Script

SIDE 1

JASMINE

(in disguise as Pashmina)

Wow, you live here?

ALADDIN

It's not the palace ... but hey, it's home.

JASMINE

From what I hear, the palace is more like a prison than a home. At least for the Princess, anyway .

ALADDIN

Really? I hear that Princess Jasmine is so spoiled, she can't even blow her own nose. She has a Royal Nose-Blower do it for her!

JASMINE

That is ridiculous-! Um, I mean ... it can't be easy when people only see the "Princess" and not the real person inside.

ALADDIN

Hey, I can see the person inside you, Pashmina. You're smart and sensitive. I think that's pretty cool.

JASMINE

Wow, thanks, Aladdin. I think you're cool, too, like when you gave your bread to those beggars.

ALADDIN

Well ... it wasn't exactly my bread. But if I don't help those who are starving, who will? The ancient law makes it tough to be poor.

JASMINE

Don't get me started on the ancient law ... Just because it's tradition doesn't mean it's right!

(gets an idea)

Hey, why don't we tell the Sultan to change the law so that everyone in Agrabah has a chance to be happy?

ALADDIN

How are we going to do that? We're just a couple of nobodies.

JASMINE

No, Aladdin. You and I ... we're the future. We can change the world.

END

SIDE 2

LAMP VENDOR

Salaam and good evening to you, worthy friend! Welcome to Agrabah, city of mystery -

AGRABAHN 1

Land of Enchantment -

AGRABAHN 2

An oasis of rest and wonder for those in search of something ...

AGRABAHN 1

...magical!

LAMP VENDOR

Yes, my friend, welcome to the Agrabah, land of eternal bliss, magical mysteries, and home of the hottest half-price bargains this side of the River Nile! Take, for example, this dusty old lamp.

AGRABAHN 1

Look beneath the dust, and you will discover that this lamp once changed a young man's life...

AGRABAHN 2

... as well as the life of an ambitious young princess who was being forced to marry against her will.

(JASMINE and SULTAN enter)

JASMINE

But Father, what if I don't want to get married? What if I want to race camels ... or study economics ... or end poverty instead?

SULTAN

Jasmine, the ancient law demands that you marry on of royal birth by the full moon before your next birthday. Your responsibility is to choose wisely, for your husband shall be the future Sultan!

JASMINE

Why can't I rule Agrabah myself?

SULTAN

Oh, Jasmine ... it's the ancient law...

END