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EXERCISE FRACTURED STORY

Aladdin
Centuries ago, in ancient Arabia, there was a modest little lamp shop owned and operated by
a young man called Aladdin. His lamp business wasn’t exactly booming largely because
Aladdin didn’t have any lamps.
You see, the place was a front. Aladdin had a pinochle game going in the back room. Then
one day, a very rich and powerful king, as if there any other types, walked into the shop.
“I need a lamp,” said the king
“Sorry, your highness. I can’t sell you a lamp. How about a deck of cards?”
Get me a lamp, or I shall have you thrown into a dungeon for insolence. I’ll be back at three
thirty sharp to pick it up.”
Aladdin considered the options (find a light fixture or spend life in chains) and decided
maybe he should get the king a lamp. He dashed out the shop in search of one, but in his
haste, he stepped into a rather large hole and tumbled into inky darkness.
He said to himself, “I seem to be in a bottomless pit.” Thus, he hit a rock with his rear, “And
this bottomless pit seems to have a bottom in it.” At the moment, he spotted a dim light
coming from a strange looking, squat lamp lying on the floor. On it was inscribed the words
“Rub me and get a surprise.”
How could he resist a deal like that? He rubbed and out popped a beautiful girl, decked out
from the ballroom pants and curly shoes and just little too much eye make-up.
“Good heavens,” exclaimed Aladdin. “A genie!”
“Yes, that’s my name. Jeannie.”
“That’s unnecessarily confusing,” said Aladdin. “Are you the kind of genie who, you know
grants three wishes?”
“Oh, heavens no. I’m just an ordinary girl who happens to have been brought up in a lamp.
You know the housing shortage around these parts and all.”
“Are you sure?” asked Aladdin
“Sure, I’m sure, I’m sure. Just try making a wish.”
Aladdin did. He wished they were out of the pit and they were. Just like that.
“Can you imagine,” said the genie. “All that time I was stuck in that lamp and I could have
wished myself out. Oh, the humanity!”
Aladdin hurried the lamp and Jeannie back to the shop.
“Look, Jeannie baby. I’ve got to check on the game in the back room. You shine that lamp up
for the king, will ya?”
“Why not just wish it clean?” asked Jeannie.
“No sir! I’ve only got two wishes left. I’m saving them for something important.”
Aladdin slipped into the back room and Jeannie set to rubbing the lamp that once help her
prisoner. But as soon as she began, another genie appeared. This one, thankfully, was named
Sally.
Meanwhile, back at the palace, the king was in the throne room meeting with the grand
wizard, a short little man with a long gray beard and beady little eyes.
“Terrible news, Your Highness,” said the wizard. “Your throne has been overthrown. You are
no longer king.”
“No?” asked the king. “Who is?”
“Me!” shouted the wizard, with an evil laugh.
With that, the king disappeared through a trap door and the grand wizard sat on the throne
and surveyed the plush, carpeted tastefully appointed throne room.
“You know what this needs?” he said to himself. “A nice lamp. We may be in the Dark Ages
but does everyone have to take that so darn literally?”
With that, the wizard went to the only lamp shop in town, Aladdin’s. But by this time, the
shop was jam-packed with recent inhabitants of the lamp: Sally, Jeannie, Susie, Jackie, and
plenty more. The lamp was sort of a pint-sized condominium complex, with all the genies
living in different parts of the lamp.
“Who’s in charge here?” interrupted the wizard. “I’d like to buy this lamp, although it is a
little dirty.”
The wizard picked up the lamp and began trying to rub it clean. But who should appear but,
and here’s the rub, the king!
“B-b-b-b-but how did you get in the lamp?” stammered the wizard.
“Don’t ask me, bub,” said the king, who was a bit fed up by this time. “It was your trapdoor.
Now prepare to defend yourself.”
The king drew a sword. The genies drew breaths.
At that moment, Aladdin, who had just emerged from the backroom pinochle game, saw this
impending mess and came up with a brilliant idea. He could stop this chaos and get out of
this pinochle business if only he wished himself king.
“I wish I were king!” shouted Aladdin. Nothing happened. Everyone turned to him. “Ooops,”
he said. You see, he had used up his wishes back in the game when he wished for an ace of
hearts and an ace of clubs. He needs to rub the lamp and get more wishes!
He lunged for the wizard, who was holding it. The two fell to struggling and tumbling and
both rubbed the lamp at the same time. But instead of another Mary or Jeannie appearing,
nothing happened. Instead, something disappeared namely, Aladdin and the wizard. And the
king was king again, which only goes to prove that fairy tale endings can sometimes be
completely arbitrary.
Oh, and that only in checkers should one try to jump the king.
Make a discussion with three of your friend and analyze the text!
1. The type of the text
Answer: The Fractured Story
2. The purpose of the text
Answer: The purpose of the text is to entertain and amuse the reader.
3. The generic structure of the text
a. Orientation character: Centuries ago, in ancient Arabia, there was a modest little
lamp shop owned and operated by a young man called Aladdin. His lamp business
wasn’t exactly booming largely because Aladdin didn’t have any lamps.
b. Time: Centuries ago
c. Place: In ancient Arabia
d. Conflict:
One day, a very rich and powerful king, as if there any other types, walked into
the shop.
“I need a lamp,” said the king
“Sorry, your highness. I can’t sell you a lamp. How about a deck of cards?”
Get me a lamp, or I shall have you thrown into a dungeon for insolence. I’ll be
back at three thirty sharp to pick it up.”
Aladdin considered the options (find a light fixture or spend life in chains) and
decided maybe he should get the king a lamp. He dashed out the shop in search of
one, but in his haste, he stepped into a rather large hole and tumbled into inky
darkness
e. Climax:
At that moment, Aladdin, who had just emerged from the backroom pinochle
game, saw this impending mess and came up with a brilliant idea. He could stop
this chaos and get out of this pinochle business if only he wished himself king.
“I wish I were king!” shouted Aladdin. Nothing happened. Everyone turned to
him. “Ooops,” he said. You see, he had used up his wishes back in the game when
he wished for an ace of hearts and an ace of clubs. He needs to rub the lamp and
get more wishes!
 f. Resolution
He lunged for the wizard, who was holding it. The two fell to struggling and
tumbling and both rubbed the lamp at the same time. But instead of another Mary
or Jeannie appearing, nothing happened. Instead, something disappeared namely,
Aladdin and the wizard. And the king was king again, which only goes to prove
that fairy tale endings can sometimes be completely arbitrary.
Oh, and that only in checkers should one try to jump the king.
4. The similarity between the story and the original one
Answer: The similarity with the original story is that Aladdin also has a magic lamp
that can grant wishes. Including Aladdin's naughty nature which annoys people. Also
Same has a magic lamp and fights witches.The next similarity is in terms of Aladdin
finding a lamp.
5. The difference between the story and the original one
Answer: First of all, the original story of Aladdin takes place in China, not the made-
up Middle Eastern country of Arabic. In this version, the villain of the story, a wizard
from the Maghreb (aka the Jafar figure), disguises himself as Aladdin's uncle as a way
to get the boy to help get a magic lamp from a trap-filled cave. Aladdin's mother is
also still alive in the original story. The next difference is at the end of the story. In
the true story, Aladdin has a flying carpet and a monkey who always follows him. In
the original story, Aladdin did not sell lamps.
6. According to your opinion, which story is more interesting
Answer: Between the original Aladdin story and the fractured story. More interesting
in terms of the ending of the story. Because at the end of the original story, Aladdin
managed to defeat the witch and get the magic lamp back. With the help of the genie,
he returned the palace and his family to their original state.
7. Moral value of the story
Answer: Learn to share with others, not be greedy, honesty, perseverance, friendship
and courage.