Aladdin was brought before the Sultan after he noticed his palace and wife were gone.

“Whatever you did to create this palace and this fortune, I don’t care! Just bring back my daughter in one piece within five days, or I’ll have your head!” said the Sultan, enraged.

Aladdin began to cry. He begged the Sultan, asking for an extension of time to find the princess, or at least a lighter punishment.

The Sultan wasn’t having any of it, and had his servants quickly lead Aladdin out of the castle.

Due to his sadness, Aladdin wandered the streets of his kingdom aimlessly for three days.

On the fourth day, he realized that he was almost out of time to find the princess; so he tried to ask the townspeople if they had seen the princess. No one had any idea where she was or could have been.

Realizing how hopeless his situation was, he bent down to pray, again rubbing his hands and accidentally rubbing against the magical ring he was wearing. The genie of the ring came out again.