The Salad Donkey
One day, a young man went hunting in the forest. There he met an old woman who asked him for some money to buy food. The hunter was a kind man. He gave her some money. The woman thanked him and said, “You seem to be a very kind hearted person. I shall tell you something that will make you rich. At the end of this road, you will find a tree on whish nine birds are quarrelling over a cloak. When you fire at them, all but one bird, will fly away. That one bird will die. Take that cloak as it is a magic one. If you put it on your shoulders and wish to go to a far away place, you will reach the place in no time. You should eat the heart of the bird you killed. Then, every morning you will find a gold coin under your pillow.” The hunter followed the woman’s instructions. The woman was actually a fairy. When he had taken the cloak and swallowed the bird’s heart, he went home. Next morning, he looked under his pillow and found a gold coin. The gold coin appeared every ...
