Ali Baba and the forty thieves and Aladdin

The folktale, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and the movie, Aladdin, have very many similarities and differences. Ali Baba is a folktale story that is written in text. Aladdin is a Disney movie that has been animated. Here are a few similarities and differences.

One similarity that Ali Baba and Aladdin share is that they are both Arabian folktales. An Arabian folktale is a folktale that is written hundreds of years ago. They also take place in Arabian areas.

Another similarity is that Aladdin and Ali Baba both have a “bad guy”. The bad guy in Ali Baba is the thief, or robber, and in Aladdin it’s Jiffare. These “bad guys” both have a very persistent and greedy personality.

The last similarity that both folktales share is that Aladdin and Ali Baba have “trickster” characters. The “trickster” character in Aladdin is, well, Aladdin. And for Ali Baba, it’s Morigana. These “trickster” characters are both very smart and know how to use their minds to fool.

Now, I will talk about differences. One difference between these two folktales is that Aladdin gets three wishes and Ali Baba doesn’t. The reason Aladdin gets three wishes

is because he found a lamp with a genie in it. There is no genie in Ali Baba.

Two, Ali Baba is much older than Aladdin. Aladdin is younger and he’s not married until the end of the movie. Ali Baba is married at the beginning of the story.

Three, last but not least, Aladdin is kind of like a musical and has music in it. Ali Baba does not have music because it’s a written story and not a movie. Aladdin is a movie, so it can have music playing.

You now know that Ali Baba and Aladdin have many similarities and differences. I like the movie Aladdin a bit better than the story of Ali Baba because I like being able to watch it and I like hearing music. But, you may have a different opinion. That’s just what I think.

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