In the Ali Baba story, the remaining thieves are usually killed after Morgiana discovers their plan. She pours boiling oil into the jars where they were hiding, which destroys the other thieves, and the last leader is later killed by Morgiana during his final attempt to trick Ali Baba’s household.

What happened next

  • The thieves in the jars were exposed and killed when Morgiana poured boiling oil on them.
  • Their leader escaped that first trap, but he later returned in disguise and was killed by Morgiana at Ali Baba’s house.
  • So, in most retellings, none of the thieves’ side survives by the end of the story.

Simple version

The “remaining 2 robbers” do not get away; one is the chief thief who survives the jar massacre briefly, and he is later killed too.