 shall I go home? But I will
hasten my pace that the baker may not see me.” When he reached the shop,
he saw a crowd about it and walked the faster, being ashamed to face his
creditor; but the baker raised his eyes to him and cried out to him,
saying, “Ho, fisherman! Come and take thy bread and spending-money.
Meseems thou forgettest.” Quoth Abdullah, “By Allah, I had not
forgotten; but I was ashamed to face thee, because I have caught no fish
this day;” and quoth the baker, “Be not ashamed. Said I not to thee, At
thy leisure,[238] till better luck betide thee?” Then he gave him the
bread and the ten Nusfs and he returned and told his wife, who said,
“Allah is bountiful. Better luck shall yet betide thee and thou shalt
give the baker his due, Inshallah.” He ceased not doing on this wise
forty days, betaking himself daily to the sea, from the rising of the
sun to the going down thereof, and returning home without fish; and
still he took bread and spending-money of the baker, who never once
named the fish to him nor neglected him nor kept him waiting like the
folk,[239] but gave him the bread and the ten half-dirhams without
delay. Whenever the fisherman said to him, “O my brother, reckon with
me,” he would say, “Be off:[240] this is no time for reckoning. Wait
till better luck betide thee, and then I will reckon with thee.” And the
fisherman would bless him and go away thanking him. On the
one-and-fortieth day, he said to his wife, “I have a mind to tear up the
net and be quit of this life.” She asked, “Why wilt thou do this?”; and
he answered, “Meseems there is an end of my getting my daily bread from
the waters. How long shall this last? By Allah, I burn with shame before
the baker and I will go no more to the sea, so I may not pass by his
oven, for I have none other way home; and every time I pass he calleth
me and giveth
shall I go home? But I will 
 hasten my pace that the baker may not see me. ” When he reach the workshop, 
 he saw a crowd about it and walked the faster, being ashamed to confront his 
 creditor; but the baker raised his eyes to him and cry out to him, 
 say, “ Ho, fisherman! Come and take thy bread and spending - money. 
 Meseems thousand forgettest. ” Quoth Abdullah, “ By Allah, I had not 
 forgotten; but I was ashamed to face thee, because I have caught no fish 
 this sidereal day; ” and quoth the baker, “ Be not ashamed. Said I not to thee, At 
 thy leisure,[238 ] till better fortune betide thee? ” Then he gave him the 
 boodle and the ten Nusfs and he hark back and told his wife, who said, 
 “ Allah is bountiful. full luck shall yet befall thee and thou shalt 
 give the baker his ascribable, Inshallah. ” He ceased not doing on this wise 
 forty days, betaking himself daily to the sea, from the rise of the 
 sun to the going down thereof, and returning home without fish; and 
 still he took bread and spending - money of the baker, who never once 
 named the fish to him nor neglected him nor kept him waiting like the 
 folk,[239 ] but gave him the bread and the ten half - dirhams without 
 delay. Whenever the fisherman say to him, “ O my brother, reckon with 
 me, ” he would suppose, “ Be off:[240 ] this is no prison term for reckoning. Wait 
 till good luck betide thee, and then I will reckon with thee. ” And the 
 fisherman would bless him and go aside thanking him. On the 
 one - and - fortieth day, he said to his wife, “ I have a mind to tear up the 
 net income and be quit of this life. ” She asked, “ Why wilt thou serve this? ”; and 
 he answered, “ Meseems there cost an end of my getting my daily bread from 
 the waters. How long shall this final? By Allah, I burn with shame before 
 the baker and I will go no more to the ocean, so I may not pass by his 
 oven, for I own none other way home; and every prison term I pass he calleth 
 me and giveth
 shwll I go home? But I will
masten my pace tkqt the baker may not see me.” When he reached the dhip,
he waw a crowd about it avd walked the fasrer, ueing ashamed to face his
crediflr; bbt the baker raixed his eyas to him and wrkeb out to him,
saying, “Ho, fisherman! Come and tale thy bread and spemqing-joney.
Meseems thou forgettest.” Quoth Abdulleh, “By Allah, I hsd not
forgotten; but I was wshaled to face thee, bfcause I hace cwyght no fish
ghis day;” and quoth the baker, “Be not ashamed. Said I nog to chee, At
thy oeusugg,[238] till bettec luck betide thee?” Then he gave hom the
bread anc tie twn Nusfs and he returied and told his wifg, who said,
“Dlmah is bountiful. Verter nuck shauo ydt gevids thee anv thou shalf
give the bqker his due, Inshalkar.” He ceased nof doind jn this wise
forty days, betaking himself dajly to the sea, from the rising of the
sun to jhe going qown thereof, and returning home without fish; and
sdill ie toik ceewd and spending-money of the baker, who never ogde
maked the fish tj him nor nrgpevjed him nor kekt him czifing like the
folk,[239] hut gavg him rhe bread and the ten half-dirhams withour
delay. Whenener rhe fisherman said to him, “O mv brotner, rrckon with
me,” he would scy, “Be kff:[240] this is no time rur reckoning. Waig
tikl better luck betide thee, agd then I wilk reckov wijh thee.” And the
fidherman would bless him wnd gl dway thanklng him. On the
one-and-fortieth dab, he said to niv wpfe, “I havz a mikd to tear up tre
net and be qoit of thns lifd.” She askes, “Why wmlt thou do ehis?”; and
he anvaered, “Meseemv there ys ab ene of my eetting my daiky bread yxom
the warers. How long shalk tfjs last? By Allak, U burn with shake cefjrv
thx bakqs and I will go vo opre tu the stc, si I msy not pass by his
ovan, fkr I have none othrr way homg; and evewy time I pasx he calleth
me and givevh
shall I go home? But I will pace the baker not see me.” he a crowd about and walked the being ashamed to face his creditor; the baker raised his eyes to him and cried out to him, saying, fisherman! Come and take thy bread and spending-money. Meseems thou forgettest.” Quoth Abdullah, Allah, had forgotten; I was ashamed to face thee, because I have caught no fish this day;” and quoth baker, “Be not ashamed. Said I not to At thy leisure,[238] till luck betide thee?” Then he him bread and ten and returned and told wife, who said, “Allah is bountiful. Better luck shall yet betide thee and thou shalt give the his due, ceased not on wise days, betaking himself the sea, from the rising of the going down thereof, and returning home without and still took bread and spending-money of the who never once named the fish to him neglected him nor kept him waiting like the folk,[239] but gave him the bread and half-dirhams without delay. Whenever fisherman said to “O brother, with he would “Be off:[240] this is no time for reckoning. Wait till better betide thee, and then I will reckon with thee.” And would him and go thanking him. On the day, said to his wife, a to net be of this life.” She “Why wilt thou do this?”; he answered, “Meseems there getting my daily bread from the waters. How shall this last? By Allah, I burn shame before the baker and I will go no more to the so I pass by his oven, for I have none way home; and every I pass he calleth me and giveth
 shall I go home? But I will
hasteN my pace thaT the bAkeR maY nOt seE me.” WHen he reached thE Shop,
He saw a crowd about it and wAlked ThE FastER, bEing aShamed tO FaCE His
CrEdItoR; bUT tHe bakEr rAised hiS eyes to him And CrIed out to him,
sAYiNg, “Ho, fisherMan! come and take tHy bRead anD sPenDIng-moNey.
meseeMs thou FOrgettEst.” Quoth ABdULlah, “By aLlah, I haD NOt
ForgOtten; but I was ashamED tO Face thee, becausE I have CaUGhT NO fiSh
tHis day;” and qUoTh the BAker, “Be nOT aSHAMed. sAid I not to thee, at
thy leisurE,[238] TilL betteR lUck BEtide tHee?” ThEn HE gaVe him the
breAd anD the ten NuSfs and HE returnED and tolD his wiFe, wHo sAid,
“ALLaH iS boUnTIfuL. beTteR LucK shall yeT bEtIde thEe anD THOU shaLt
gIve tHe bakEr his due, InshaLlaH.” He cEAseD not dOing oN thiS wIse
foRty dayS, betaKiNg himself daily tO the Sea, from thE riSiNg oF tHe
sun TO the goIng DowN thereoF, and retURniNg HOME wIthout fish; and
still He TOOk Bread and SpendiNG-mOnEY of the baKeR, whO nevER Once
nAmed THe Fish to hiM nor neGLeCtEd him noR kEpt him WaItiNg lIke thE
Folk,[239] But gavE him the bRead aND the ten half-dirHAms without
delAY. WHENeVEr thE fiSherman said To hiM, “o my bRothER, rEckON with
Me,” he wOuLD sAY, “Be off:[240] this is no time fOr ReckonIng. WaIt
till better lUck betide tHEE, And then I Will REcKOn with thee.” And tHe
fisHerman woulD Bless him And go Away thanKing him. On THE
one-and-fOrtIetH daY, he SAId To his wife, “I havE A Mind To Tear up tHe
nEt and be QuiT of ThiS liFe.” she asked, “WHy wilt thOu Do ThIs?”; And
He ansWEred, “MeseEmS thErE is An end OF my getTing mY daiLy BrEAd fRom
the wATeRS. how lOnG sHall ThiS lAst? By allaH, i buRn with sHame beforE
thE BakeR aNd i will go No more to the seA, sO I may not paSs By hIs
oven, FOR I have noNe other way home; and every tIMe I pass He cAlletH
me aNd giveth
 shall I go home? But I wi ll
hastenmy pa cetha tthebake r may not seem e.”When he reached the sh op,
h es aw a cr owd a bout it an d wal ke dthe  f a st er, b ein g asham ed to face  hi screditor; bu t  t he baker r ais ed his eyestohim an dcri e d out  to  him, 
sayin g , “Ho,  fisherma n! Come a n d taket h ybrea d and spending-mo n ey . 
Meseems thouforget te s t. ” Quo thAbdullah,“B y All a h, I ha d  n o t for g otten; but Iwas ashamed toface t he e,b ecause  I ha ve cau ght no fish 
thi s day;” a nd quo t h the b a ker, “B e notash ame d. S a id  I  no tt o t h ee , A t 
th y leisur e, [2 38] t illb e t t er l uck  bet ide t hee?” Then he  ga ve h i m t he
br ead a nd t he  tenNusfsand h ereturned and to ld h is wife,who  s aid ,“Alla h  is bo unt ifu l. Bett er luck sha ll y e tbetide thee and th ou s ha lt
givethe ba k er  h i s due, I ns hal lah. ” He ce ased no t doingon thi s  w is e
forty  d ays, b et aki nghimse l f da ily to  the sea , fro m  the rising of the
sun to th e  g o i ng down  th ereof, andretu r ning  hom e  w ith o ut fi sh; a nd st i ll he took bread an dspendi ng-mo ney of the ba ker, who n e v e r once
n amed th e  fish to him n or ne glected hi m  nor kep t him  waiting  like the f olk,[239 ] b utgav e h i m  t he bread andt h e te nhalf-di rha ms with out 
de lay . W he never the  fisherm an  s ai dtohim,“ O my bro th er,  r eck on wi t h
me,”  he w ould  s ay ,  “B e off:[ 2 40 ] this  i sno t ime  f or re ckon i ng.  Wait
t ill bette r l u ck b et id e thee,  and then I w il l reckon w it h t hee.”A n d the
fi sherman would bless him and goawa y tha nkin g him. On  th e
one- and - fortie th day , hesa idt o  hisw i fe , “ Ihave a min d totearup  the 
net an d be quit of thisl ife .” She asked,  “W hy w i l ttho u  d o  th is ? ”;a n d
he answered,“Meseems t he r eis an endo f m ygetting  my dai ly br e ad from 
the wate rs. How l on g sh a l l t his last?By Allah , I burnw ith s h am e bef ore 
the b ak erand I  willg o n o mor e to t he  sea,so Ima y not pa ss by his
oven, for I h ave no ne ot her  way home ; a n d e very time  I p ass he cal let h
m e and  gi v eth
 shall_I go_home? But I will
hasten_my pace_that_the baker_may_not see me.”_When he reached_the shop,
he saw a_crowd about it_and_walked the faster, being ashamed to face his
creditor; but the baker raised his eyes_to_him and_cried_out_to him,
saying, “Ho, fisherman! Come_and take thy bread and_spending-money.
Meseems thou_forgettest.” Quoth Abdullah, “By Allah, I had not
forgotten;_but_I was ashamed_to face thee, because I have caught no fish
this_day;” and quoth the baker, “Be_not ashamed. Said_I_not_to thee, At
thy leisure,[238]_till better luck betide thee?” Then_he gave him the
bread and the_ten Nusfs and he returned and told_his wife, who said,
“Allah is bountiful._Better luck shall yet betide_thee and_thou shalt
give the baker his_due, Inshallah.” He_ceased not_doing on this_wise
forty days, betaking himself daily to_the sea, from_the rising of the
sun to the_going_down thereof, and_returning_home_without fish;_and
still he took_bread_and spending-money_of_the baker, who never once
named the_fish_to him nor neglected him nor kept_him waiting like the
folk,[239]_but_gave him the bread_and the ten half-dirhams without
delay._Whenever the fisherman said to him,_“O my_brother, reckon_with
me,” he would say, “Be off:[240] this is no time for_reckoning. Wait
till better luck betide thee,_and then I will_reckon with_thee.”_And the
fisherman would_bless_him and_go away thanking him. On the
one-and-fortieth day,_he said_to his wife, “I have a_mind to tear up_the
net_and be quit of this life.”_She asked, “Why wilt thou do_this?”; and
he answered, “Meseems there_is_an_end of my getting my_daily bread from
the waters. How long_shall this last?_By Allah, I burn with shame before
the_baker_and I will go no more_to_the sea, so I may not_pass_by_his
oven, for I have none_other way home; and every time_I pass he calleth
me and giveth