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	Ali Baba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ali Baba, a poor woodcutter, happens to see and overhear a large band of thieves - forty in all - visiting their treasure store in the forest where he is cutting wood.
		The thieves' treasure is in a cave, the mouth of which is sealed by magic - it opens on the words "Open, Sesame", and seals itself on the words "Close, Sesame".
		Ironically, due to interaction of the two peoples, the term Ali Baba was adopted by the Iraqis to describe foreign troops suspected of looting, and the English-speaking mainstream press mistakenly reported the slang to be native to the locals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ali_Baba (536 words)

	Appendix. The Story of ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. 1909-14. Stories from the Thousand and One Nights. The ...
		All that day ‘Ali Baba and his wife were seen going between Kasim’s and their own house, and nobody was surprised in the evening to hear the lamentable shrieks and cries of Kasim’s wife and Marjaneh, who gave out everywhere that her master was dead.
		Baba Mustafa went with Marjaneh, who, after she had bound his eyes with a handkerchief at the place she had mentioned, conveyed him to her deceased master’s house, and never uncovered his eyes till he had entered the room where she had put the corpse together.
		‘Ali Baba put a piece of gold into the tabor, as did also his son; and Khoja Hoseyn, seeing that she was coming to him, had pulled his purse out of his bosom to make her a present; but while he was putting his hand into it, Marjaneh plunged the poniard into his heart.
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	Ali Baba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba does nothing to qualify himself for the treasure, other than to have the merit of remembering the magic word and the discretion to keep out of the robber's way.
		But she acts on her own to prevent the robber chief's chalk marks from betraying Ali Baba; the repetition shows the folk motif (this is like Hansel and Gretel in reverse), as does the final variation that ends the train of repetition (the robber chief doesn't rely on external markers but memorizes the house's location).
		Her reward is marriage to Ali Baba's nephew, which means that she gets to share in the wealth from the robber cave - a continuing secret source of wealth to all his family.
	www.northern.edu /hastingw/alibaba.htm (533 words)

	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
		Ali Baba, who expected a dull, dismal place, was greatly surprised to find it large and well lighted, hollowed by the hand of man in the form of a vault, which received the light from an opening in the ceiling.
		Ali Baba and his son put a piece of gold into it, and Cogia Hassan, seeing that she was coming to him, pulled out his purse to make her a present, but while he was putting his hand into it Morgiana plunged the dagger into his heart.
		Ali Baba was so grateful to Morgiana for thus saving his life that he offered her to his son in marriage, who readily consented, and a few days after the wedding was celebrated with greatest splendor.
	www.pitt.edu /~dash/alibaba.html (3560 words)

	ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba remained still perched on the tree and watched their departure; nor would he descend until what time they were clean gone out of sight, lest perchance one of them return and look around and descry him.
		Baba Mustafa, who was clever and keen-witted, presently striking the street whereby he had fared with the handmaid, walked on counting step by step; then, halting suddenly, he said, “Thus far I came with her;” and the twain stopped in front of Kasim’s house wherein now dwelt his brother Ali Baba.
		Presently Ali Baba’s nephew bethought him it was only right and proper that he also should invite the merchant to supper, but whereas his own house was small, and he was straitened for room and could not make a show of splendour, as did Khwajah Hasan, he took counsel with his uncle on the matter.
	www.muslimphilosophy.com /1001/ali-baba.htm (5622 words)

	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, a fairy tale and short story for children
		The robber led him into the street where Ali Baba lived, and when they came to one of the doors which Morgiana had marked, he pointed to it, but the captain noticed that the next house was marked in the same way, and on looking further found five or six more.
		Ali Baba was hospitable and allowed him to drive his mules into his yard, where he unloaded them, and set the jars in rows, whispering to his men that when they should hear him throw a stone out of the window, they must come out of the jars, and he would join them.
		Now Ali Baba's son was a merchant, and, as it happened, had his warehouse near that of Cogia Hassan; and as Ali Baba often went there, the captain soon discovered their relationship.
	www.2020site.org /robbinhood/alibaba2.html (1427 words)

	(DV) Valenzuela: American Ali Baba
		George W. Bush is seen as the greatest Ali Baba of them all, a thief and a liar, enriching his friends, cronies and contributors through the privatization of most of Iraq’s economy, businesses and government institutions, laying waste to a proud nation and ruining the lives of millions of its citizens.
		American Ali Baba is seen as the greatest threat to world peace, the most dangerous man on Earth, a symbol of all that is wrong with American-imposed crony capitalism and debauched democracy that has wrought decimation to both man and land, in all corners of the globe, in every country and every region.
		American Ali Baba and his henchmen have eviscerated healthcare in a land that is the richest in the history of the world.
	www.dissidentvoice.org /Jan04/Valenzuela0126.htm (2708 words)

	Story for children: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
		Ali Baba stayed in the tree, and after awhile the door opened again, and the robbers came out.
		When Ali Baba's wife had done with it she carried it back, but did not notice that a piece of gold had stuck to the suet.
		He went to Ali Baba, and persuaded him to explain how he had become rich enough to have to measure his money, and when he heard the story, he made up his mind that he, too, would get some of the treasure.
	www.2020site.org /robbinhood/alibaba.html (909 words)

	Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves
		The reason Ali Baba fails to capture any of the fun of the first one is because they eliminated almost all of the humor, reduced the supporting cast to bland villains and wannabe matinee idols like Turhan Bey and they gave this Maria Montez thing a lot more screen time.
		Ali wanders the mean deserts of Arabia or where ever (though they looked a lot like southern California to me) for awhile and happens upon a band of thieves leaving their secret hideout.
		Ali decides that the wedding is the best chance they have of defeating the Khan and for him to get laid, so they come up with some bizarre plan to disguise themselves as giant jars of oil.
	monsterhunter.coldfusionvideo.com /Ali_Baba_And_The_Forty_Thieves.html (1808 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves : Plot
		Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves is glorious escapist nonsense in full Technicolor, starring the King and Queen of Glitz, Jon Hall and Maria Montez.
		Years later, the grown-up Ali (Hall) is the leader of the bandits, fighting against the tyranny of the unspeakable Hulagu Khan (Kurt Katch).
		Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves was remade in 1965 as Sword of Ali Baba, a film relying so much on stock footage from the earlier film that one of the Ali Baba actors, Frank Puglia, was hired to re-create his role.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/822/plot.jhtml (252 words)

	WillHillenbrand.com \| The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
		Kimmel captures the flavor and excitement of The story of Ali Baba, who found a treasure that led to his greedy brother's death and, with the help of a quick-witted slave girl, gave his brother a decent burial and avenged his death.
		Ali Baba and his financially successful brother, Quasim; the discovery of the treasure cave and the magic phrase, "open sesame"; the consequences of Quasim's greed; the outwitting of the robbers by the slave Marghana; and the joyous finale as the principals, including Marghana, are rewarded, Quasim's death is avenged, and the villains are exterminated.
		Hillenbrand is particularly adept at capturing characters with a minimum of detail, as in the double-page spread featuring all forty brigands, and at using repetitive shapes to make a statement, as in an overhead view of the donkeys tethered in Ali Baba's courtyard before the final confrontation.
	www.willhillenbrand.com /content/books/alibaba.html (510 words)

	Indian Kids Stories, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Ali Baba saw forty men on forty horses. Each man wore a saber and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When Ali Baba was sure that the thieves were gone, he came down from the tree.
		Ali Baba knew that Morgiana was brave and clever.
		Ali Baba and his oldest son were sitting outside, enjoying the cool evening air.
	www.4to40.com /4to40.com_non_ssl/story/index.asp?article=story_alibaba (2574 words)

	ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
		Meanwhile Ali Baba was anxiously awaiting to hear sounds of wailing and lamentation in Kasim's home, that he might at such signal hasten thither and take part in the ceremonies of the funeral.
		However, Ali Baba ceased not to be ill at ease, lest haply the captain or the surviving two robbers should wreak their vengeance on his head.
		Presently Ali Baba's nephew bethought him it was only right and proper that he also should invite the merchant to supper, but whereas his own house was small, and he was straitened for room and could not make a show of splendor, as did Khwajah Hasan, he took counsel with his uncle on the matter.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/burt1k1/tale31.htm (7397 words)

	ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba was terribly poor, and he lived with his wife in a mud hut.
		One day, as Ali Baba was gathering sticks in a wood some way from the city he heard a band of horsemen gallop towards him.
		Ali Baba was struck dumb by this amazing sight, and he crouched in his tree, without moving a muscle.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~sjgavula/alibaba.html (1963 words)

	The Mystery of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba self to stay motionless in the tree, and after a bit, the door opened again.
		Ali Baba's wife was overjoyed with their newfound wealth.
		Ali Baba readily agreed, allowing the man to drive his mules into the yard, and unload his jars.
	userpages.umbc.edu /~aoweis1/alibaba&40thieves.html (1264 words)

	AxisofLogic/ Critical Analysis
		And so Ali Baba has come to Iraq, returning in a rather mutated force, intent on stealing, plundering and oppressing, enriching and pilfering, destroying only to rebuild, installing crony capitalism and debauched democracy not for the benefit of Iraqis but for that of the oligarchy back in America.
		The term Ali Baba can also be borrowed by us to anoint onto our President, (with no insult intended towards the original Ali Baba) for he has wreaked havoc onto our nation, stealing, plundering and decimating so much of what we have in this rich and powerful nation.
		We are being robbed of the magnificent environment that still exists in our country as American Ali Baba does everything in his power to grant the Leviathan any and all carte blanche to rape, pillage, pollute and scar our national forests, lands and waters.
	www.axisoflogic.com /cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=41&num=4820 (2847 words)

	MobileGamer.biz :: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba pretty much rolls his eyes and rescues her anyway.
		There he encounters the legendary 40 thieves and watches in amazement as their command, "Open Sesame," magically parts a solid rock wall, revealing a cavernous hiding place filled with treasures.
		He is adopted by the thieves, dubbed "Ali Baba," and grows up to be their leader.
	www.mobilegamer.biz /store/index.php?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=6302884705 (850 words)

	Boston Baked Theatre/Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves/Page 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba was outside, pleading with me to hurry up, when he heard voices, and the sound of men approaching the cave.
		Realizing he was no match for the three thieves, Ali Baba hid himself and hoped that somehow I would evade detection.
		I went out to the cave entrance to ask Ali Baba to lend me a hand, and walked right into the thieves.
	www.basictheatre.org /btc/BBT/AliBaba/story4.shtml (250 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves : Review
		young Ali Baba, little realizing he is the son of the Caliph of Baghdad.
		When Amana is forced to marry Hulagu Khan, Ali and his followers go to her rescue, sneaking into the palace by hiding in huge oil jars.
		In the original story, these jars end up being the thieves' tombs; not so here, what with Ali Baba vanquishing his foes and claiming the heroine.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/822/review.jhtml (255 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Then said she:--I have heard, O auspicious king, that Ali Baba saw the robbers, as soon as they came under the tree, each unbridle his horse and hobble it; then all took off their saddle-bags which proved to be full of gold and silver.
		This done Morgiana went to the mosque and gave notice to an Imam [FN#299] that a funeral was awaiting the mourners in a certain household, and prayed that he would come to read the prayers for the dead; and the Imam went back with her.
		Thus Ali Baba and his household lived all their lives in wealth and joyance in that city where erst he had been a pauper, and by the blessing of that secret treasure he rose to high degree and dignities.--And as the morn began to dawn Shahrazad held her peace till
	www.wollamshram.ca /1001/Sn_3/13tale5.htm (4916 words)

	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Plot Summary: Ali Baba, son of the Kalif of Bagdad is brought up by the 40 Thieves after his father is killed by the soldiers of Hugalu Khan...
		Trivia: The movie does not follow the plot of the original series except in the scene where the forty thieves are stuffed in jars and then brought to the palace as a gift for the villain, Hulagu Khan.
		Ali Baba has wicked caliphs and valiant freedom fighters battling it out in the Hollywood desert.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0036591 (448 words)

	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves-Part II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves-Part II Astrology
		To this end one of you who is bold and artful must go into the city dressed as a traveller, and discover whom we have killed, and whether men talk of the strange manner of his death.
		If the messenger fails he must lose his life, lest we be betrayed." One of the thieves started up and offered to do this, and after the rest had highly commended him for his bravery he disguised himself, and happened to enter the town at daybreak, just by Baba Mustapha's stall.
	www.chennaionline.com /children/alibaba2.asp (1008 words)

	Boston Baked Theatre/Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves/Page 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		To confound the thieves, she went up and down to all of the houses for miles around, marking red Xs everywhere she could.
		The market wouldn't be open until the next day, so Monsieur Cafe asked Ali Baba if he could stay in my house for the night.
		Once it was night, the plan went, Calvin would signal his thieves - each hidden in one of the forty mason jars - and they'd ambush my household.
	www.basictheatre.org /btc/BBT/AliBaba/story6.shtml (238 words)

	Amazon.com: Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves (1995) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"Ali Baba and the 40 Theives" was filmed in color on location in Morroco, with thousands of extras, and is considered one of the most lavish French productions of its time.
		Ali Baba accidentally discovers the magic cave where Abdul and his band of 40 thieves hide their ill-gotten treasure.
		The playful Ali Baba tune which Fernandel sings while riding his funny little donkey will be running through your head for days.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/630302002X?v=glance (1073 words)

	Plot Summary for Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ali Baba, son of the Kalif of Bagdad is brought up by the 40 Thieves after his father is killed by the soldiers of Hugalu Khan, who received the necessary information by traitor Cassim.
		Ali becomes the leader of the thieves and they are fighting for the freedom of his land.
		Per chance Ali captures the fiancée of Hugalu Khan, who turns out to be his girl friend Amara.
	yoursay.imdb.com /Plot?0036591 (188 words)

	Kids Domain Downloads - Ali Baba
		The game Ali Baba is based on the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
		Beware of the faces which represents one of the thieves they will block your path and if you come across a spider web, right click destroy the web then you can continue your quest.
		And although the graphics are not great and with the simplicity of Ali Baba this game could easily be over looked.
	www.kidsdomain.com /down/pc/alibaba.html (225 words)

	Library pulls strings for Kurdish play - Tuesday, 06/15/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The donkey's name is Ker, Kurdish for ''donkey,'' and he's among the stars of a production of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves at the Main Library downtown this summer.
		Ali Baba is a Middle Eastern tale that was among the suggestions Kurdish children made when asked what they'd like to see, said Tahir Hussein of the Nashville-based Kurdish Forum, a social service agency that helped the library come up with the production.
		Ali Baba decides to take some of the hidden treasure for himself, but the thieves learn of the theft and want their loot back.
	www.tennessean.com /local/archives/04/06/52883020.shtml?Element_ID=52883020 (576 words)

	Remember Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
		THERE IS A NEW version of the old tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves playing in Iraq, at a theater near you.
		But let us begin with the mind-bending spins that set the stage for these new Ali Babas to do what they are doing and get away with it.
		In come the new Ali Babas: Israelis teaming up with the Chalabis and the neo-conservative businessmen cabal that runs the Pentagon, holding the purse to reconstruct Iraq.
	www.wrmea.com /archives/Sept_2004/0409014.html (889 words)

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