He began to play, and the laborer started
dancing with such activity that his oxen left to themselves fell into the
ravine.
"Pay me for my oxen," he cried to the shepherd.
"Come before the cadi," he answered. They presented themselves before the
cadi, who received them on the second floor of the house. They all sat
down. Then the cadi said to the servant:
"Take your flute and play before me. I will see how you play." The servant
took his flute and all began to dance. The cadi danced with the others, and
they all fell down to the ground floor and were killed. The servant stayed
in the house of the cadi and inherited the property of all.
* * * * *
THE CHILD
A child had a thorn in his foot. He went to an old woman and said to her:
"Take out this thorn for me."
The old woman took out the thorn and threw it away.
"Give me my thorn," and he began to cry.
"Take an egg."
He went to another old woman, "Hide me this egg."
"Put it in the hen's nest."
In the night he took his egg and ate it. The next day he said to the old
woman: "Give me my egg.
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