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The kindly sultan smiled and asked, "Would you like me to try and catch some
fish for you?" "Yes," replied the fisher-boy and as the sultan cast the fishing
net into river he said "Bismillah". Allah blessed the sultan and soon a hundred
fish swam into the net and together they hauled the net up onto the bank of
the river. The young boy was absolutely amazed by the amount of fish and
thought to himself, "I am so lucky that all these fish were caught in my net!"
The sultan understood what the young boy was thinking and told him, "Do not
deceive yourself, my young friend, I am the cause of your blessing, it is I who
caught these fish for you."
Before the sultan started to mount his horse, the young boy invited him to
share the catch of fish but the sultan kindly declined, saying, "Tomorrow, you
shall fish for me and I will take the catch, we will be partners", then he rode off
to rejoin is men and they returned to his palace.
The next day, the sultan sent one of his guards to the fisher-boy with the
instruction to bring him to him in the palace. The fisher-boy had not realized
fish for you?" "Yes," replied the fisher-boy and as the sultan cast the fishing
net into river he said "Bismillah". Allah blessed the sultan and soon a hundred
fish swam into the net and together they hauled the net up onto the bank of
the river. The young boy was absolutely amazed by the amount of fish and
thought to himself, "I am so lucky that all these fish were caught in my net!"
The sultan understood what the young boy was thinking and told him, "Do not
deceive yourself, my young friend, I am the cause of your blessing, it is I who
caught these fish for you."
Before the sultan started to mount his horse, the young boy invited him to
share the catch of fish but the sultan kindly declined, saying, "Tomorrow, you
shall fish for me and I will take the catch, we will be partners", then he rode off
to rejoin is men and they returned to his palace.
The next day, the sultan sent one of his guards to the fisher-boy with the
instruction to bring him to him in the palace. The fisher-boy had not realized