Genies, Meanies, and Magic Rings

by Mitchell, Stephen; Pohrt, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780802796394
• ISBN10: 0802796397
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-07
• Publisher: Walker Childrens

Summary

One day, as Ali Baba was cutting wood at the edge of a thicket, with his donkeys grazing nearby, he heard the sound of galloping horses. A large cloud of dust was approaching fast. He hid his donkeys and climbed up a tree, just to be safe. From high up, he saw a troop of horsemen, armed with swords and spears, charging toward him. They looked ferocious, and he was ice-cold with fear. He counted. There were forty of them. They galloped up to the tree Ali Baba was hiding in, jumped down from their horses, unfastened their saddlebags, heavy with gold and silver, and carried them to a large rock at the bottom of the hill. It was obvious that they had just robbed a rich caravan.

Author Biography

STEPHEN MITCHELL was born in Brooklyn, studied at Amherst, the Sorbonne, and Yale, and spent seven years in Zen training. His many books include the award-winning The Wishing Bone and Other Poems.
www.stephenmitchellbooks.com
 
TOM POHRT is the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller Crow and Weasel by Barry Lopez and The Wishing Bone and Other Poems by Stephen Mitchell. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	p. 1
Abu Keer and Abu Seer	p. 35
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp	p. 83
Afterword	p. 179
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