The next day, the prince leaves the palace, angered that Princess Jasmine (Linda Larkin) has fended off his advances, allowing her pet tiger Raja to rip out the suitor's pant.The Sultan (Douglas Seale) talks to his daughter, who says she is tired of living her life being cooped up behind walls. The prince kicks Alladin into a puddle of dirt and declares Aladdin to be nothing but 'a worthless street rat.' Aladdin and Abu then retire to their abode, with Aladdin promising his monkey friend that someday, things will be better. Aladdin gets into a confrontation with the prince when he tries to punish two kids who mistakenly walked in front of his horse, causing it to stop abruptly. They are then distracted when a Royal Prince marches through the streets, en route to the Sultan's palace to claim the Princess's hand. After outwitting some of the city guards, the two settle down to eat their spoils, but ends up giving it away to a couple of hungry kids struggling to find any food. The next day, on the streets of Agrabah, a young street urchin named Aladdin (Scott Weinger) is struggling to steal a loaf of bread, along with his pet monkey, Abu. It is then that Jafar understands he needs to find this diamond in the rough in order to enter. The golden scarab beetle then turns back into both halves which Jafar collects. However, upon approaching the cave, the tiger's head speaks that only one may enter: 'One whose worth lies far within the diamond in the rough!' Kassim still attempts to enter but as soon as he takes one step inside the tiger's mouth, it bites down on the thief, killing him instantly and closing off the entrance way. Jafar orders Kassim to enter the cave and retrieve a lamp. The golden bug then settles on a sand dune which turns into a giant sand tiger with its mouth wide opened the Cave of Wonders. Putting both halves together, the golden scarab beetle comes to life and flies off into the night, followed by Jafar and Kassim. Kassim hands over half a golden scarab beetle, of which Jafar already possess the other half. A young man who like this lamp was more than what he seemed a diamond, in the rough.' The peddler then begins to tell the tale, beginning on a dark night, where the Sultan's grand vizier, Jafar (Jonathan Freeman), has a secret meeting with a thief named Kassim. After trying to sell all kinds of wares, he pulls out an old oil lamp, claiming it 'once changed the course of a young man's life. A street peddler (Robin Williams) is guiding the audience through the streets of the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.

Aladdin the book