Aladdin's mother worked all day, and sometimes half the night, but Aladdin never helped her. He was a lazy boy and he did not like to work. He only wanted to play all the time.

许多年前在阿拉伯的一座城市。有一个叫阿拉丁的男孩儿。他与母亲住在市场旁的小房子里。两人相依为命，过着饥寒交迫的日子。

Every morning he ran through the streets to the market. There, he talked and laughed and played with his friends all day. Then in the evening he went home for his dinner.

阿拉丁的母亲整日劳作常常，直到深夜。但是阿拉丁从未想过要帮妈妈一把，他是一个懒惰无比的男孩，一点也不喜欢工作，他唯一喜欢做的事，就是整日嬉戏玩乐。

And every night his mother said to him: Oh, Aladdin, Aladdin! You are a lazy boy-a good-for-nothing! When are you going to do some work, my son? But Aladdin never listened to his mother。

每当这时，她的母亲就忍不住说道：“唉，阿拉丁，阿拉丁啊，你真懒呀，你有什么用啊，你什么时候才能去干点活呢？我的儿呀！"但阿拉丁从来都是充耳不闻，继续我行我素。