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Outline:  A poor fisherman ………… used to cast his net only four times ………… one day cast his net ………..found in it the carcass of an ass…………. second time came a jar full of mud and sand ………..third time came broken jars and pots ……….. last time came to a bottle with Suleman’s seal …………. fisherman happy ………… could sell the seal for 10 gold coins ………… rose a cloud from the bottle ………… a Jinn appeared ……….. threatened to kill ………. the fisherman pleaded that he had liberated him …………… wondered how such a huge Jinn could enter the bottle …………… the Jinn entered the bottle little by little ……………… fisherman lost no time ………..sealed the bottle …………… the Jinn pleaded …………. fisherman took the bottle and threw it deep into the sea

Ans.                                                          The Story of the Fisherman

There was a poor fisherman. It was his custom to cast his net not more than four times a day. One day when he cast his net soon he found it to be very heavy. He pulled up the net but was disappointed to find in it the carcass of an ass. He cast the net second time and this time he found only a large jar full of sand and mud. The third time he got only broken jars and pots. He raised his head towards heaven, and said, “0 God, Thou knowest that I cast not my net more than four times.” With the name of God, he cast the net for the last time. This time he found in it a bottle of brass with a stopper of lead, bearing the seal of Suleman. He rejoiced as he could sell it for ten pieces of gold. He shook the bottle and opened it. Nothing came out of it except a cloud of smoke which was condensed into a Jinn. The Jinn threatened to kill him. The fisherman told the Jinn that he had liberated him from the bottle and rescued from the bottom of the sea. The Jinn was unrelenting. The fisherman then said, “How was Thou in this bottle? How can it contain the whole body?” He said that he would never believe it until he saw in it. Upon this, the Jinn was converted into smoke and then became condensed and entered the bottle little by little. The fisherman hastily sealed the bottle. The Jinn tried to escape but in vain. “Open to me, I may confer benefits upon thee,” said the Jinn. The fisherman replied, “Thou liest, thou accursed!” And he threw the bottle back deep into the sea.

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