* A poor fisherman casts his net four times, out of custom * First cast: caught a dead ass * Second cast: jar full of sand * Third cast: found potsherds, bones, and broken bottles * Forth cast: found a silver box, containing, Afrits, the genie * The fisherman is portrayed as a god fearing individual. Out of respect for his god, he bestows a form of blessing before and after he casts his net. * The moral of the story is …showed first 75 words of 379 total…

…showed last 75 words of 379 total…not only grant 3 wishes, but also grants the choice of death. This would scare me if my parents read this to me at the age of 6 or 7. Another lesson that a child might learn is that what you do upon others, others will do upon you. This is evident when the fisherman begs the genie to spare his life. ("Spare me, so god may spare thee; and do not kill me, lest god kill thee:)