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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

By: The Arabian Nights
Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
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In the mystical land of Arabia, there is secreted a magical door that opens with the command, “Open, Sesame!” Inside lays the plunder of a century of robbers and mercenaries. When Ali Baba witnesses 40 thieves open this door with the enchanted words, endless possibilities begin to unwind before him.

Public Domain (P)2009 B.J. Harrison
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For children

Not the best narrator and a silly story. It comes across more of a children's tale.

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Beautifully done!

A Captivating narration of a great story. I highly recommend this version, Audible did a great job on this one

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A short. fun classic!

I never heard/read the whole story. This version spins the fun take. Enjoyed the time!

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An Entertaining Short Story.

Lots of excitement packed into a short story. The hero will surprise you in this one however.

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Morgiana is the star of this story.

I really like Harrison's narration. He always makes a story fun to listen to with the voices he does.

The story is pretty simple. I know there are lots of lessons to be learned about how if you are greedy and a thief you'll get yours in the end.

I ended up really loving the character Morgiana. She is badass.

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pleasing performance

The reader of this story has a nice voice and his interpretation of each character is interesting.

The story is the usual tale of the poor man who is good to others and uses his newfound wealth to help others.

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Really well done

The narrator was very good. Not perfect, but sufficiently good that it didn't feel right to give less than 4 stars.

Tale was great, of course.

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good read

it's not too long but it was a good classic story passed the time well

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good classic tale

somewhat remembered the story.
after purchasing and listening, there is way more story than I remembered.
wish I could find more like this

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Good vs. Evil

This story is another classic that I enjoyed in my youth, and am glad to have it on Audible.

The performance was well done with minor exceptions, such as repeating a line or two, but that happens to me when I am reading also.

If you enjoy the classics, this one should be added to your library.

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