One day at noon, the old fisherman came to the seaside. He put down the fish cage, rolled up his sleeves, went into the water for decoration, then spread the net in the sea, waited for a while and began to close the net. The fishing net is so heavy that no matter how hard he tries, he can't pull it up. He had to go back to the shore, lay a stake on the shore, tie the net rope to the stake, then take off his clothes, dive into the bottom of the sea, and finally put the net away with all his strength. Then, he happily returned to the shore, got dressed and looked into the net carefully. There was only one dead donkey in the net, and the fishing net was broken by the dead donkey.
Seeing this situation, he felt depressed and sighed: "There is no way, just hope that Allah, Almighty God, will save him. This kind of thing is really strange! " So he sang:
"The night! People who are dying,
Don't overwork yourself,
Food and clothing are not bought by labor alone.
Don't you see,
Under the sea and sky reflected by the stars,
The fisherman stood by the sea,
Staring at the net—
The waves washed him away?
In the evening, he watches nets and fish.
Early in the morning,
People who are not attacked by the cold wind like to eat fish.
Master,
You gave this man happiness,
Make that person cry;
You ask this man to work hard,
But let that person enjoy ... "
After singing, the fisherman said to himself gloomily, "Hit another Internet cafe." Thank God, I may get paid. "
The fisherman tidied up his things, wrung out his net and put it in the water. He said, "In the name of God," and threw his net into the sea. The net was closed long after it fell to the bottom of the sea. This time, the net is heavier, as if it had caught a big fish. He tied the net rope, took off his clothes, dived into the bottom of the sea and tried his best to get the net ashore. However, at first glance, it is just a crock full of sediment.
He felt very painful and desperate, and he sang sadly:
"The fate of anger!
Why don't you stop,
Can you be gentle?
I'm on the run,
But the source of food and clothing has been cut off.
Many rude and ignorant people,
Apprentice,
People who know books and rituals,
But it went bankrupt. "
The unwilling fisherman threw away the crock, cleaned the fishing net, wrung out the water, prayed to heaven, and then went into the water again, cast the net and tightened the net rope. It was a long time before he began to close the net, but this time it was all broken bones, broken glass and various shells. This made the old fisherman very angry. He couldn't help crying, sadly sing a way:
"This is your food and clothing,
Not bound by you,
I wonn't let you live
Remember! Learning won't give you clothes,
Calligraphy can't feed you enough.
Food and clothing are meant to be,
There are no loopholes to drill.
A bird flies around,
Fly from east to west;
The other one sleeps in the nest,
But to enjoy a well-fed life. "
He looked up at the sky and said, "Allah! You know, I only catch four nets every day. I have caught three nets today, but I still haven't caught a fish. Allah! Please give me food and clothing, this is my last net. "
He shouted the name of Allah, the Almighty God, and then threw the net into the sea. Long after it fell to the bottom, he began to close the net, but he still couldn't pull it. This net seems to blend with the bottom of the sea. He sighed: "There is no way, just hope that Allah will help."
So he sang:
"Bah, this world!
If this continues,
We will complain in the disaster,
In this day and age,
Even if you get through the morning safely,
Drink bitter wine at night. "
The fisherman took off his clothes, dived into the water, groped hard and finally fished out the net from the bottom of the sea. Open it and see, this time it is a bile-like brass bottle. The bottle was sealed with tin foil with the seal of Su Liman Ben Dawood printed on it.
The fisherman looked at the bottle and smiled and said to himself, "If this bottle is taken to the market, it will surely sell ten gold coins."
He picked up the bottle and shook it. It's heavy and seems to be full of things. He said to himself, "What's in this bottle? In the name of Allah, I will open it and see it clearly, and then take it to the market for sale. " He took out his knife, slowly peeled the can from the bottle mouth, then turned the bottle upside down, shook it with the neck and poured out its contents. But there was nothing, and the fisherman felt very strange.
After waiting for a while, a smoke came out of the bottle, floated into the air, then spread on the ground, gradually huddled up and finally condensed into a devil. He stood in front of the fisherman, with long hair and a mountain of height: a fortress-like head, iron fork-like arms, mast-like legs, a cave-like mouth, stone-like teeth, trumpet-like nostrils, lantern-like eyes, grotesque, vicious and ugly.
The fisherman was scared by the strange appearance of the devil, shaking his teeth, thirsty and trembling, and didn't know what to do. After a while, he heard the devil say, "God is the only master, and Su Liman is his disciple. Messenger of Allah! I will never disobey your orders again. Forgive me. "
"You traitor! You said that Su Liman is a believer in Allah. " The fisherman said, "Su Liman has been dead for 1,800 years, and now it is the last century after Su Liman. How did you get into the bottle, you weird devil? Tell me. "
"God is the only master! Fisherman, let me tell you a good news. "
What are you going to give me?
"What's so happy? I will kill you immediately. "
"I salvaged you from the sea to the land and released you from the bottle, saving your life. Why did you kill me? Did I commit any crime in saving you? "
"Tell me, what do you want to choose to die? How do you want me to kill you? "
"What crime have I committed that you should treat me like this?"
"Fisherman, you will understand after listening to my story."
"Come on, tell me, has my soul sunk under my feet?"
"Fisherman, you know, I am an evil and heretical god, and I have committed all kinds of sins. I once betrayed the great saint Su Liman Ben Dawood and violated his education, which angered him. He sent Prime Minister Bailuhaiya to arrest me. At that time, the Great Sage Su Liman advised me to convert to his enlightenment, but I refused, so he ordered me to take this bottle, lock me up, seal my mouth with iron, and ordered the gods to throw me into the sea, so that I could not stand up.
I live in the sea dully. In the first century, I thought to myself,' whoever saved me in this hundred years, I will repay him and use my ability to make him prosperous for life.' But a hundred years later, no one came to save me; In the second century, I said,' whoever saves me in this century, I will use my ability to develop underground treasures for him.' But still no one came to save me; In the third century, I thought,' whoever saves me in this century, I will repay him and satisfy his three wishes.' So, 400 years later, no one came to save me. At this time, I was very angry and vowed:' If someone comes to save me at this time, I will kill him, but I can let him choose to die.' And it is at this time that you saved me, so I will kill you, but I will let you choose the way to die. "
"ah! Oh, dear, how can I come to save you on this day! Please forgive me. If you don't kill me, Almighty God will forgive you. He will help you defeat your enemies. "
I must kill you! Tell me, how do you want to die? "
"I saved your life, can't you spare me?"
"It is because you saved me that I want to kill you."
"Magic ye, I treat you well, but you repay me like this? Alas! The words of the ancients are indeed correct:
We are very kind to them,
They return evil for good.
Swear on my life,
This is the behavior of prostitutes.
Do good to people who shouldn't do good,
The ending will be as sad as protecting the jackal. "
"Don't say it again! You must die. "
In desperation, the fisherman thought, "He is just a devil, and I am an upright human being. Allah, the Almighty God, gave me wisdom. I should use a trick against him. I will overwhelm his evil spirits with tricks and reason. " So he said to the devil, "Are you really going to kill me?"
"Not bad."
"I ask you in the name of Allah Almighty. Let me ask you something. You must tell the truth. "
As soon as the devil heard the name of Allah, he immediately panicked and said with trepidation, "All right, you ask, just say it briefly."
"At the beginning, it's strange that you live in this bottle. This bottle can't even hold your hands, let alone your legs. How can it hold your huge body? "
"You don't believe I'm in this bottle?"
"I didn't see it. It's incredible. "
At this time, the devil was proud. He turned into smoke, gradually shrank into a wisp and slowly got into the bottle.
When all the smoke entered the bottle, the fisherman quickly picked up the sealed tin seal, plugged the bottle and said loudly, "Tell me, devil, how do you want to die?" Now I'm determined to throw you into the sea. I'm going to build a house here and live there, so that people won't be allowed to fish in this sea from now on. I want to tell people that there is a devil here. Whoever salvages him from the sea will choose his own way to die and be killed by him. "
The devil's body was locked in a bottle, trying to get out, but it was blocked by Su Liman's seal, so he couldn't go back outside. Only then did he know that he had been cheated by the fisherman. When he was depressed, he said:
"Fisherman, I'm joking with you."
"Dirty shameless devil! It's ridiculous for you to lie like this. " The fisherman took the bottle to the shore and prepared to throw it into the sea.
"No, I dare not lie." The devil tried his best to be modest and say a good word, and then asked, "Fisherman, what are you going to do with me?"
"I want to throw you into the sea. If you only lived in the sea for 1800 years, you will live to the end of the world this time. I told you that if you don't kill me, God will forgive you and help you defeat your enemies, but you didn't listen to my advice. You must repay evil for kindness. Since God has asked you to fall into my hands, I will never show you mercy. "
"Give me a break and let me repay you."
"Damn the devil! You still want to lie to me. If you didn't mean to hurt me, Almighty God will forgive you. But you are bent on hurting me, of course I will put you in a bottle and throw you into the sea to suffocate you! "
The devil pleaded, "in the name of Allah, you can't do this!" Although I did something against my conscience, you are a kind person. You should forgive me. The ancients said it well: those who do evil repay evil with good will suffer from their own evil deeds. "
"You don't say, I must throw you into the sea, let you get ahead forever. You had to kill me when I begged you like that to humble myself. I saved you and your life, but you repay evil for kindness and try to kill me. You are really bad. I will not only throw you into the sea, but also tell people about your bad behavior, so that people will be alert, so as not to repeat my mistakes once I am salvaged. I want you to live forever, sink to the bottom of the sea and endure all kinds of pain until the end of the world. "
"Fisherman, let me out. This is your chance to talk about justice. I swear to you that I will never hurt you again, and I will give you something that will make you rich. "
The fisherman was finally persuaded by the devil and accepted his request. They agreed that the fisherman should release the devil, and the devil should not hurt the fisherman, but should repay the fisherman with his own ability.
The devil swore by God that the fisherman finally believed him. When the fisherman opened the bottle, a smoke came out of the bottle, floated into the air, and gradually gathered together, becoming a ferocious devil. As soon as the devil came out of the bottle, he kicked it into the sea.
The fisherman was taken aback when he saw the devil kick the bottle into the sea. He thought he was going to suffer this time, and inwardly sighed, "This is not a good sign!" " Then he summoned up his courage and said, "Lord, God said,' You should keep your promise because it will be examined.' You made an appointment with me first. Promise not to lie to me. God won't punish you if you don't break the contract. Because although Allah is tolerant, he never neglects. "
The devil burst out laughing.
After laughing, he began to walk forward and said, "Fisherman, come with me."