The uncle abandoned Arabia, as he was never Aladdin’s uncle in the first place. He was a magician from North Africa, who only came to Arabia to obtain the lamp.

He learned of the magical lamp from his many magic books, knowing that whoever claimed it would be granted a great amount of power. However, only an individual other than himself could get the lamp from the cave. His goal with Aladdin was to use him to get the lamp, then get rid of him by leaving him to die in the cave.

For days, Aladdin wept alone in the cave. He had no idea what he was going to do, and how he was going to get back. He knew for sure that his mother was worried sick, which only made him cry more.

As he cried, he put his hands together and prayed for a way out. As he was praying, he had rubbed his hands together, which meant he was rubbing his hand against the special ring the magician gave him.

Out came from the ring a genie, which said with a booming voice:

“I am a slave of the ring… now, tell me what you need.”

Aladdin responded quickly: “help me get out of this cave!”