Once upon a time, there was a rich man pulling along a cart full of treasure.
His cart had broken down in the woods, but there came a passing hunter and his dog. The rich man pleaded to the hunter to keep a close eye on his cart, to which the hunter agreed.
The rich man went to get a new cart.
Meanwhile, the hunter kept watch. Night soon fell, and the hunter grew worried for his elder mother still at home. So the hunter told the dog to watch the cart and went home to check on his mother.
When the man returned, he saw the dog on guard.
So he gave the dog a reward for his master, a silver coin, to carry in his mouth. The dog ran all the way home and brought his master the coin.
…But the hunter flew into a rage.
‘I told you to watch the cart, and what did you do? You stole from it!’
So the master killed the dog.
His cart had broken down in the woods, but there came a passing hunter and his dog. The rich man pleaded to the hunter to keep a close eye on his cart, to which the hunter agreed.
The rich man went to get a new cart.
Meanwhile, the hunter kept watch. Night soon fell, and the hunter grew worried for his elder mother still at home. So the hunter told the dog to watch the cart and went home to check on his mother.
When the man returned, he saw the dog on guard.
So he gave the dog a reward for his master, a silver coin, to carry in his mouth. The dog ran all the way home and brought his master the coin.
…But the hunter flew into a rage.
‘I told you to watch the cart, and what did you do? You stole from it!’
So the master killed the dog.
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