Didn’t like this ending as much. Too long, drawn out, and he has to do the whole speech about believing lies before you are left with the idea the stories were true.
The real ending was short and too the point, and still left you with some possibility that all the old men had made up stories.
I think both endings removed all doubts that the old menss story were true. WHy else would the old Shiek fo the old Shiek’s grandson show up?