The palace has disappeared! I repeat the palace
has disappeared! Early yesterday morning the
Palace disappeared with Jasmine and her girls in
waiting, Sheba and Zara, still inside it. No one
is quite sure where it has gone but everyone
suspects that Jammal and his sinister tricks are
behind the disappearance. The rumour buzzing
around Shammar is that Jammal must have put an
Abracadabra hex on the Palace. There have been
whispers among the loyal subjects that the royal
Palace is in Morocco, where Jammal and his
wicked sister Halima have their evil empire.
The Sultan is bereft that Princess Jasmine is
missing. The Sultan has given Aladdin 24 hours
to find his beloved daughter. If Aladdin cannot
find Princess Jasmine in the allotted time, then
Chop Chop will finally be allowed to do what he
loves doing, chopping and more chopping.
I asked Chop Chop how he felt about
potentially being able to lop off a few heads.
He told me, gleefully clapping his hands, “I am
so excited, I can hardly contain myself. I have
been polishing my sword all day. It is so shiny.
Isn’t it shiny? Look how shiny it is. You can
see your reflection in it. Come lie your head
down here on this contoured piece of wood and I
will show you.” I took his word for it, thank
you very much.
Aladdin has been in a bit of a panic all day
but I was able to get him to sit down for a few
minutes and tell me his plan on how he was going
to rescue Princess Jasmine and return the Palace
to Shammar.
Aladdin’s plan is a bit far fetched. No
wonder he is so nervous. His plan is to summon
the Genie of the Ring and get this mighty Genie
to fly his pet monkey Alakazam and himself on a
magic carpet to Morocco. Aladdin showed me the
gigantic ring he will use to beckon this divine
being. I was amazed by the size of it. It was
the size of a peach. The smartest thing Aladdin
did was tricking that horrid Jammal into giving
him that enormous ring.
Once they get to Morocco, Aladdin plans to
rescue Jasmine from that evil magician Jammal
and his nasty sister Halima. While in Morocco
Aladdin will also attempt to retrieve the
wonderful magical lamp that Jammal stole from
him. Aladdin is a bit loose on the details
telling HOW he will accomplish this heroic feat.
He told me when he arrives in Morocco he will
“wing it.” Oh dear! I am quite nervous for our
beloved hero.
Aladdin told me that once he returns with the
Palace and Princess Jasmine, he will organize
the biggest wedding the city of Shammar has ever
seen.
I asked Aladdin if he was scared of what
would happen if he did not bring Jasmine back.
Aladdin swallowed hard and said, “I am not
scared of Chop Chop (gulp). His sword is so old
and rusty and has never even been used. It
probably couldn’t even slice through a tomato.”
Aladdin did not seem as confident as he would
have liked me to believe.
Do you think Aladdin will be able to pull off
his elaborate scheme? Or will Chop Chop's dreams
at long last come true? You will have to come to
the Ron Maslin playhouse on December 27th,
December 28th, or December 29th at 1pm or 3:30pm
to cheer Aladdin on to victory. All tickets are
five dollars each. Pick up times for tickets are
December 20th from 10am until 12pm and December
27th, December 28th and December 29th from 12pm
until 4pm at the Ron Maslin box office, located
at the front of the theatre. Check out the
website for more details at
www.kanatatheatre.com. Come and help Aladdin
defeat the evil magician Jammal and his nasty
sister Halima. You will be glad you did. |