Tricky question. Andrew Lang wrote Aribian nights in 1855, however the story originated from aribic in 1706... And the merchant and the genie was a story about Abou Hassan, first written in English by, John Payne.
I believe the answer is A
<h3>I'll just remove the answer because you don't need it :/ </h3>
Answer:
1 when the period of draught arrive most people die
2it effect because people die
3