ALADDIN

ALADDIN: And now, esteemed effendi, we feast! All right!

(ALADDIN breaks the bread in two and gives half to ABU, who begins

to eat. But ALADDIN looks over and sees two young children

rummaging through the garbage for food. The GIRL sees him, then

drops her find and tries to hide. ALADDIN looks at them, then

the bread, then at ABU.)

ABU: Uh-oh!

(ABU takes a big bite of his food, but ALADDIN gets up and walks

over to the children. The GIRL pulls her brother back.)

ALADDIN: Here, go on--take it.

(The children giggle with delight. ABU tries to swallow his bite,

then looks guilty. He walks over to the children and offers his

bread to them. In delight, they pet him on the head.)

ABU: Ah, don't. Huh?

(ABU sees ALADDIN walking into the daylight, where there is a parade

going on.ALADDIN peers over the shoulders of people. He sees

PRINCE ACHMED riding on a horse.)

BYSTANDER 1: On his way to the palace, I suppose.

BYSTANDER 2: Another suitor for the princess.

(ALADDIN is startled as the two children come running out from the

alley. The BOY runs out in front of the PRINCE's horse,

startling it.)

PRINCE: Out of my way, you filthy brat!

(The PRINCE brings up his whip to attack the children, but ALADDIN

jumps in front of them and catches the whip.)

ALADDIN: Hey, if I were as rich as you, I could afford some manners

PRINCE: Oh--I teach you some manners!

(The PRINCE kicks ALADDIN into a mud puddle. The crowd laugh at him.)

ALADDIN: Look at that, Abu. It's not every day you see a

horse with two rear ends!

(The PRINCE stops and turns back to ALADDIN.)

PRINCE: You are a worthless street rat. You were born a

street rat, you'll die a street rat, and only

your fleas will mourn you.

(ALADDIN rushes the PRINCE, but the doors to the castle slam shut

in his face.)

ALADDIN: I'm not worthless. And I don't have fleas. Come

on, Abu. Let's go home.

(ALADDIN makes the climb to his home with the view, then tucks in

ABU for the night.)

ALADDIN: Riffraff, street rat.

I don't buy that.

If only they'd look closer

Would they see a poor boy? No siree.

They'd find out, there's so much more to me.

(He pulls back a curtain to reveal the beautiful palace.)

Someday, Abu, things are gonna change. We'll be

rich, live in a palace, and never have any problems

at all.

(Dissolve to same shot during day. Cut to int. of SULTAN's chamber.

The door bursts open, and PRINCE ACHMED storms in, missing the

rear end of his pants.)

PRINCE: I've never been so insulted!

SULTAN: Oh, Prince Achmed. You're not leaving so soon, are

you?

PRINCE: Good luck marrying her off!

SULTAN: Oh, Jasmine! Jasmine! Jasmine! (The SULTAN goes

off into the garden looking for his daughter. He

finds her, but is interrupted by RAJAH, JASMINE's

pet tiger, who blocks him off. RAJAH has a piece

of the PRINCE's undershorts in his mouth.The SULTAN

grabs the cloth and yanks it out of RAJAH's mouth.)

Confound it, Rajah! So, this is why Prince Achmed

stormed out!

JASMINE: Oh, father. Rajah was just playing with him,

weren't you Rajah. (RAJAH comes over and allows

JASMINE to pet and hug him.) You were just playing

with that overdressed, self-absorbed Prince Achmed,

weren't you? (She cuddles with RAJAH, enjoying the

moment, until she looks up at her angry father. )

Ahem.

SULTAN: Dearest, you've got to stop rejecting every suitor

that comes to call. The law says you...

BOTH: ...must be married to a prince.

(They walk over to a dove cage.)

SULTAN: By your next birthday.

JASMINE: The law is wrong.

SULTAN: You've only got three more days!

JASMINE: Father, I hate being forced into this. (She takes

a dove out of the cage and pets it.) If I do marry,

I want it to be for love.

SULTAN: Jasmine, it's not only this law. (She hands him

the dove, and he puts it back in the cage.) I'm not

going to be around forever, and I just want to make

sure you're taken care of, provided for.

JASMINE: Try to understand. I've never done a thing on my

own. (She swirls her finger in the water of the

pond, petting the fish.)I've never had any real

friends. (RAJAH looks up at her and growls.)

Except you, Rajah. (Satisfied, he goes back to

sleep.) I've never even been outside the palace

walls.

SULTAN: But Jasmine, you're a princess.

JASMINE: Then maybe I don't want to be a princess. (She

splashes the water.)

SULTAN: Oooohhh! Allah forbid you should have any

daughters!

(RAJAH looks up and thinks for a second. JASMINE goes to the dove

cage and yanks open the door. The birds fly off into freedom.

She watches them go. Cut to int. of SULTAN's chambers.)

SULTAN: I don't know where she gets it from. Her mother

wasn't nearly so picky. (A shadow falls over him.

He looks up startled and sees JAFAR.) Ooh, oh.

Ah, Jafar--my most trusted advisor. I am in

desperate need of your wisdom.

JAFAR: My life is but to serve you, my lord. (He bows.)

SULTAN: It's this suitor business. Jasmine refuses to

choose a husband. I'm at my wit's-end.

IAGO: (In the parrot voice) Awk! Wit's-end.

SULTAN: Oh, ha ha. Have a cracker, pretty polly! (He

pulls a cracker out from his pocket. IAGO looks

terrified. Then the SULTAN stuffs it in IAGO's

mouth. IAGO grimaces as he tries to eat it. JAFAR

and the SULTAN both laugh.)

JAFAR: Your majesty certainly has a way with dumb animals.

(IAGO glares at him.) Now then, perhaps I can

divine a solution to this thorny problem.

SULTAN: If anyone can help, it's you.

JAFAR: Ah, but it would require the use of the mystic blue

diamond.

SULTAN: Uh, my ring? But it's been in the family for

years.

JAFAR: It is necessary to find the princess a suitor.

(JAFAR says the word 'princess' with the accent on

the second syllable, "cess." He turns his staff

with a cobra head towards the SULTAN. The eyes of

the staff begin to glow. The room darkens, JAFAR's

voice slows down and deepens. The SULTAN's eyes

get a hypnotized look.) Don't worry. Everything

will be fine.

SULTAN: Everything...will be...fine.

JAFAR: The diamond.

SULTAN: Here, Jafar. Whatever you need will be fine.

(The SULTAN removes his ring and hands it to JAFAR. The room returns

to normal as JAFAR pulls back the staff.)

JAFAR: You are most gracious, my liege. Now run along and

play with your little toys.

SULTAN: (Still hypnotized) Yes...that'll be...pretty good.

(JAFAR and IAGO exit. We follow them. When they're out of the room,

the parrot spits out the cracker.)

IAGO: I can't take it anymore! If I gotta choke down on

one more of those moldy, disgusting crackers...bam!

Whack!

(JAFAR pulls a rope, which reveals a hidden entrance to his chambers.)

JAFAR: Calm yourself, Iago.

IAGO: Then I'd grab him around the head. Whack! Whack!

JAFAR: (Speaking over IAGO.) Soon, I will be sultan, not

that addlepated twit.

IAGO: And then I stuff the crackers down his throat! Ha

ha!

(The pair pass through a door and slam it shut. Diss. to ext. gardens

at night. A shadowy figure walks through. We see it is JASMINE

in disguise. She reaches the palace wall, then begins to climb it.

She is tugged from behind by RAJAH.)

JASMINE: Oh, I'm sorry, Rajah. But I can't stay here and

have my life lived for me. I'll miss you.(She

begins to climb again, and is helped up by RAJAH,

who begins to whine and whimper.) Good bye!

(She disappears over the wall. Cut to daytime on the street ALADDIN

and ABU are up to their capers again. They are on top of the

awning of a fruit stand.)

ALADDIN: Okay, Abu. Go!

(ABU dips over the edge and looks at the PROPRIETOR.)

PROPRIETOR: (To passing crowd) Try this, your taste buds

will dance and sing. (ABU grabs a melon and

hangs there, distracting his attention.) Hey,

get your paws off that.

ABU: Blah blah blah!

PROPRIETOR: Why, you! Get away from here, you filthy ape!

(He grabs the melon away from ABU. But in the foreground, ALADDIN

dips down and snatches another melon from the stand.)

ABU: Bye bye!

(He zings back up. The PROPRIETOR takes the melon to the front,

where he places it on top of a stack. He looks confused, like

he has just done this.)

ALADDIN: Nice goin' Abu. Breakfast is served.

(ALADDIN and ABU on the roof break open the melon and eat. We see J

ASMINE walking through the street.)

SHOPKEEPER 1: Pretty lady, buy a pot. No finer pot in brass

or silver.

SHOPKEEPER 2: Sugar dates, sugar dates and figs! Sugar

dates and pistachios!

SHOPKEEPER 3: Would the lady like a necklace. A pretty

necklace for a pretty lady.

(She is charmed by the action, but is startled by a fish thrust

into her face.)

SHOPKEEPER 4: Fresh fish! We catch 'em, you buy 'em!

JASMINE: I don't think so. (She backs away, but bumps into

a fire eater, who is startled into swallowing his

fire.) Oh, excuse me. (He gulps, then belches

fire from his mouth. JASMINE is disgusted. He is

pleased and taps his stomach. ALADDIN sees her,

and a strange look comes over his face.) I'm

really very sorry.

ALADDIN: (He's obviously deeply in love with her.) Wow!

(She pulls the hood of her cloak over her head. ABU sees him and

jumps up on his shoulder, waving his hand in front of ALADDIN's

face.)