Well, she thought she could have freedom if she ran away. Unfortunately, she'd never been outside the palace walls before, so she had no idea what life was like out there.

She took food from a merchant to give to some hungry children, but she had no money to pay for the food. The merchant was ready to cut off her hand for stealing, but Aladdin stepped in, and claimed that Jasmine was his sister, who was too insane to know right from wrong. Jasmine played along, and the merchant let her go. Aladdin fell for her beauty, and showed the princess all around the kingdom, not knowing who she really was. They spent the day together, falling in love...

... And they never suspected that the Sultan's adviser, the evil Jafar, was spying on them!