One of the most well known stories of the Thousand and one nights compilation, in which the adventures of Aladdin are narrated, a young man is recruited by an evil sorcerer, to help him recover an oil lamp from a magical cave that imprisons whoever may enter it. Aladdin keeps the lamp and discovers that he can summon a genie who is required to serve the person who possesses the lamp; with his help, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries princess Badroulbadour.