Therewasonceanagedfishermanwhowassopoorthathecouldscarcelyearnasmuchaswouldmaintainhimself, hiswife, , , andcomingtotheseaside, undressedhimself, , hefoundthemveryheavy, andthoughthehadagooddraughtoffish, atwhichherejoiced; butamomentafter, perceivingthatinsteadoffishhisnetcontainednothingbutthecarcassofanass, hewasmuchvexed.
Whenhehadmendedhisnets, whichthecarcassoftheasshadbrokeninseveralplaces, hethrewtheminasecondtime; andwhenhedrewthem, foundagreatdealofresistance, whichmadehimthinkhehadtakenabundanceoffish; buthefoundnothingexceptabasketfullofgravelandslime, whichgrievedhimextremely."OFortune!" criedhe, withalamentabletone, "benotangrywithme, , , and, notwithstandingallmycare, ; thoutakestpleasuretopersecutehonestpeople, andadvancestthosewhohavenovirtuetorecommendthem."
Havingfinishedthiscomplaint, hefretfullythrewawaythebasket, and, washinghisnetsfromtheslime, castthemathirdtime, butbroughtupnothingexceptstones, shells, ; , whendaybegantoappear, hedidnotforgettosayhisprayerslikeagoodMussulman, andheaddedtothemthispetition: "Lord, thouknowestthatIcastmynetsonlyfourtimesaday; Ihavealreadydrawnthemthreetimes, withouttheleastrewardformylabour: Iamonlytocastthemoncemore; Ipraytheetorendertheseafavourabletome, asthoudidsttoMoses."
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