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they parted company they greeted each other with peace, and the sultan rode
back to join his army.

When he reached his army the sultan told them, "An old woodcutter will be
coming this way very soon, block his way so that he will have to pass by my
tent." Sure enough, a little while later the old woodcutter came upon the army
of the sultan and thought to himself, "I cannot pass through all these soldiers
with my poor old donkey," so he took the other footpath. Not long after the
woodcutter came across the sultan's tent and was somewhat alarmed, but
what could he do, there was no other path for him to take.

The woodcutter approached the sultan's tent with caution, when, to his
surprise he recognized the man who had helped him was none other than
Sultan Idris. As the woodcutter drew nearer, Sultan Idris called to him asking,
"My poor friend, what do you do for a living?" The woodcutter thought to
himself, "This is strange," but replied politely, "I think you already know,
honestly, don't you recognize me? I am the woodcutter. I gather thorny