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that the kindly man who had caught the fish for him the day before was none
other than the sultan and his heart started to beat faster.
When the fisher-boy arrived at the grand palace, the sultan invited the boy to
come and sit down beside him on his throne. His courtiers were very
surprised and exclaimed, "Your majesty, the boy is nothing but a beggar!"
"That does not matter" replied the sultan, "he is now my companion and
partner, I will not turn him away."
The situation puzzled several of the courtiers, then one day one of them
asked the fisher-boy, "How have you become so honored?" The fisher-boy
replied, "Happiness has come, sorrow has left me because I met with a
blessed sultan. He accepted me as I am and guides me to Allah."
THE END
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful
The Sultan and the Woodcutter
other than the sultan and his heart started to beat faster.
When the fisher-boy arrived at the grand palace, the sultan invited the boy to
come and sit down beside him on his throne. His courtiers were very
surprised and exclaimed, "Your majesty, the boy is nothing but a beggar!"
"That does not matter" replied the sultan, "he is now my companion and
partner, I will not turn him away."
The situation puzzled several of the courtiers, then one day one of them
asked the fisher-boy, "How have you become so honored?" The fisher-boy
replied, "Happiness has come, sorrow has left me because I met with a
blessed sultan. He accepted me as I am and guides me to Allah."
THE END
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful
The Sultan and the Woodcutter