Upon seeing Aladdin’s mother in her raggedy clothing at the door of his palace, the Sultan was already planning on throwing her out. However, he noticed that she was holding something covered in a white rag. He was so curious as to what was under the rag, that he let her in.
“Dear Sultan,” she began, “my son sent me to bring you this in exchange for your daughter’s hand in marriage.”
The Sultan laughed. “You really think I would let my daughter marry your son? You must be joking”.
Aladdin’s mother nodded her head shyly. She knew this would happen.
“However, would you mind if you showed me what you had underneath that white rag? What could you have possibly brought in exchange for my blessing?”
She took off the rag to reveal jewels and pieces of gold shaped as many kinds of fruit. The Sultan looked at the gifts with widened eyes.
“I’ve never seen anything like this before!” He said with excitement as he picked up one of the fruits, which was made of solid gold.
