The scarab leaps out of Jafar's hands. "Quickly!" he shouts to his horse, "Follow the trail!" The scarab scuttles across the desert sands under the beautiful Arabian night sky with Jafar, Iago and Gazeem in fast pursuit
The scarab leads Jafar, Iago and Gazeem to a small mound of sand, it then slits in a half and plunges into the sand. A fierce tiger's head rises, roaring, from the desert. "Now remember," Jafar warns Gazeem. "Bring me the lamp. The rest of the treasure is yours, but the lamp is mine!
As Gazeem steps warily into the cave, the tiger-god bellows, "Only one may enter here, one whose worth lies deep within...the Diamond in the Rough!" The tiger-god's mouth clamps shut over the unfortunate Gazeem and the head dissapears back into the sand. "I must find this one- this Diamond in the Rough," Jafar tells Iago.
In the bustling city of Agrabah there is a lively and crowded marketplace. Merchants sell all kind of household items from pots and ladles to clothing, and olives the townspeople need for their everyday lives.
In Agrabah lives a young man called Aladdin. His only friend is Abu, a mischievous monkey, and his only food is what he can get by his wits.
Aladdin is always in trouble with the sultan's guards who call him a thief, but they can never catch him. Sometimes it takes all of Aladdin's mischief, for them to stay one step ahead of the guards.
Although Aladdin is starving, he is also generous. When he sees two little street urchins who look even hungrier then he is, he gives them the bread he has gone to so much trouble to get. Abu isn't quite as happy about giving up his half of the loaf!
When Prince Achmed rides into the marketplace on a magnificent, jeweled horse, Aladdin and Abu stare. How