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nothing had happened. Then the king was full of joy, and when he saw
the queen coming he hid faithful John and the two children in a great
cupboard. When she entered, he said to her 'have you been praying in
the church.' 'Yes, answered she, 'but I have constantly been thinking
of faithful John and what misfortune has befallen him through us.'
Then said he 'dear wife, we can give him his life again, but it will
cost us our two little sons, whom we must sacrifice.' The queen
turned pale, and her heart was full of terror, but she said 'we owe
it to him, for his great fidelity.' Then the king was rejoiced that
she thought as he had thought, and went and opened the cupboard, and
brought forth faithful John and the children, and said 'God be
praised, he is delivered, and we have our little sons again also,
and told her how everything had occurred. Then they dwelt together
in much happiness until their death.
There was once a peasant who had driven his cow to the fair, and sold
her for seven talers. On the way home he had to pass a pond, and
already from afar he heard the frogs crying, aik, aik, aik, aik.
Well, said he to himself, they are talking without rhyme or reason,
it is seven that I have received, not eight. When he got to the
water, he cried to them, stupid animals that you are. Don't you know
better than that. It is seven thalers and not eight. The frogs,
however, stuck to their, aik aik, aik, aik. Come, then, if you won't
believe it, I can count it out to you. And he took his money out of
his pocket and counted out the seven talers, always reckoning four
and twenty groschen to a taler. The frogs, however, paid no
attention to his reckoning, but still cried, aik, aik, aik, aik.
What, cried the peasant, quite angry, if you know better than I,
count it yourselves, and threw all the money at them into the water.
He stood still and wanted to wait until they were through and had
returned to him what was his, but the frogs maintained their opinion
and cried continually, aik, aik, aik, aik. And besides that, did not
throw the money out again. He still waited a long while until
evening came on and he was forced to go home. Then he abused the
frogs and cried, you water-splashers, you thick-heads, you
goggle-eyes, you have great mouths and can screech till you hurt
one's ears, but you cannot count seven talers. Do you think I'm
going to stand here till you get through. And with that he went
away, but the frogs still cried, aik, aik, aik, aik, after him till
he went home sorely vexed. After a while he bought another cow, which
he slaughtered, and he made the calculation that if he sold the meat
well he might gain as much as the two cows were worth, and have the
hide into the bargain. When therefore he got to the town with the
meat, a great pack of dogs were gathered together in front of the
gate, with a large greyhound at the head of them, which jumped at the
meat, sniffed at it, and barked, wow, wow, wow. As there was no
stopping him, the peasant said to him, yes, yes, I know quite well
that you are saying wow, wow, wow, because you want some of the meat,
but I should be in a fine state if I were to give it to you. The
dog, however, answered nothing but wow, wow. Will you promise not to
devour it all then, and will you go bail for your companions. Wow,
wow, wow, said the dog. Well, if you insist on it, I will leave it
for you, I know you well, and know whom you serve, but this I tell
you, I must have my money in three days or else it will go ill with
you, you can just bring it out to me. Thereupon he unloaded the meat
and turned back again. The dogs fell upon it and loudly barked, wow,
wow. The countryman, who heard them from afar, said to himself, hark,
now they all want some, but the big one is responsible to me for it.
When three days had passed, the countryman thought, to-night my money
will be in my pocket, and was quite delighted. But no one would come
and pay it. There is no trusting any one now, said he. At last he
lost patience, and went into the town to the butcher and demanded his
money. The butcher thought it was a joke, but the peasant said,
jesting apart, I will have my money. Did not the big dog bring you
the whole of the slaughtered cow three days ago. Then the butcher
grew angry, snatched a broomstick and drove him out. Wait, said the
peasant, there is still some justice in the world, and went to the
royal palace and begged for an audience. He was led before the king,
who sat there with his daughter, and asked him what injury he had
suffered. Alas, said he, the frogs and the dogs have taken from me
what is mine, and the butcher has paid me for it with the stick. And
he related at full length what had happened. Thereupon the king's
daughter began to laugh heartily, and the king said to him, I cannot
give you justice in this, but you shall have my daughter to wife for
it - in her whole life she has never yet laughed as she has just done
at you, and I have promised her to him who could make her laugh. You
may thank God for your good fortune. Oh, answered the peasant, I do
not want her at all. I have a wife already, and she is one too many
for me, when I go home, it is just as if I had a wife standing in
every corner. Then the king grew angry, and said, you are a boor.
Ah, lord king, replied the peasant, what can you expect from an ox,
but beef. Stop, answered the king, you shall have another reward.
Be off now, but come back in three days, and then you shall have five
hundred counted out in full. When the peasant went out by the gate,
the sentry said, you have made the king's daughter laugh, so you will
certainly receive something good. Yes, that is what I think,
answered the peasant, five hundred are to be counted out to me.
Listen, said the soldier, give me some of it. What can you do with
all that money. As it is you, said the peasant, you shall have two
hundred, present yourself in three days, time before the king, and
let it be paid to you. A Jew, who was standing by and had heard the
conversation, ran after the peasant, held him by the coat, and said,
oh, wonder of God, what a child of fortune you are. I will change it
for you, I will change it for you into small coins, what do you want
with the great talers. Jew, said the countryman, three hundred can
you still have, give it to me at once in coin, in three days from
this, you will be paid for it by the king. The Jew was delighted
with the small profit, and brought the sum in bad groschen, three of
which were worth two good ones. After three days had passed,
according to the king's command, the peasant went before the king.
Pull his coat off, said the latter, and he shall have his five

nothing had happened. Then the king was full of joy, and when he saw

the queen coming he hid faithful John and the two children in a great

cupboard. When she entered, he said to her 'have you been praying in

the church.' 'Yes, answered she, 'but I have constantly been thinking

of faithful John and what misfortune has befallen him through us.'

Then said he 'dear wife, we can give him his life again, but it will

cost us our two little sons, whom we must sacrifice.' The queen

turned pale, and her heart was full of terror, but she said 'we owe

it to him, for his great fidelity.' Then the king was rejoiced that

she thought as he had thought, and went and opened the cupboard, and

brought forth faithful John and the children, and said 'God be

praised, he is delivered, and we have our little sons again also,

and told her how everything had occurred. Then they dwelt together

in much happiness until their death.

There was once a peasant who had driven his cow to the fair, and sold

her for seven talers. On the way home he had to pass a pond, and

already from afar he heard the frogs crying, aik, aik, aik, aik.

Well, said he to himself, they are talking without rhyme or reason,

it is seven that I have received, not eight. When he got to the

water, he cried to them, stupid animals that you are. Don't you know

better than that. It is seven thalers and not eight. The frogs,

however, stuck to their, aik aik, aik, aik. Come, then, if you won't

believe it, I can count it out to you. And he took his money out of

his pocket and counted out the seven talers, always reckoning four

and twenty groschen to a taler. The frogs, however, paid no

attention to his reckoning, but still cried, aik, aik, aik, aik.

What, cried the peasant, quite angry, if you know better than I,

count it yourselves, and threw all the money at them into the water.

He stood still and wanted to wait until they were through and had

returned to him what was his, but the frogs maintained their opinion

and cried continually, aik, aik, aik, aik. And besides that, did not

throw the money out again. He still waited a long while until

evening came on and he was forced to go home. Then he abused the

frogs and cried, you water-splashers, you thick-heads, you

goggle-eyes, you have great mouths and can screech till you hurt

one's ears, but you cannot count seven talers. Do you think I'm

going to stand here till you get through. And with that he went

away, but the frogs still cried, aik, aik, aik, aik, after him till

he went home sorely vexed. After a while he bought another cow, which

he slaughtered, and he made the calculation that if he sold the meat

well he might gain as much as the two cows were worth, and have the

hide into the bargain. When therefore he got to the town with the

meat, a great pack of dogs were gathered together in front of the

gate, with a large greyhound at the head of them, which jumped at the

meat, sniffed at it, and barked, wow, wow, wow. As there was no

stopping him, the peasant said to him, yes, yes, I know quite well

that you are saying wow, wow, wow, because you want some of the meat,

but I should be in a fine state if I were to give it to you. The

dog, however, answered nothing but wow, wow. Will you promise not to

devour it all then, and will you go bail for your companions. Wow,

wow, wow, said the dog. Well, if you insist on it, I will leave it

for you, I know you well, and know whom you serve, but this I tell

you, I must have my money in three days or else it will go ill with

you, you can just bring it out to me. Thereupon he unloaded the meat

and turned back again. The dogs fell upon it and loudly barked, wow,

wow. The countryman, who heard them from afar, said to himself, hark,

now they all want some, but the big one is responsible to me for it.

When three days had passed, the countryman thought, to-night my money

will be in my pocket, and was quite delighted. But no one would come

and pay it. There is no trusting any one now, said he. At last he

lost patience, and went into the town to the butcher and demanded his

money. The butcher thought it was a joke, but the peasant said,

jesting apart, I will have my money. Did not the big dog bring you

the whole of the slaughtered cow three days ago. Then the butcher

grew angry, snatched a broomstick and drove him out. Wait, said the

peasant, there is still some justice in the world, and went to the

royal palace and begged for an audience. He was led before the king,

who sat there with his daughter, and asked him what injury he had

suffered. Alas, said he, the frogs and the dogs have taken from me

what is mine, and the butcher has paid me for it with the stick. And

he related at full length what had happened. Thereupon the king's

daughter began to laugh heartily, and the king said to him, I cannot

give you justice in this, but you shall have my daughter to wife for

it - in her whole life she has never yet laughed as she has just done

at you, and I have promised her to him who could make her laugh. You

may thank God for your good fortune. Oh, answered the peasant, I do

not want her at all. I have a wife already, and she is one too many

for me, when I go home, it is just as if I had a wife standing in

every corner. Then the king grew angry, and said, you are a boor.

Ah, lord king, replied the peasant, what can you expect from an ox,

but beef. Stop, answered the king, you shall have another reward.

Be off now, but come back in three days, and then you shall have five

hundred counted out in full. When the peasant went out by the gate,

the sentry said, you have made the king's daughter laugh, so you will

certainly receive something good. Yes, that is what I think,

answered the peasant, five hundred are to be counted out to me.

Listen, said the soldier, give me some of it. What can you do with

all that money. As it is you, said the peasant, you shall have two

hundred, present yourself in three days, time before the king, and

let it be paid to you. A Jew, who was standing by and had heard the

conversation, ran after the peasant, held him by the coat, and said,

oh, wonder of God, what a child of fortune you are. I will change it

for you, I will change it for you into small coins, what do you want

with the great talers. Jew, said the countryman, three hundred can

you still have, give it to me at once in coin, in three days from

this, you will be paid for it by the king. The Jew was delighted

with the small profit, and brought the sum in bad groschen, three of

which were worth two good ones. After three days had passed,

according to the king's command, the peasant went before the king.

Pull his coat off, said the latter, and he shall have his five