Once upon a time, in a land far, far East of the Azure mountains, there lived a widow and her son Aladdin. One day, young Aladdin met a mysterious stranger and out of curiosity listened to the leather-skinned mans tales of adventure. As our story begins, we find Aladdin and the stranger, walking along a little country road - which according to the stranger, leads to a wondrous cave, hidden among the mountains....