1001 Arabian Nights Flying Carpet
The number 1001 for that matter is an occult number also an angel number in that 1001 can be rendered as 11 which is also 2.
1001 arabian nights flying carpet. The other magical items also evoke a mystical power. Floating islands seen at sea. The magic carpet of tangu also called prince housain s carpet was a seemingly worthless carpet from tangu in persia that acted as a magic carpet. It was featured in tales from 1001 arabian nights.
The magic carpet or flying carpet as it s often known in the west was brought to western audiences through the stories of 1001 arabian nights. The result is somewhat lackluster as magoo is given a supporting role in his own big debut. For example in the galland manuscript the oldest manuscript which contains the first 282 out of 1001 stories no mention is made of magic carpets. Aladdin was only added to 1001 arabian nights in a much later european translation.
The title magic carpets refers to 1001 arabian nights fairy tale story about the magic or flying carpet a fantastic device for travelling across the world in a twinkling of an eye. One of the stories in the one thousand and one nights relates how prince husain the eldest son of sultan of the indies travels to bisnagar vijayanagara in india and buys a magic carpet. Solomon s carpet was reportedly made of green silk on which solomon s throne. 1001 arabian nights marks the first foray into feature length films for both mister magoo and upa.
Whoever sitteth on this carpet and willeth in thought to be taken up and set down upon other site will in the twinkling of an eye be borne thither be. In our story below taken from the collection of tales the magic carpet of tangu also known as prince houssain s carpet is a seemingly innocent persian carpet which turns out to have a spectacular magical ability. This story contains many of the elements that make the arabian nights notable. This carpet is described as follows.
Most people associate aladdin with the famous classic 1001 nights but that story as well as sinbad and ali baba and the forty thieves were not included in the original arabic 1001 nights. The movie is a retelling of the classic arabian nights tale of aladdin and his magic lamp complete with beautiful princess evil sorcerer genie and flying carpet.