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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
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."
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
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."