The Fisherman And The Jinnee

The folk tales from “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” teach us many lessons about life throughout the story. The main lesson that they teach, however, is the lesson that the power of knowledge and critical thinking will always overcome the possession of power during situations in which two people are arguing.
This lesson is mainly taught in the first folk tale, in which the fisherman finds the gold pot and releases the jinnee. The jinnee, who was trapped for a very long time, decided that he was going to kill the person who released him, since he had the power to do so. The fisherman realizes that the jinnee will not hear his reasoning, and decides to outsmart the jinnee. The fisherman announces to the jinnee that he doesn’t believe it was possible for him to fit in the small pot, considering he was huge. To prove his power, the jinnee turns back into smoke and returns to the pot, where the fisherman traps him by resealing the opening. The jinnee is suddenly reduced to no power, and is desperate to try and regain the trust of the fisherman, who makes the jinnee promise to help him if he is set free. The jinnee agrees, and the fisherman lets him go. The jinnee leads the fisherman to a pond where the story continues.

The fisherman proved that his knowledge and critical thinking was more useful than the power of the jinnee, and he took advantage of his skills to benefit himself. This tale reminds us that in our everyday lives, developing critical thinking skills and quick decision making is much more important than gaining strength and power, and developing these skills will indirectly lead to increasing your own power and wealth, only in a much more stable