Ali Baba and the forty thieves
Long age, there was a woodcutter called Ali Baba.
One morning, Ali Baba was working near a big rock.
Suddenly he heard a gang of thieves coming.
Ali Baba quickly climbed up a tree to hide.
The thieves were big and fierce.
There were forty of the them.
Their leader went up to the big rock and said,” open sesame!”
All at once, the big rock rolled aside.
There was a cave behind the rock!
The thieves went into the cave.
Before long, they came out again.
Then their leader said,” close sesame!”
And the rock moved back in front of the cave.
When the thieves had gone, Ali Baba climbed down from the tree.
He walked to the big rock and said,” open sesame!”
The rock rolled aside.
Ali Baba went into the cave.
He was amazed at what he saw.
The cave was full of gold and silver.
Ali Baba. Filled his pockets with gold coins.
Then he ran put of the cave.
“Close sesame,” he said.
At once the rock moved to hide the cave.
The next day, Ali Baba met his friend Kassim.
He told Kassim about the cave.
Kassim quickly ran home to get two big bags.
Then he went to the rock.
“Open sesame!” he said.
The rock rolled aside and Kassim Went into the cave.
Kassim Filled his two bags with gold and silver.
But he was very greedy and tried to put more in the bags.
Suddenly, the thieves returned to the cave.
They saw Kassim.
They were very angry.
They beat him and threw him out of the cave.
