Fata Morgana
Step into the boat and join us on a journey through the Wonderful World of 1001 nights. Glistening treasure has been hidden away in the depths of the Oriental Palace, but watch out! You will have to make your way past some pretty wild animals and some dark and dingy slums first.
Thank goodness, it’s light again! The wailing has faded and the Oriental music is getting louder... we must be in the heart of the palace. Look over there… belly dancers swinging their hips! You might find yourself feeling a little like Ali Baba for a moment; and then the doors suddenly close and you’ll ask yourself: was it real or was it a Fata Morgana? Opened in 1986, this ride has 14 boats that float on a waterway that is 1.2 metres deep. The boats sail past 104 different characters in an Oriental setting, along a 285 metre-long watercourse that takes 8 minutes to complete. The attraction has a total surface area of 4,000m2 and contains 2,500 m3 of water. 16- passenger boats pass through a fairy-tale style Arabian city that is populated by 140 animatronics. Only one transport boat is present in a scene at the same time. The ride begins in a twilight setting, showing a jungle and the skyline of a distant Arabian city. Upon entering the city, in the poor quarter, beggars and merchants call for attention. The next scene shows a prison and torture room, followed by a palace and a harbor with ships . Passing by a harem the real ride ends in the throne room of the pasha. Total ride time is 8 minutes, capacity of 1800 persons/ hour. 360 Panorama View |
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Scenes:
- Prelude: jungle & wizard
- Poor quarter
- First market scene
- Second market scene
- Dark tunnel with crocodiles
- Scene at the falling gate
- Prison scene
- Torture scene and wizard
- Harbor scene
- Harem scene
- Throne room scene
- Treasure room scene and wizard
- Storm scene
- Epilogue: jungle
Accessibility
Enter via the wheelchair entrance, to the right of the attraction entrance.
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Legend
There are many stories that can be connected to Fata Morgana. Here are a few such stories.
Fata Morgana
Fata Morgana
Very very far away lays an eastern city called Fata Morgana. The Sultan is ruler of the city and possess anything he ever wanted. He preys on money and holds huge parties for rich people. These however are only allowed to come if they bring money.
About ruling the city however he wants no part off, he just lets that run its course. The market is soiled by dodgy market people who will try and sell you anything . Thieves and other scum roam the streets. It’s absolutely not safe for rich people. |
In the prison it’s even worse. Prisoners in the treadmills keep the fire hot. It’s hard and heavy work. The supervisors whip the people when they don’t work hard enough. Whenever someone collapses he is thrown in the prison cells. Many different prisoners are wasting away and justice is nowhere to be found.
One day the sultan fancied something new. He wanted to see the future! He sent his servant out to find him a soothsayer. After a couple of weeks the servant returned with a soothsayer named Futura. The sultan was very impatient and asked the soothsayer what the future would bring. Futura said: “ you will live in wealth for forty more months and then all will be over! You can change your fate and avoid this curse by playing all the songs of the birds on this magic flute.” “ Oh Go away” said the sultan indignantly. “You liar! Be gone from my sight!” |
The soothsayer left and fourty months went by. On the first day of the forty first month the sultan stepped outside for a bit of fresh air on his balcony. Dark clouds rolled in around the city. “ Oh” thought the sultan, “Its probably just another monsoon, I had better go back inside.” He had just closed the doors behind him when heavy weather broke loose.
It rained for a very long time, the streets were empty and the water just kept rising until the whole city was completely flooded. Buildings crumbled under the pressure and everyone drowned! Almost everyone, two servants of the sultan has stolen the magic flute after the soothsayer left. They had been practicing the songs of the birds. When the storms started a pack of birds came to take the two servants away. In this way only they escaped death. |
Adoel The Scrooge
Written by the Efteling for Oosterse Sprookjes van de Efteling - deel 11 1986 vinyl records. Translated by Milena “This is the story of a miserly man. Abdoel was his name and the people called him Abdoel the scrooge for good reason. Many of the houses in the city were his and he made the poor people who lived there pay a lot of money in rent. This had made him wealthy, extremely wealthy, yet Abdoel still wanted to make more money. This was something that would not be possible by ordinary means, so Abdoel had to think of something extraordinary but no matter how he pondered and contemplated, he could not think of a solution until one day a wizard came to visit the city. And then…yes, then Abdoel knew what to do! |
Original Dutch story here
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🎵Wizard Miraculus! Mighty master wizard! Wizard Miraculus! Oh what a wonder and yet it’s true!
What a wonder! What a wonder! Here he comes, look there!🎵
What a wonder! What a wonder! Here he comes, look there!🎵
Abdoel: ‘The wizard Miraculus…how did I not think of it before…look at what a mighty man he is and anything he wants he simply conjures hehehe…I want to learn this too. Then I will never have to collect coins again…I’ll just summon them! Ola wizard!’
Miraculus: ‘Did someone call?’ Abdoel: ‘Yes, me mighty wizard! I, Abdoel, am the richest man in the white city! You must permit me to speak with you!’ Miraculus: ‘Is that really necessary?’ Abdoel: ‘I want to learn how to do magic like you.’ Miraculus: ‘Huh?! Do magic like me?? Really? Impossible! You must be much older and wiser for this!’ Abdoel: ‘Oh but I am wise! And I’m a bit older and if I may be so bold…’ Miraculus: ‘Priggish you mean!…Tomorrow morning, when the first rooster crows I’ll come to collect you. But pay close attention, I’ll appear different than I am now!’ |
Abdoel: ‘No magnificent cloak??’
Miraculus: ‘No!’
Abdoel: ‘No wonderful carriage and horses??’
Miraculus: ‘No! Wizards have many disguises! You’ll see how I appear at your door. And you, Abdoel, dress yourself in the garb of a poor merchant.’
Abdoel: ‘Very good lord wizard! I’ll do as you say lord wizard!’
Abdoel was very pleased with himself. He went home and counted his money for the umpteenth time and thought of how he would be able to conjure tomorrow. Even more gold and jewels tomorrow! Or…well, anything he wanted!
The next morning he awoke on time. He pulled on an old suit. This was not so difficult, as Abdoel was so miserly that he wore his clothes for twenty years. His toes stuck out of his shoes and his hat had three dents and a broken feather.
When the rooster crowed he wanted to run outside but he couldn’t because in front of his door stood a donkey.
Abdoel: ‘Well all life on a stick! Go away you beast! I have to get to the wizard! I can’t get by you!’
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘What now? You won’t move? Where is my stick? I’ll teach you, you stubborn animal, here!’
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Stop Abdoel! Please stop hitting me this instant! Hee-haw! It’s me, the wizard Mirakulus! I have transformed myself into a donkey. Hee-haw! You had better climb onto my back. We have to leave the city and head to my magic palace. Hee-haw! I’m already regretting promising to teach you magic. Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘But a promise is a promise.’
Miraculus: ‘Exactly a promise is a promise. Hee-haw! And that’s why we’re going anyway. Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘Whatever you say! Ok, I’m sitting.’
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw!’
🎵Do you know the way? Donkey clip clop! Do you know the way little donkey?
Yes of course he knows! The wizard knows his way in the city!
Clip clop, clip clop donkey! Clip clop, clip clop donkey! Clip clop, clip clop donkey…🎵
Miraculus: ‘No!’
Abdoel: ‘No wonderful carriage and horses??’
Miraculus: ‘No! Wizards have many disguises! You’ll see how I appear at your door. And you, Abdoel, dress yourself in the garb of a poor merchant.’
Abdoel: ‘Very good lord wizard! I’ll do as you say lord wizard!’
Abdoel was very pleased with himself. He went home and counted his money for the umpteenth time and thought of how he would be able to conjure tomorrow. Even more gold and jewels tomorrow! Or…well, anything he wanted!
The next morning he awoke on time. He pulled on an old suit. This was not so difficult, as Abdoel was so miserly that he wore his clothes for twenty years. His toes stuck out of his shoes and his hat had three dents and a broken feather.
When the rooster crowed he wanted to run outside but he couldn’t because in front of his door stood a donkey.
Abdoel: ‘Well all life on a stick! Go away you beast! I have to get to the wizard! I can’t get by you!’
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘What now? You won’t move? Where is my stick? I’ll teach you, you stubborn animal, here!’
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Stop Abdoel! Please stop hitting me this instant! Hee-haw! It’s me, the wizard Mirakulus! I have transformed myself into a donkey. Hee-haw! You had better climb onto my back. We have to leave the city and head to my magic palace. Hee-haw! I’m already regretting promising to teach you magic. Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘But a promise is a promise.’
Miraculus: ‘Exactly a promise is a promise. Hee-haw! And that’s why we’re going anyway. Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘Whatever you say! Ok, I’m sitting.’
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw!’
🎵Do you know the way? Donkey clip clop! Do you know the way little donkey?
Yes of course he knows! The wizard knows his way in the city!
Clip clop, clip clop donkey! Clip clop, clip clop donkey! Clip clop, clip clop donkey…🎵
They rode straight through the city. The wizard (who was now a donkey) had to take Abdoel to his magic palace, far away in the wonder wood. There he would teach him magic. But we’re not there yet. Wait! There’s the last bridge of the city! The donkey trots on but stops halfway, still like a statue.
Abdoel: ‘Hey, keep walking, come on stupid animal. Otherwise I’ll…’ Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw!’ Abdoel: ‘I beg your pardon lord wizard! I only wanted to ask if you would be so kind as to keep walking?’ Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Hee-haw!’ Abdoel: ‘Quiet now, quiet now! I’ll push! Blast relax your legs a bit!’ Angry man: ‘Hey! What’s going on?? What’s that noise?? What’s going on with that stupid donkey?’ Abdoel: ‘Oh nothing nothing!’ Angry man: ‘Nothing?? Give that donkey a good beating and leave! I want to sleep! It’s much too early!’ Abdoel: ‘Hey wizard, come on cross the bridge!’ Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Do something for me first Abdoel. Have you got any money with you?’ |
Abdoel: ‘Shh! Not so loud! The whole world doesn’t need to know! I carry all my money with me in pockets on my stomach and back. Hehehe then it can’t be stolen.’
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Wonderful! See those beggars? Give them all ten gold pieces!’
Abdoel: ‘Ten gold pieces??! To those filthy layabouts?! Who have their hand out everyday??’ Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw!’ Abdoel: ‘Not now! Not ever! Lazy good-for-nothings.’ Miraculus: ‘Then I won’t take another step. Hee-haw! Hee-haw!’ Abdoel: ‘You say hee-haw but you mean no. All right if I must. Hey! Beggars!’ Beggar 1: ‘Alms lord, alms please help us! We were evicted by that evil scrooge Abdoel! He did nothing for us! We’re as poor as ants!’ Beggar 2: ‘We have to beg lord! Otherwise we will perish from hunger! Help us!’ Abdoel: ‘If only they knew I was Abdoel... Well, go on! I am but a poor merchant myself, I can’t spare much! But here have ten gold pieces each!’ Beggar 1: ‘Have thanks magnanimous sir. Have thanks for your goodness is as a light in the darkness. Peace be with you.’ Abdoel: ‘Shame about all that money. Oh well, as long as the donkey…I mean the wizard is happy. Go on donkey, walk on.’ |
Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Hee-haw!’
🎵He won’t go forward or backwards, he won’t go onward, oh no! Abdoel, Abdoel what are you to do? Hee-haw means no for you. Hee-haw means no. 🎵 The donkey stayed stubborn, shook his head and refused to take another step. Abdoel pushed and pulled on the rope but nothing worked. Eventually, he sat down on the bridge right in front of the donkey. Abdoel: ‘Wizard why are you doing this? Why won’t you help me? Haven’t I done what you asked?’ Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Hee-haw! But it’s not enough. The people who live here are all poor because you made them pay so much money for rent. Hee-haw!’ Abdoel: ‘Likely, likely!’ |
Miraculus: ‘Because of this you have to deliver a big bag of gold to all your houses! Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘What?! What?! I’m to give those people money back from my own good money?! Never!’
Miraculus: ‘Then I will stay where I stand and you will never learn magic. Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘Oh is that how it is? Then I guess I’ll have to. I’ll go bring the money round.’
And so the miser went from house to house bringing the surprised people money from his purse.
Mumbling and grumbling he went round the whole city. Dead tired, he arrived back at the little donkey on the bridge.
Abdoel: ‘What?! What?! I’m to give those people money back from my own good money?! Never!’
Miraculus: ‘Then I will stay where I stand and you will never learn magic. Hee-haw!’
Abdoel: ‘Oh is that how it is? Then I guess I’ll have to. I’ll go bring the money round.’
And so the miser went from house to house bringing the surprised people money from his purse.
Mumbling and grumbling he went round the whole city. Dead tired, he arrived back at the little donkey on the bridge.
Abdoel: ‘Oh mighty wizard, how you test me! I am spent! But I have done as you asked. And now. Now may we continue?’
Miraculus: ‘You must do one more thing. You must buy all the children in the white city dates, sugar bread and lemonade. Hee-haw!’ Abdoel: ‘I have almost no money left! I’m growing poorer and poorer and those troublesome children don’t do anything other than pull pranks and get into trouble anyway! I shan't buy expensive dates and certainly no sugar bread or lemonade!’ Miraculus: ‘You really mean that?’ Abdoel: ‘Yes! I,I,I,I really mean it!’ Miraculus: ‘Then you just have to find out for yourself. Arva! Rarbarba! sassafras…!’ Abdoel: ‘Ah! What happened? What happened to my clothes?’ Miraculus: ‘Hee-haw! Sit on my back, Abdoel.’ Abdoel: ‘Brrr! But I’m getting so cold! Huh what do I see coming?! What’s flying there??’ |
Miraculus: ‘Grasshoppers! Hee-haw! Thousands of grasshoppers!
Arva! Rabarba! Rikke dikke bugh! Prick him in his back! Prick him in his back! Prick him in his back!’
Now the donkey started running and the swarm of grasshoppers went with him. They pricked and tickled poor Abdoel on his bare back! Finally, he fell off the donkey’s back and ran away screaming in the direction of the angry mountains. The donkey immediately turned back into the wizard Mirakulus, who looked on laughing until he was gone from sight.
No-one knows what became of Abdoel. Maybe he’s living as a recluse in the mountains, thinking about what it means when poor people say ‘Meet me halfway’
🎵Yes yes yes, that is what you get! That’s how it ends with the miserly man!
Now it’s a party for the whole city because they’ve never had it this good before! Never had it this good! 🎵”
Arva! Rabarba! Rikke dikke bugh! Prick him in his back! Prick him in his back! Prick him in his back!’
Now the donkey started running and the swarm of grasshoppers went with him. They pricked and tickled poor Abdoel on his bare back! Finally, he fell off the donkey’s back and ran away screaming in the direction of the angry mountains. The donkey immediately turned back into the wizard Mirakulus, who looked on laughing until he was gone from sight.
No-one knows what became of Abdoel. Maybe he’s living as a recluse in the mountains, thinking about what it means when poor people say ‘Meet me halfway’
🎵Yes yes yes, that is what you get! That’s how it ends with the miserly man!
Now it’s a party for the whole city because they’ve never had it this good before! Never had it this good! 🎵”
🎵You can buy anything in Hassebas. In Hassebas at the market. I’ve grapes and dates, beautiful olives. Copper candlesticks. Fabrics and canvas, pictures and books. Salmon and plaice and bass. Beautiful fine satin clothing. Hassebas is the place to be.🎵
Look, over there is the dentist. Right there on the street. He pulls teeth and molars and not very gently.
‘Owowowow’ ‘Hear that ladies and gentlemen? My patient is singing with satisfaction.’ ‘Owowowow’ ‘If you please, sir says that his pain is completely gone. No more trouble, no more pain, the dental doctor is who you must see. ‘ In another corner of the market Ali Ben Kiekeboe has set out his merchandise on a colourful carpet. He sits among all sorts of different bottles. Big, small, coloured and copper bottles. Ali Ben Kiekeboe is a prankster who likes to play jokes on people. And what’s his favourite way to do that? With his wonder bottles. |
‘Who wants to buy my bottles? Bottles with a secret. Magic bottles, real magic bottles!’ ‘Oh how much are they salesmen?’ ‘One gold piece per bottle but it gets you something very special.’ ‘Oh, what’s in it then?’ ‘Spirits good lady, Spirits from the spirit realm. Spirits snatched from lightning and trapped in this bottle.’ ‘Yeah but what can you do with it?’ ‘They bring you happiness. At least, you have to be lucky. See no one knows beforehand what kind of spirit inhabits such a bottle.It’s a gamble. ‘ ‘Oh and if you open one of those bottles. What then?’ ‘Well then. Then good people, the spirit escapes. And say dear lady. You’re in a terrible mood. Your water jug broke. Your big toe hurts and your husband has beaten you. Open up the bottle and presto, you can laugh again. You can sing.’ ‘Really?’ ‘Really.’ |
‘I’d like to buy one but, well, which one should I choose?’
‘Yes,dear people, therein lies the gamble. There are bottles with good spirits, who help you but there are also poltergeists. And I don’t know which spirit is in which bottle. That’s the adventure. Eh madam, point one out to me.’ ‘Ah, eh spooky. Well, go on. I’ll take this one and here’s your money. ‘ ‘Ah here you go. Eh, will you open it right away?’ ‘Of course of course of course, I’m terribly curious. One, two.. Oh oh what’s happening? Oh oh Hihihihihi hihihihih hihihihi. ‘ ‘ You see it and you hear it ladies and gentlemen. Hihihihihi hihihihih hihihihi. ‘This lady has the bottle which contained giggle vapour. ‘’Hihihihihi hihihihih hihihihi. ‘ This lady will giggle and chortle for three hours. Hihihihihi hihihihih hihihihi. ‘Haha that’s the lark. Hihihihihi hihihihih hihihihi. ‘This is giggle vapour.’ |
And so Ali Ben Kiekeboe had all sorts of wonder bottles. For example, the bottle which has the onion spirit. If you bought that one and opened it up you’d immediately start crying. For days. And woe betide if you got a bottle with ghost smoke. Then a white vapour would curl its way out of the bottle. A white smoke which became so dense that it would lift you up. Then you would float as a white ghost over the rooftops all day and all night. Ali Ben Kiekeboe took a lot of pleasure in it but the buyers didn’t. They felt cheated. Because who wants to cry for hours, giggle or go up in smoke.
🎵Ali Ben Kiekeboe you are a charlatan. You are a scrounger, nasty liar. Bottles with junk only bring sadness. We’re going to the judge because we won’t take this.🎵
The people went and complained to the judge.
He was a wise caliph. One day the caliph put on a simple cloak. Put glasses on and stuck on a black moustache so no one would recognise him. Like this he went to the market,
He also bought a bottle at Ali. Pulled the cord out and presto. The white ghost smoke appeared. The caliph floated above the city for hours. When he finally landed on the ground and the smoke had dissipated he knew what he had to do. He sent his soldiers after Ali Ben Kiekeboe.
🎵Ali Ben Kiekeboe you are a charlatan. You are a scrounger, nasty liar. Bottles with junk only bring sadness. We’re going to the judge because we won’t take this.🎵
The people went and complained to the judge.
He was a wise caliph. One day the caliph put on a simple cloak. Put glasses on and stuck on a black moustache so no one would recognise him. Like this he went to the market,
He also bought a bottle at Ali. Pulled the cord out and presto. The white ghost smoke appeared. The caliph floated above the city for hours. When he finally landed on the ground and the smoke had dissipated he knew what he had to do. He sent his soldiers after Ali Ben Kiekeboe.
‘Right Ali Ben Kiekeboe. In the name of the caliph I’ve come to take you prisoner.’
‘But soldier, what have I done wrong?’ ‘You know very well scoundrel! You’ve been tricking people with all those bottles.’ ‘Yes soldier it’s true! I’ve seen it myself. The spirit in the bottle makes it so you’ll cry or you become a ghost. I, I had to giggle for three hours until I couldn’t anymore. Please take that man away. He’s dangerous.’ ‘Yes but soldier,I warned the people fair and square. That they could contain poltergeists. ‘ ‘Silence man! I have to do what the calif ordered me to do. Men, take those bottles. And you Ali Ben Kiekeboe come here. Stick out your hands and I’ll bind you to my camel. Right, now we swiftly go to prison. ‘ |
🎵Poor Ben Kiekeboe now it’s over for you, the calif is terribly angry, you’ll go to prison. We ask you, are you happy now? Cork on the bottle and the spirit in🎵
And so the poor Ali Ben Kiekeboe wound up in prison. He sat staring out in front of him in the dark dungeon for a while and felt extremely lonely and sad. But fortunately he was able to smuggle a small bottle in the pocket of his cloak.
‘Hey, that’s right. The soldiers didn’t get all the bottles.
Here this little one can come in handy. It also contains a spirit.
But is it a good spirit or a poltergeist?
I can’t tell by the outside.
Do I dare? Shall I open it? Shall I? I’ll do it.
Huh! It, it’s a good spirit. It’s the good mood spirit. That’s cheered me so much. It helps. What luck! Oh I handle anything now. ‘
Meanwhile the soldiers had gathered in the canteen.
They laughed and talked and drank wine.
Suddenly one of the soldiers remembered Ali Ben Kiekeboe’ bottles.
And so the poor Ali Ben Kiekeboe wound up in prison. He sat staring out in front of him in the dark dungeon for a while and felt extremely lonely and sad. But fortunately he was able to smuggle a small bottle in the pocket of his cloak.
‘Hey, that’s right. The soldiers didn’t get all the bottles.
Here this little one can come in handy. It also contains a spirit.
But is it a good spirit or a poltergeist?
I can’t tell by the outside.
Do I dare? Shall I open it? Shall I? I’ll do it.
Huh! It, it’s a good spirit. It’s the good mood spirit. That’s cheered me so much. It helps. What luck! Oh I handle anything now. ‘
Meanwhile the soldiers had gathered in the canteen.
They laughed and talked and drank wine.
Suddenly one of the soldiers remembered Ali Ben Kiekeboe’ bottles.
‘Hey men. We almost forgot that we have a great loot.
All the bottles of Ali Ben Kiekeboe. Look there they are’ ‘Yeah but what are we supposed to do with them?’ ‘They only bring unhappiness’ ‘Poltergeists are in there. ‘Dangerous spirits’ ‘Ah nonsense. We’ll just open one. Then we’ll know what’s in it.’ ‘Don’t do it man, you never know what can happen.’ ‘Well it could be a really good spirit couldn’t it?’ ‘True’ ‘Maybe we’ll get filthy rich’ ‘Yeah, no, leave it ‘ ‘Nope, I’m doing it anyway. Look, I'll open this one. The green one. Now let's see what happens.’ ‘One, two…’ What’s happening? Hihihihihi. I’m giggling all of a sudden. Hihihihi. Whether I want to or not. ‘ ‘Then this is the bottle with the giggle vapour’ ‘Hihihihi hahaha’ ‘Wait a minute, I’ll open another one. Here, this one.’ ‘Oh what have you done now? I’m crying for no reason’ ‘Oh then this must be the bottle with the onion vapour. The tears are running down my face. Boo hoo. Hey look out here comes the commandant.’ |
‘What’s going on here? Stop crying this minute. You’re no old la….. You’ve got to… Oh here I go too. Help who has enchanted us. Boe hoo hoo’
The commandant couldn’t pacify his soldiers. Especially when he started bawling himself. In all the confusion no one noticed that a bottle rolled off the table. The floor was a little crooked and so the bottle kept rolling further and further away. Right up to the waterside. It fell into the water with a splash and floated in the direction of the prison. Right up to the window of the dungeon where Ali Ben Kiekeboe was kept prisoner.
The commandant couldn’t pacify his soldiers. Especially when he started bawling himself. In all the confusion no one noticed that a bottle rolled off the table. The floor was a little crooked and so the bottle kept rolling further and further away. Right up to the waterside. It fell into the water with a splash and floated in the direction of the prison. Right up to the window of the dungeon where Ali Ben Kiekeboe was kept prisoner.
‘Hey that’s strange. A bottle is floating there. And it looks like one of my wonder bottles.
Yes I’ll be. I can almost take it.
If I stick my hand through the bars I can just reach it.
A little more. I’ve got it.
Oh what luck. I believe this is the bottle of ghost smoke.
Then I’m saved. Come here bottle. Let’s open you up. One, two…
Ooh I feel myself getting lighter and lighter. Oooh I’m floating!’
Ali Ben Kiekeboe was lifted by the ghost smoke. He became a thin wisp of smoke that could easily float away through the bars. Away from the prison. Away from the soldiers. Away from the city Hassebas. First he had to float around for a while. But then he slowly became the man he used to be, Ali Ben Kiekeboe. Tomorrow he’ll be at the market again. Somewhere in a different city. And maybe he’ll have thought of a new scheme to play tricks on people. Because Ali Ben Kiekeboe loves to sell larks.
Yes I’ll be. I can almost take it.
If I stick my hand through the bars I can just reach it.
A little more. I’ve got it.
Oh what luck. I believe this is the bottle of ghost smoke.
Then I’m saved. Come here bottle. Let’s open you up. One, two…
Ooh I feel myself getting lighter and lighter. Oooh I’m floating!’
Ali Ben Kiekeboe was lifted by the ghost smoke. He became a thin wisp of smoke that could easily float away through the bars. Away from the prison. Away from the soldiers. Away from the city Hassebas. First he had to float around for a while. But then he slowly became the man he used to be, Ali Ben Kiekeboe. Tomorrow he’ll be at the market again. Somewhere in a different city. And maybe he’ll have thought of a new scheme to play tricks on people. Because Ali Ben Kiekeboe loves to sell larks.
🎵Salesman where are you going. Ali Ben Kiekeboe. Hoodwinking people, selling larks. Hey, watch out he’s coming to you. Ali Ben Ali Ben Ali Kiekeboe, Ali Ben Ali Ben Ali Ben Kiekeboe 🎵
Behind the scenes
1986: Fata Morgana is built
The Making Of
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