
ALADDINPEDDLER: Oh I come from a land From a faraway place Where the caravan camels roam Where they cut off your ear /Where its flat and immense If they dont like your face /And the heat is intense Its barbaric, but hey--its home! When the winds at your back And the suns from the west And the sand i
who retreat in fear.)
GUARD 1: He's got a sword!
GUARD 2: You idiot--we've ALL got swords!!
(ABU sets the sword down gently, then runs. ALADDIN and ABU are
once again surrounded, with GUARDS coming from left and right.
He jumps up and climbs a robe trick being done on the street,
as the GUARDS all crash into each other.)
ALADDIN: One jump ahead of the hoofbeats!
CROWD: Vandal!
ALADDIN: One hop ahead of the hump!
CROWD: Street rat!
ALADDIN: One trick ahead of disaster
CROWD: Scoundrel!
ALADDIN: They're quick--but I'm much faster
CROWD: Take that!
(The GUARDS chase ALADDIN up a staircase into a room. He grabs a
carpet and jumps out the window)
ALADDIN: Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
All I gotta do is jump!
(The GUARDS follow him out the window, but they go straight down to
the street, and land in a pile with the sign "Crazy Hakim's
Discount Fertilizer." ALADDIN uses the carpet as a parachute
to land safely and out of danger. ALADDIN and ABU high-five each
other.)
ALADDIN: And now, esteemed effendi, we feast! All right!
(ALADDIN breaks the bread in two and gives half to ABU, who begins
to eat. But ALADDIN looks over and sees two young children
rummaging through the garbage for food. The GIRL sees him, then
drops her find and tries to hide. ALADDIN looks at them, then
the bread, then at ABU.)
ABU: Uh-oh!
(ABU takes a big bite of his food, but ALADDIN gets up and walks
over to the children. The GIRL pulls her brother back.)
ALADDIN: Here, go on--take it.
(The children giggle with delight. ABU tries to swallow his bite,
then looks guilty. He walks over to the children and offers his
bread to them. In delight, they pet him on the head.)
ABU: Ah, don't. Huh?
(ABU sees ALADDIN walking into the daylight, where there is a parade
going on.ALADDIN peers over the shoulders of people. He sees
PRINCE ACHMED riding on a horse.)
BYSTANDER 1: On his way to the palace, I suppose.
BYSTANDER 2: Another suitor for the princess.
(ALADDIN is startled as the two children come running out from the
alley. The BOY runs out in front of the PRINCE's horse,
startling it.)
PRINCE: Out of my way, you filthy brat!
(The PRINCE brings up his whip to attack the children, but ALADDIN
jumps in front of them and catches the whip.)
ALADDIN: Hey, if I were as rich as you, I could afford some manners
PRINCE: Oh--I teach you some manners!
(The PRINCE kicks ALADDIN into a mud puddle. The crowd laugh at him.)
ALADDIN: Look at that, Abu. It's not every day you see a
horse with two rear ends!
(The PRINCE stops and turns back to ALADDIN.)
PRINCE: You are a worthless street rat. You were born a
street rat, you'll die a street rat, and only
your fleas will mourn you.
(ALADDIN rushes the PRINCE, but the doors to the castle slam shut
in his face.)
ALADDIN: I'm not worthless. And I don't have fleas. Come
on, Abu. Let's go home.
(ALADDIN makes the climb to his home with the view, then tucks in
ABU for the night.)
ALADDIN: Riffraff, street rat.
I don't buy that.
If only they'd look closer
Would they see a poor boy? No siree.
They'd find out, there's so much more to me.
(He pulls back a curtain to reveal the beautiful palace.)
Someday, Abu, things are gonna change. We'll be
rich, live in a palace, and never have any problems
at all.
(Dissolve to same shot during day. Cut to int. of SULTAN's chamber.
The door bursts open, and PRINCE ACHMED storms in, missing the
rear end of his pants.)
PRINCE: I've never been so insulted!
SULTAN: Oh, Prince Achmed. You're not leaving so soon, are
you?
PRINCE: Good luck marrying her off!
SULTAN: Oh, Jasmine! Jasmine! Jasmine! (The SULTAN goes
off into the garden looking for his daughter. He
finds her, but is interrupted by RAJAH, JASMINE's
pet tiger, who blocks him off. RAJAH has a piece
of the PRINCE's undershorts in his mouth.The SULTAN
grabs the cloth and yanks it out of RAJAH's mouth.)
Confound it, Rajah! So, this is why Prince Achmed
stormed out!
JASMINE: Oh, father. Rajah was just playing with him,
weren't you Rajah. (RAJAH comes over and allows
JASMINE to pet and hug him.) You were just playing
with that overdressed, self-absorbed Prince Achmed,
weren't you? (She cuddles with RAJAH, enjoying the
moment, until she looks up at her angry father. )
Ahem.
SULTAN: Dearest, you've got to stop rejecting every suitor
that comes to call. The law says you...
BOTH: ...must be married to a prince.
(They walk over to a dove cage.)
SULTAN: By your next birthday.
JASMINE: The law is wrong.
SULTAN: You've only got three more days!
JASMINE: Father, I hate being forced into this. (She takes
a dove out of the cage and pets it.) If I do marry,
I want it to be for love.
SULTAN: Jasmine, it's not only this law. (She hands him
the dove, and he puts it back in the cage.) I'm not