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BedtimeStories-Multi, page : 12
Some time later the sultan reached the bank of a river and noticed a sad
young boy sitting all alone trying to catch some fish. The sultan dismounted
from his horse and went to speak to the boy and gently inquired, "My dear
boy, why do you look so sad? I have never seen anyone look as sad as you."
The boy was startled when he saw the sultan in his fine clothes but did not
know who he was but thought the man must be kind to ask such a question,
so he told him, "My mother has seven children and we are very poor and our
father has passed away. Every day I come here to try and catch some fish. If I
do not catch any then we go hungry and don't have any supper."
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."
young boy sitting all alone trying to catch some fish. The sultan dismounted
from his horse and went to speak to the boy and gently inquired, "My dear
boy, why do you look so sad? I have never seen anyone look as sad as you."
The boy was startled when he saw the sultan in his fine clothes but did not
know who he was but thought the man must be kind to ask such a question,
so he told him, "My mother has seven children and we are very poor and our
father has passed away. Every day I come here to try and catch some fish. If I
do not catch any then we go hungry and don't have any supper."
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."