flames.

In an instant, the earth beneath their feet trembled, and they heard a
rumbling sound like distant thunder.

Then the ground opened in front of them. There lay a large flat stone
with a brass ring fastened to the top.

"A wonderful treasure lies hidden below," said the Magician. "Obey me,
and it will soon be ours."

Then Aladdin grasped the ring in the way the Magician told him to do,
and easily lifted the stone.

"Now," said the Magician, "go down the steps which you see before you.
You will come to three great halls.

"Pass through the halls, but be careful to touch nothing, not even the
walls, for if you do, you will certainly die. When you have passed
through the halls, you will reach a garden of fruit trees. In a niche in
the garden wall, you will see a lighted lamp. Put out the light, pour
the oil from the bowl, and bring the lamp to me."

Then the Magician placed a magic ring upon Aladdin's finger, to guard
him, and commanded him to go at once in search of the lamp.

Aladdin found everything exactly as the Magician had said. He went
through the halls and the garden until he found the lighted lamp. When
he had poured out the oil and had placed the lamp inside his coat, he
began to look about him.