The story begins with Tofu, who is struggling to come up with an idea to raise money for his class show. He wishes he had magic to make money appear, but is reminded that being honest, hardworking, and humble are more important. Tofu is then told the story of Aladdin, a young boy who lived with his mother in a poor village. Aladdin's uncle, who had been absent for many years, returns and offers to take Aladdin with him to find work. However, the uncle's true intentions are to use Aladdin to retrieve a treasure from a cursed cave.
Aladdin's uncle betrays him and leaves him trapped in the cave, but Aladdin is rescued by a magical creature from a ring his uncle had given him. The creature helps Aladdin return home, where he finds a magical lamp. When Aladdin rubs the lamp, a genie appears and grants him wishes. With the genie's help, Aladdin and his mother are able to live a decent life.
As Aladdin grows up, he falls in love with a princess and decides to marry her. He uses the genie's help to win her hand in marriage, and they live happily together. However, Aladdin's uncle returns and steals the magic lamp, using it to transport the princess to the desert. The princess outsmarts the uncle and uses the lamp to summon the genie, who brings Aladdin to her rescue. Aladdin kills his uncle and returns home with the princess, where they continue to live happily.
The story ends with Tofu being inspired by Aladdin's honesty and sincerity, and promising to adopt these values in his own life.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A student needs to raise money for a class show and is brainstorming ideas to make and sell something.
2. The student is told the story of Aladdin, a young boy who lived with his mother in a poor village in Arabia.
3. Aladdin had a distant uncle who rarely visited but one day showed up and offered to take Aladdin with him to find work.
4. Aladdin's uncle gave his mother a piece of gold to make their living and took Aladdin to a cave filled with jewels and gold coins.
5. Aladdin's uncle tricked him and left him in the cave, but Aladdin found a magical ring that belonged to his uncle.
6. The ring had a creature that appeared and helped Aladdin escape the cave and return home to his mother.
7. Aladdin also found a dusty lamp in the cave and took it with him.
8. When Aladdin rubbed the lamp, a magical creature called a Genie appeared and granted their wishes.
9. Aladdin and his mother used the Genie to get food and supplies, but they never used the lamp to satisfy any greed.
10. Aladdin became a merchant and eventually fell in love with a Princess.
11. Aladdin used the riches he had collected to win the Princess's hand in marriage and they got married.
12. Aladdin's uncle found out about the magic lamp and stole it, using the Genie to transport Aladdin's house to the desert.
13. The Princess outsmarted Aladdin's uncle by giving him sleeping powder and used the lamp to bring Aladdin back.
14. Aladdin killed his uncle and used the Genie to return home with the Princess.