A poor boy called Aladdin is warned by his mother that his uncle who is a magician, has plans to kill him. The magician indeed does come in search of Aladdin and convinces him to go down a cave to get a magic lamp. Aladdin is left in the cave and gets out with the aid of the lamp, after which he wishes for riches and marries the king’s daughter. The magician retrieves the lamp and makes Aladdin’s castle and his wife disappear. Aladdin uses his magic ring to regain the upper hand and retrieve all he has lost.