Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves The Story

Now the story would have stopped there, except that Ali Baba decided he had to weigh his gold. As soon as he got back to the village, he knocked on my door to borrow a scale. Not wanting to divulge his secret right away, he made up a story about needing to measure some corn.

But he didn't count on the astuteness of my lovely wife, Mrs. Kasim. She knew how poor my brother was, and figured something unusual must have happened. So she put a tiny bit of glue into the bottom of the scale. Her cleverness was rewarded when the scale was returned -- with a piece of gold stuck inside!

My wife told of me this right away, and we decided that Ali Baba simply had to share his story with us. After all, we were very happy for him and his newfound wealth. Also, we were just a little curious about where he had found his gold -- and if there was any left.

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