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The princess when she had received their replies, turned and bowed to her 
father, saying : 
“ O king! The first of these brothers is uxorious, for his sympathies are with 
the husband ; and the second brother is a glutton, for he praises the lion; and the 
third is a thief, for he says, that the conduct of a robber is good.” 
“ Which is the youngest of you brothers ? ” asked the king. 
“ This,’ ’ said the other two brothers, “ is he.” 
Then said the king to the youngest, “Give back the ruby to thy brothers. 
And now go ye hence. Your dispute is settled.” 
V. The Story of the Man who went to find his Tuck. 
In this world, firstly, there is luck, —that a man may obtain an opportunity ; 
and secondly, intelligence, — that he may turn his opportunity to account. Without 
these conditions are both fulfilled, nothing ever will go right. 
Now there were two brothers. One of them enjoyed excellent good fortune : 
and as for the other, he had neither intelligence nor luck. 
So he questioned the fortune of his brother, saying, “Where, then, is my 
fortune ? ” 
And his brother’s fortune answered, “ It is asleep in such-and-such a wood.” 
So the man set out to find it. Now upon the road there was a lion, who 
questioned the man, saying, “ Whither are you going ? ” 
“ My fortune,” said the man, “ lies in such-and-such a wood. I go thither.” 
“Ask on my behalf, then,” begged the lion, “ what is the reason that I am thus 
ill, and why nothing seems to relieve me.” 
“Very well,’ ’ said the man ; and when he had gone a little further on, he found 
a horse lying, who asked, “ In what direction go you ? ” 
The man explained to him. 
Then some distance beyond, he met with a tree, which addressed him, saying, 
“ O man ! pray, what is your destination ? ’ ’ 
When the man had spoken of his intention, the tree said, “ Enquire on my 
behalf also, — why am I thus leafless.” (liter, dry.) 
The man agreed. 
Now when he reached to where his fortune was he seized npon it, and ejaculated 
angrily, “Here am I dying of hunger, and you asleep in a wood! ” 
“You have,” replied his fortune, “ no cleverness.” 
Then the man continued, saying, “My fortune! why is the lion ill; and what will 
effect his cure ? ” 
“ Tell the lion,” replied his fortune, “ that he should devour a fool: then will his 
recovery be complete. And tell the horse, that he should take a master who will 
ride him; then will he grow strong. And tell the tree that under its roots lies the 
treasure of seven kings, and if this treasure be taken forth, then will the tree flourish.” 
