"
He went to another old woman and left the old dame, whom he killed during
the night. The next morning he demanded his old woman.
"There she is by the young girl."
He found her dead.
"Give me my old woman."
"Take the young girl."
He said to her: "From the thorn to the egg, from the egg to the hen, from
the hen to the buck, from the buck to the sheep, from the sheep to the
calf, from the calf to the cow, from the cow to the old woman, from the old
woman to the young girl, and now come and marry me."
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THE MONKEY AND THE FISHERMAN
A fisherman went one day to the sea to catch some fish. In the evening he
sold his catch, and bought a little loaf of bread, on which he made his
supper. The next day he returned to his fishing and found a chest. He took
it to his house and opened it. Out jumped a monkey and said to him: "Bad
luck to you. I am not the only one to conquer. You may bewail your sad
lot."
"My lot is unbearable," he answered. The next day he returned to his
fishing. The monkey climbed to the roof of the house and sat there.
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