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The wolf entered. He tore [made] his stomach (to) pieces. The bad one 

 died. 



II. 



1. A (certain) man had three sons [lit. of one man (there) were three 

 sons] . One day the man gave (them) a dying warning, (saying) : Truly, 

 truly ; (there) is an old mill ; in the mill (there) is a one-eyed old man ; 

 go not before him ; he eats men. He said (and) died. 2. The sons said : 

 "We will go. The younger [little] son said : I go not. The elder son 

 said : I go. 3. Thence he went (and) said : The peace be with you. 

 (The old man replied) And with you be the peace. Art thou in (good) 

 health ? (The son) replied : Thanks. 4. (The old man) said : Oh (my) 

 son ! whither goest thou ? He replied : There was a treasure of my 

 father's. To (seek) it I come. 5. The old man said : Oh son ! thou 

 hast come untimely. To-day we will remain here for the night. That 

 boy remained for the night. 6. The old man said : (Do) thou become 

 a son to me ; I will give thee my daughter. 7. He said : What service 

 shall I do thee ? The old man replied : (There) is an ass, throw away 

 its dung. (There) is a custom of mine. If thine anger comes (if thou 

 becomest angry), I will dig out thine eyes. If my anger comes, (do) thou 

 dig out my eyes. The boy said : All right. 



8. Next day he rose (and) gave him a hoe (saying) : Go, cast away 

 the ass's dung. The boy went (and found) that the door (would) not 

 open. He took [made] the door off its hinge (and) entered. 9. (For) 

 a (whole) day till evening he removed (the dung) . (The work) was not 

 completed. He came (in, and) threw down the hoe. 10. The man said : 

 Has thy anger come ? The boy replied : Am I not angry [lit. my anger 

 not?] that thou (hast) killed me (with hard work). 11, The man 

 arose (and) dug out his eyes. 12. The second son again, came. The 

 man said : Oh son ! what for (hast) thou come ? The boy replied : (Last) 

 night a brother of mine had come (here) . I came in order to seek him. 

 13. The man said : Feel not afraid ; (there) is a treasury of thy father's 

 in such a place ; thy brother (is) gone to it. 14. (Do) thou sit down 

 before me. (There) is an ass of mine. (Do) thou cast away its dung. I 

 will give thee my daughter. 15. Next day the boy went out. He cast 

 away the ass's dung. 16. The man said : To-morrow bring fuel from the 

 forest. To the ass he said : If he loads (it) on thee, (do thou) lie down. 

 17. The boy drove the ass (and) went. He loaded fuel from the forest 

 on the ass. The ass lay down, and consented not to get up (again). 18. 

 The boy drew (his) knife (and) cut off its ear. 19. The ass took the 

 (load of) fuel thence, (and) ran away, (and) came to the door. 20. The 

 man asked : Oh ass ! what for (art) thou come. The ass replied : Eh ! 



