It is not uncommon for stories to be similar, especially stories that both take place during the same time period. Stories that take place in the same time period are sure to have similar characteristics and traits just for the simple fact of historical facts and theories. Some writers might even use ideas from other writers to enhance their story and make it more exciting for the reader. Though many stories are alike, just as many are different. The stories of, “Aladdin” and “The Fisherman and The Jinnee”, are great examples being that they are both from the same period of time and that they both use Muslim influences, but personified them in different ways. It is obvious that Aladdin does not compare to the story of The Fisherman and the …show more content…
On one particular day, the fisherman noticed his net to be heavy; Curiously he dove in to find out why. Come to find he had caught a dead donkey, angry the fisherman through the out the donkey and casted again only to catch something heavy again. pulling in the net he realized that he had only caught a pitcher of dirt. For the third time he casted and pulled back shards of pottery and broken glass; This time, questioning Allah why such bad luck, he casted for a fourth time and upon pulling the net back, he realized he had caught a lamp. Admiring the lamp, he thought of the money he could make with it back at the market, and not knowing he was only about to release an evil jinnee. When the fisherman released the jinnee, the jinnee from his captivity. The giant, mean, rugged, broken, looking Jinnee towers over the fisherman, telling the fisherman that he will only grant the fisherman the wish of how the fisherman wants to die. Scared, but still on his toes, the fisherman started to tell the jinnee stories with meanings that lead to another stories. After the fisherman concluded on his stories, the fisherman tricked the jinnee by challenging him, asking him how does he fit into the tiny lamp. Bull headed, the jinnee showed the fisherman how he fits into the lamp, but quite to act as soon as the jinnee was in the lamp, the fisherman slammed the lid onto