Gulistan of Saadi

On the Excellence of Contentment

 Story 24

A weak fisherman caught a strong fish in his net and not being able to retain it the fish overcame him
and pulled the net from his hand.

A boy went to bring water from the torrent.
The torrent came and took the boy away.
The net brought every time a fish.
This time the fish went and carried off the net.

The other fishermen were sorry and blamed him for not being able to retain such a fish which had
fallen into his net. He replied: ‘O brothers, what can be done? My day was not lucky but the fish had
yet one remaining. ‘Moral: A fisherman cannot catch a fish in the Tigris without a day of luck and a
fish cannot die on dry ground without the decree of fate.

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