. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . ng throughthe ceilingo He collected them all together, andthey filled two large coffers. Then the poorman made the most of his money, and in no verylong time he was well-to-do. Then he sentsome of his people to his rich brother, andinvited him to come and live with him. Therich brother pondered the matter over. Maybe he has nothing to eat, thought he, and that is why he sends for me. So he bade them bake him a good store offat pancakes, and set out accordingly. On theway he heard that his brother had grown ricli,and the further he went the more
. Cossack fairy tales and folk-tales. Selected . ng throughthe ceilingo He collected them all together, andthey filled two large coffers. Then the poorman made the most of his money, and in no verylong time he was well-to-do. Then he sentsome of his people to his rich brother, andinvited him to come and live with him. Therich brother pondered the matter over. Maybe he has nothing to eat, thought he, and that is why he sends for me. So he bade them bake him a good store offat pancakes, and set out accordingly. On theway he heard that his brother had grown ricli,and the further he went the more he heard ofhis brothers wealth. Then he regretted thathe had brought all the pancakes with him; sohe threw them away into the ditch. At last hecame to his brothers house, and his brothershowed him first one of the coffers full of moneyand then the other. Then envy seized upon therich brother, and he grew quite green in theface. But his brother said to him : Look now ! I have buried a lot more moneyin a water-skin, hard by the river; you may dig. 12 He dragged the goat up the ladder of his bam. —Page 320. COSSACK FAIRY TALES. 321 it up and keep it if you like, for 1 have lots ofmy own here! The rich brother did not wait to be toldtwice. Off he went to the river, and began dig-ging up the water-skin straightway. Heunfastened it with greedy, trembling hands;but he had no sooner opened it than the Un-lucky Days all popped out, and clung on tohim: Thou art ours! said they. He went home, and when he got there hefound that all his wealth was consumed, and aheap of ashes stood where his house had he went and lived in the same place that 1: isbrother had lived, and the Unlucky Days livedwith him ever afterward. 322 COSSACK FAIRY TALES.
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