The Peasant And The Cucumbers
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STORIES FOR CHILDREN
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Fables For Children, Stories For Children, Natural Science Stori
A peasant once went to the gardener's, to steal cucumbers. He crept up
to the cucumbers, and thought:
"I will carry off a bag of cucumbers, which I will sell; with the money
I will buy a hen. The hen will lay eggs, hatch them, and raise a lot of
chicks. I will feed the chicks and sell them; then I will buy me a young
sow, and she will bear a lot of pigs. I will sell the pigs, and buy me a
mare; the mare will foal me some colts. I will raise the colts, and sell
them. I will buy me a house, and start a garden. In the garden I will
sow cucumbers, and will not let them be stolen, but will keep a sharp
watch on them. I will hire watchmen, and put them in the cucumber patch,
while I myself will come on them, unawares, and shout: 'Oh, there, keep
a sharp lookout!'"
And this he shouted as loud as he could. The watchmen heard it, and they
rushed out and beat the peasant.