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| − | '''Ali Baba''' was the star of a tale out of the [[Arabian Nights]]. He was a poor woodchopper who followed a group of thieves to a hideout in a cave, where they said "Open | + | '''Ali Baba''' was the star of a tale out of the [[Arabian Nights]], a famous work of [[Islamic]] literature. He was a poor woodchopper who followed a group of thieves to a hideout in a cave, where they said "Open sesame" to make a stone at the cave mouth roll away (cf. [[Easter]]). Then Ali Baba did the same thing, and left with all their treasure. The [[moral]] of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is that if you are honest and clever like Ali Baba, [[Allah]] will grant you great wealth. |
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*[http://www.bartleby.com/16/905.html Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves] | *[http://www.bartleby.com/16/905.html Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves] | ||
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Revision as of 21:51, December 18, 2007
Ali Baba was the star of a tale out of the Arabian Nights, a famous work of Islamic literature. He was a poor woodchopper who followed a group of thieves to a hideout in a cave, where they said "Open sesame" to make a stone at the cave mouth roll away (cf. Easter). Then Ali Baba did the same thing, and left with all their treasure. The moral of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is that if you are honest and clever like Ali Baba, Allah will grant you great wealth.