I will give a pot of gold for them.
SONS. A pot of gold!
MERCHANT. Come, will you sell?
SONS. Aye, sir!
MERCHANT. Then to-morrow I will bring the pot of gold and take away the
grapes.
[_He goes._]
SONS. A pot of gold!
FIRST SON. I wonder if that was father's pot of gold.
SECOND SON. I almost think it was.
THIRD SON. I wonder now, I wonder--
FIRST SON. No war horse for me! I will stay and dig again for gold!
SECOND SON. No prince's crown for me! I will stay and dig here too!
THIRD SON. I have found my purse of gold! I will stay and find another!
THE HARE AND THE HEDGEHOG
TIME: _one fine morning._
PLACE: _the farmer's cabbage field._
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THE HARE.
THE HEDGEHOG.
THE HEDGEHOG'S WIFE.
* * * * *
[_The_ HEDGEHOG _and his_ WIFE _are walking in the field._]
HEDGEHOG. These cabbages are growing well.
WIFE. They are very fine indeed.
HEDGEHOG. We can feed on them all summer.
WIFE. Yes, if the hares will let us.
HEDGEHOG. Oh, there is enough for all of us, hares, hedgehogs, and
farmer.
WIFE. Yes, if the hares will think that, too.
HEDGEHOG. Well, we will let them alone as we have always done.
WIFE. But they will not let us alone.
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