Uair amháin bhí cónaí ar oiriúint bocht Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor bhí mac ag an táilliúr bocht seo darbh ainm Aladin this poor tailor had a son called Aladdin Buachaill míchúramach, díomhaoin a bhí in Aladin nach ndearna faic Aladdin was a careless, idle boy who did nothing cé gur thaitin sé leis an liathróid a imirt an lá ar fad although, he did like to play ball all day long seo a rinne sé ar na sráideanna le buachaillí beaga díomhaoin eile this he did in the streets with other little idle boys Chuir sé sin an oiread sin trua ar an athair go bhfuair sé bás This so grieved the father that he died a mháthair cried agus prayed, ach níor chabhraigh rud ar bith his mother cried and prayed, but nothing helped in ainneoin a phléadáil, níor cheartaigh Aladdin a bhealaí despite her pleading, Aladdin did not mend his ways