| When the three months were over, Aladdin sent his mother to remind the
Sultan of his promise. She stood in the same place as before, and the
Sultan, who had forgotten Aladdin, at once remembered him, and sent for
her. On seeing her poverty the Sultan felt less inclined than ever to
keep his word, and asked his Vizier's advice, who counselled him to set
so high a value on the Princess that no man living would come up to it.
The Sultan than turned to Aladdin's mother, saying: "Good woman, a
sultan must remember his promises, and I will remember mine, but your
son must first send me forty basins of gold brimful of jewels, carried
by forty black slaves, led by as many white ones, splendidly dressed.
Tell him that I await his answer." The mother of Aladdin bowed low and
went home, thinking all was lost. She gave Aladdin the message adding,
"He may wait long enough for your answer!" "Not so long, mother, as
you think," her son replied. "I would do a great deal more than that
for the Princess." He summoned the genie, and in a few moments the
eighty slaves arrived, and filled up the small house and garden.
Aladdin made them to set out to the palace, two by two, followed by his
mother. They were so richly dressed, with such splendid jewels, that
everyone crowded to see them and the basins of gold they carried on
their heads. They entered the palace, and, after kneeling before the
Sultan, stood in a half-circle round the throne with their arms
crossed, while Aladdin's mother presented them to the Sultan. He
hesitated no longer, but said: "Good woman, return and tell your son
that I wait for him with open arms." She lost no time in telling
Aladdin, bidding him make haste. But Aladdin first called the genie.
"I want a scented bath," he said, "a richly embroidered habit, a horse
surpassing the Sultan's, and twenty slaves to attend me. Besides this,
six slaves, beautifully dressed, to wait on my mother; and lastly, ten
thousand pieces of gold in ten purses." No sooner said then done.
Aladdin mounted his horse and passed through the streets, the slaves
strewing gold as they went. Those who had played with him in his
childhood knew him not, he had grown so handsome. When the sultan saw
him he came down from his throne, embraced him, and led him into a hall
where a feast was spread, intending to marry him to the Princess that
very day. But Aladdin refused, saying, "I must build a palace fit for
her," and took his leave. Once home, he said to the genie: "Build me
a palace of the finest marble, set with jasper, agate, and other
precious stones. In the middle you shall build me a large hall with a
dome, its four walls of massy gold and silver, each side having six
windows, whose lattices, all except one which is to be left unfinished,
must be set with diamonds and rubies. There must be stables and horses
and grooms and slaves; go and see about it!" | | BASE YEAR: 1986
YEAR BYEAR/AYEAR AYEAR/BYEAR GROWTH%
2009 1.250349 0.799777 8.2857%
2001 1.154676 0.866044 1.0000%
2000 1.143244 0.874704 1.0000%
1999 1.131924 0.883451 1.0000%
1998 1.120717 0.892286 1.0000%
1997 1.109621 0.901209 1.0000%
1996 1.098635 0.910221 1.0000%
1995 1.087757 0.919323 0.9992%
1994 1.076996 0.928509 1.0008%
1993 1.066324 0.937801 1.0000%
1992 1.055766 0.947179 0.9295%
1991 1.046043 0.955983 1.2505%
1990 1.033124 0.967938 0.7224%
1989 1.025714 0.974931 1.1077%
1988 1.014477 0.985730 0.8834%
1987 1.005594 0.994437 0.5594%
1986 1.000000 1.000000 1.3056%
1985 0.987112 1.013056 0.7673%
1984 0.979596 1.020829 0.8149%
1983 0.971677 1.029148 0.9737%
1982 0.962307 1.039170 0.9508%
1981 0.953243 1.049050 0.9031%
1980 0.944712 1.058524 2.2701%
1979 0.923742 1.082553 1.0042%
1978 0.914558 1.093424 0.9896%
1977 0.905597 1.104244 0.9103%
1976 0.897427 1.114297 0.8394%
1975 0.889956 1.123651 0.9042%
1974 0.881982 1.133810 1.1568%
1973 0.871896 1.146926 0.9427%
1972 0.863753 1.157738 0.7426%
1971 0.857386 1.166336 1.4697%
1970 0.844967 1.183478 0.6968%
1969 0.839120 1.191725 0.8565%
1968 0.831994 1.201932 1.5090%
1967 0.819625 1.220070 0.9949%
1966 0.811551 1.232209 1.0575%
1965 0.803059 1.245239 1.1300%
1964 0.794085 1.259310 1.5537%
1963 0.781937 1.278876 1.4658%
1962 0.770641 1.297622 1.5364%
1961 0.758979 1.317559 2.1586%
1960 0.742942 1.346000 -1.6655%
1959 0.755525 1.323583 4.3080%
1958 0.724321 1.380602 2.1130%
1957 0.709334 1.409774 1.9895%
1956 0.695497 1.437821 2.1231%
1955 0.681038 1.468348 1.4496%
1954 0.671306 1.489633 2.1573%
1953 0.657130 1.521768 1.2298%
1952 0.649147 1.540482 1.6814%
1951 0.638413 1.566384 1.6233%
1950 0.628216 1.591810 1.4265%
1949 0.619380 1.614518 1.7790%
1948 0.608553 1.643241 1.8242%
1947 0.597651 1.673216 -2.6320%
1946 0.613807 1.629177 3.1768%
1945 0.594908 1.680932 6.4754%
1944 0.558728 1.789780 -0.3437%
1943 0.560655 1.783629 0.6562%
1942 0.557000 1.795333 0.6633%
1941 0.553329 1.807242 -5.6614%
1940 0.586536 1.704926 8.0381%
1939 0.542897 1.841970 0.8126%
1938 0.538521 1.856938 0.7762%
1937 0.534373 1.871353 0.6029%
1936 0.531171 1.882635 0.5244%
1935 0.528400 1.892507 -3.0364%
1934 0.544946 1.835043 4.6271%
1933 0.520846 1.919953 1.3921%
1932 0.513695 1.946681 -0.2051%
1931 0.514750 1.942689 0.8886%
1930 0.510217 1.959952 1.0126%
1929 0.505102 1.979798 1.1526%
1928 0.499347 2.002617 1.2160%
1927 0.493348 2.026969 1.4086%
1926 0.486495 2.055520 1.7667%
1925 0.478049 2.091835 1.4465%
1924 0.471233 2.122093 1.7700%
1923 0.463037 2.159654 1.6165%
1922 0.455671 2.194565 1.3736%
1921 0.449497 2.224710 2.3393%
1920 0.439222 2.276753 1.3140%
1919 0.433525 2.306670 0.7676%
1918 0.430223 2.324377 0.3870%
1917 0.428564 2.333372 1.3274%
1916 0.422950 2.364346 1.4083%
1915 0.417076 2.397643 1.4458%
1914 0.411132 2.432308 1.9424%
1913 0.403299 2.479553 1.9857%
1912 0.395446 2.528789 1.5634%
1911 0.389359 2.568324 1.8169%
1910 0.382411 2.614988 1.8781%
1909 0.375361 2.664099 2.0082%
1908 0.367972 2.717601 1.9603%
1907 0.360897 2.770873 1.8264%
1906 0.354424 2.821479 1.9357%
1905 0.347694 2.876093 2.0148%
1904 0.340827 2.934042 2.1335%
1903 0.333707 2.996640 1.8151%
1902 0.327758 3.051034 1.8943%
1901 0.321664 3.108831 3.0255%
1900 0.312218 3.202889 0.6278%
1899 0.310270 3.222998 1.7757%
1898 0.304857 3.280227 1.8078%
1897 0.299444 3.339525 1.8396%
1896 0.294035 3.400959 1.8755%
1895 0.288621 3.464746 1.9114%
1894 0.283208 3.530970 1.9486%
1893 0.277795 3.599776 1.9858%
1892 0.272386 3.671261 2.0276%
1891 0.266973 3.745700 2.6465%
1890 0.260089 3.844831 1.5328%
1889 0.256163 3.903765 2.0811%
1888 0.250941 3.985007 2.1599%
1887 0.245635 4.071078 2.2075%
1886 0.240330 4.160948 2.2592%
1885 0.235020 4.254951 2.3095%
1884 0.229715 4.353221 2.3641%
1883 0.224410 4.456137 2.4214%
1882 0.219104 4.564037 2.4815%
1881 0.213799 4.677292 3.7644%
1880 0.206043 4.853364 0.9432%
1879 0.204117 4.899142 2.1464%
1878 0.199828 5.004297 2.1913%
1877 0.195543 5.113956 2.2426%
1876 0.191254 5.228642 2.2941%
1875 0.186965 5.348590 2.3456%
1874 0.182680 5.474046 2.4043%
1873 0.178391 5.605660 2.4635%
1872 0.174102 5.743758 2.5258%
1871 0.169813 5.888832 5.9947%
1870 0.160209 6.241848 -1.0968%
1869 0.161986 6.173389 2.1930%
1868 0.158510 6.308769 2.2394%
1867 0.155038 6.450048 2.2935%
1866 0.151562 6.597980 2.3445%
1865 0.148090 6.752668 2.4037%
1864 0.144614 6.914981 2.4599%
1863 0.141142 7.085082 2.5250%
1862 0.137666 7.263981 2.5872%
1861 0.134194 7.451918 2.9504%
1860 0.130348 7.671780 2.4012%
1859 0.127291 7.855998 2.7627%
1858 0.123869 8.073036 2.8412%
1857 0.120447 8.302407 2.9243%
1856 0.117025 8.545194 3.0161%
1855 0.113599 8.802929 3.1061%
1854 0.110176 9.076353 3.2056%
1853 0.106754 9.367306 3.3118%
1852 0.103332 9.677532 3.4252%
1851 0.099910 10.009009 4.0106%
1850 0.096058 10.410431 2.3254%
1849 0.093875 10.652512 2.7841%
1848 0.091332 10.949087 2.8590%
1847 0.088793 11.262123 2.9432%
1846 0.086255 11.593585 3.0324%
1845 0.083716 11.945149 3.1325%
1844 0.081173 12.319332 3.2284%
1843 0.078635 12.717044 3.3361%
1842 0.076096 13.141292 3.4512%
1841 0.073557 13.594823 3.8105%
1840 0.070857 14.112852 2.3861%
1839 0.069206 14.449592 2.5824%
1838 0.067464 14.822737 2.6573%
1837 0.065718 15.216626 2.7232%
1836 0.063975 15.631006 2.7994%
1835 0.062233 16.068586 2.8871%
1834 0.060487 16.532506 2.9657%
1833 0.058745 17.022808 3.0563%
1832 0.057003 17.543080 3.1604%
1831 0.055256 18.097515 3.4660%
1830 0.053405 18.724769 2.4653%
1829 0.052120 19.186391 2.6804%
1828 0.050760 19.700662 10.3427%
1827 0.046002 21.738233 -4.2314%
1826 0.048034 20.818394 2.9150%
1825 0.046674 21.425258 3.0026%
1824 0.045313 22.068565 3.0955%
1823 0.043953 22.751699 3.1944%
1822 0.042592 23.478477 3.3102%
1821 0.041227 24.255660 3.2277%
1820 0.039938 25.038569 2.6573%
1819 0.038905 25.703913 2.6261%
1818 0.037909 26.378925 2.6969%
1817 0.036914 27.090347 2.7717%
1816 0.035918 27.841206 2.8507%
1815 0.034922 28.634874 2.9343%
1814 0.033927 29.475119 3.0231%
1813 0.032931 30.366167 3.1039%
1812 0.031940 31.308701 3.2172%
1811 0.030944 32.315952 3.0969%
1810 0.030015 33.316749 2.9144%
1809 0.029165 34.287726 2.8225%
1808 0.028364 35.255484 2.9199%
1807 0.027560 36.284919 2.9918%
1806 0.026759 37.370485 3.0841%
1805 0.025959 38.523011 3.1822%
1804 0.025158 39.748887 3.2868%
1803 0.024357 41.055347 3.3985%
1802 0.023557 42.450608 3.5180%
1801 0.022756 43.944039 3.3999%
1800 0.022008 45.438113 2.8419%
1799 0.021400 46.729405 2.7485%
1798 0.020827 48.013742 2.8261%
1797 0.020255 49.370674 3.7832%
1796 0.019517 51.238470 2.1272%
1795 0.019110 52.328413 3.0879%
1794 0.018538 53.944283 3.1625%
1793 0.017969 55.650277 3.2904%
1792 0.017397 57.481402 3.4024%
1791 0.016825 59.437130 3.2296%
1790 0.016298 61.356690 41.3145%
1780 0.011533 86.705870 29.4353%
1770 0.008910 112.228015 83.4728%
1750 0.004857 205.907926 29.2845%
1740 0.003756 266.206935 94.2514%
1720 0.001934 517.110682 85.8111%
1700 0.001041 960.848944 19.2490%
1690 0.000873 1145.803232 88.0250%
1670 0.000464 2154.396783
| | The palace was finished the next day, and the genie carried him there
and showed him all his orders faithfully carried out, even to the
laying of a velvet carpet from Aladdin's palace to the Sultan's.
Aladdin's mother then dressed herself carefully, and walked to the
palace with her slaves, while he followed her on horseback. The Sultan
sent musicians with trumpets and cymbals to meet them, so that the air
resounded with music and cheers. She was taken to the Princess, who
saluted her and treated her with great honour. At night the princess
said good-bye to her father, and set out on the carpet for Aladdin's
palace, with his mother at her side, and followed by the hundred
slaves. She was charmed at the sight of Aladdin, who ran to receive
her. "Princess," he said, "blame your beauty for my boldness if I have
displeased you." She told him that, having seen him, she willingly
obeyed her father in this matter. After the wedding had taken place,
Aladdin led her into the hall, where a feast was spread, and she supped
with him, after which they danced till midnight.
Next day Aladdin invited the Sultan to see the palace. On entering the
hall with the four-and-twenty windows with their rubies, diamonds and
emeralds, he cried, "It is a world's wonder! There is only one thing
that surprises me. Was it by accident that one window was left
unfinished?" "No, sir, by design," returned Aladdin. "I wished your
Majesty to have the glory of finishing this palace." The Sultan was
pleased, and sent for the best jewelers in the city. He showed them
the unfinished window, and bade them fit it up like the others. "Sir,"
replied their spokesman, "we cannot find jewels enough." The Sultan
had his own fetched, which they soon used, but to no purpose, for in a
month's time the work was not half done. Aladdin knowing that their
task was vain, bade them undo their work and carry the jewels back, and
the genie finished the window at his command. The Sultan was surprised
to receive his jewels again, and visited Aladdin, who showed him the
window finished. The Sultan embraced him, the envious vizier meanwhile
hinting that it was the work of enchantment. | |