Is the Sultan a Monkey?

Both I and the sultan had given up all hope of rescue when there was a shout of victory. The princess at once ordered the little servant, who alone was on injury, to bring her a cup of water. She dashed it into my face, saying, if you are only a monkey by enchantment, resume the form of the man you were before. In an instant, I stood before her, the same man I had formerly been, though having lost the sight of one eye. After having let this chance slip, I was forced to resort to fire, and in spite of all his experience, I showed the genius that I knew more than he did. He is dead and in ashes