 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our The Arabian Nights Access Pass.
