The document compares the Arabian folktale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves to the Disney movie Aladdin. While both stories are Arabian folktales that feature male main characters and characters wearing traditional Arabian head coverings, there are also differences between them. The movie Aladdin features magic and fantasy elements like genies and flying carpets that are absent from the folktale of Ali Baba, which has no magic. After analyzing the similarities and differences, the author concludes that the folktale provided a better understanding of an authentic Arabian folktale compared to the Hollywood movie.

1. Comparing Ali
Baba and Aladdin
BY:MITCHELL JOLLY
The story Ali Baba and the movie
aladdin are very different and very
similar.The purpose for writing this
paper was to realize that all
arabian folktales aren't all the
same.Also i think the purpose was
to get a start on thinking about
reading more arabian folktales and
getting the idea of what a compare
and contrast paper is.
There are many similarities in both
of these folktales.also you have to
remember that even though all
arabian folktales aren't the same

2. there are certain parts of each
story that are similar.These are
these ones i noticed the most.
One i noticed also is that of course
in each story the main characters
"aladdin and ali baba" are both
guys.
There were certain characters in
each story that wore an arabian
style white head wrapping on there
head.And ofcourse like i mentioned
is that both of thes stories are
arabian folktales.
There are many differences in each
story also and these are the ones
that i noticed most.One that is
obvious is that the movie aladdin is
a pixar movie and ali baba is a
story from our book.

3. I also noticed that in the movie
aladdin there is alot of magic
however there is no magic that
happens in the story Ali Baba and
the forty thieves.
Also there is no magic in Ali Baba
on the other hand in the movie
Aladdin had all kinds of genies and
magic and talking animals and
flying carpets
In conclusion ali baba and the forty
thieves are very different and
alike.I think that the book was
much better than the movie
because the book was more
edicational and it gave me more of

4. a good idea of what an arabian
folktale is wich was my goal to
figure out what an arabian folktale
was.I think i will look at the library
to find out what more arabian
folktales i can read cause i am very
interested now.