The fourth man digs at the spot where he dropped the shell, expecting jewels, but discovering mere iron, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night
Man in orange tunic and white pants, with a white headband, swinging a shovel at the ground; shovel head hits ground near a rust-colored metal object. Ground rocky with gray and white stones; purple and green trees and short vegetation; gray and brown hills in background; blue sky above hills. Writing in black ink on beige background above and below image. Red and gold border around image.
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