Alaeddin und die Wunderlampe aus Tausend und eine Nacht

Alaeddin grows up in the bustling capital of China as the son of a struggling tailor. Neglected and restless, he shirks his father's attempts to teach him a trade, preferring instead the chaotic games of street thieves. When his father dies, his mother barely scrapes enough to survive, leaving the boy largely unsupervised.

One afternoon, while leading his gang of rag‑clad boys across a vacant square, Alaeddin catches the eye of a weary traveler—a magician from Africa who has just arrived in the city. The sorcerer, recognizing a family connection, embraces Alaeddin as a long‑lost nephew and offers a small purse of money with a promise to visit his mother soon.

Filled with a mixture of hope and confusion, Alaeddin rushes home to ask his mother about this newfound uncle, only to learn that no such relative exists in his known lineage. The mysterious encounter hints at hidden ties and a path that may soon lead him far beyond the narrow alleys of his youth.