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There once was a woman who had three sons – David, Hary and William. David was the youngest. Hary came next and William was the eldest. He lived in a village. They were happy, but their mother was very poor. So the boys looked for work. David worked for a kind man in the next town. The man made tables and other things from wood. David worked very hard for a year. When the year ended, the kind man gave him a table. It looked old and dirty, but it was a magic table. 'Say at the table, "I'm hungry." Then wonderful food will magically appear on it,' the man said, smiling. 'You're very kind,' David said to the man. And he went. He moved from one country to another and from one city to another and was always happy. He lifted his table onto his back. When he wanted to eat, he would set the table down – on the road, by the river, under a tree. He said to the table, 'I'm hungry' and a wonderful meal appeared. After a few months, he thought, 'I would like to see my mother. I'll go home.' On the last night of his journey to his mother's house, he came across an old house. An old man lived there. 'Can I stay here for the night?' he asked the old man. 'Yes, you can stay here, but I can't give you food,' said the old man. 'Don't give me any food,' David said. 'You can eat with me.' Then he put down his table and said, 'I'm hungry.' Wonderful food appeared and they ate it. Now this man was not a good man. He was a jealous person. 'I want this guy's desk,' he thought. 'It will give me food. I can sell food to other people. I will never be hungry again.' That night while David was sleeping, the old man took the magic table from David's room. He worked all night and made a new table. It looked just like that. He put it next to David's bed. The next morning David put the new table on his back and went to his mother's house. When David's mother saw her youngest son she was very happy. 'What did you do while you were away?' He asked. 'I made tables,' David said. 'And I have a table here.' 'This is not a very nice table,' said his mother. 'But it's a magic table,' replied David. 'When I say to him, 'I am hungry' beautiful food appears on him.' 'show me!' His mother said. 'Let's call our friends from the village. Then everyone can see the magic,' David said. David's mother invited everyone from the village. David put his table in front of them and said, 'I'm hungry.' But nothing happened. There was no good food visible on the table. Everyone laughed and went away. David was very angry. Now he knew – the old man had his magic table. David was very sad. He ran away from home and went back to his old job. He wrote to his brother William. His letter told the story of the magic table and the jealous old man. Another brother, Hary, worked with a friendly man in a village several miles away. Hary worked very hard for a year. When the year ended the man gave Hary a donkey. 'You can't sit on this donkey,' said the man, 'but it is a good donkey.' 'It is too short. Why is this a good ass?' Asked Hary. 'Because it's a magic donkey,' replied the man. 'Put a box under its mouth. Say the magic word, "Bricklebait", and gold will suddenly fall out of its mouth. Grab the gold in the box. You will never be poor.' 'That's very kind of you,' Hary said to the man. Hary kept moving from country to country and city to city and he was always happy. He took the donkey with him. He bought the most expensive clothes and ate the best food. He lived in the best houses. When he wanted more money he said 'Bricklebait' to the donkey. A few months later, Hary thought, 'I'd like to see my mother. I'll go home.' On the last night of his journey he came to the old house. The jealous old man was there. 'Can I stay here for the night?' He asked. 'Yes, you can stay here, but I need money for your food and bed.' 'Wealth!' Hary shouted. 'You may have a lot of money!' Hary ate a nice meal at David's table. The old man asked for some money. Hary put his hand in his coat but there was nothing in it. 'Wait,' said Hary, 'I'll get something.' He took a box and went out to the donkey. The old man followed him to the door. He was standing behind the door and Hary didn't see him. 'Where's his money?' The old man thought. 'I'll keep an eye on him. When he sleeps, I will take his money.' Hary put the box under the donkey's mouth. He said the magic words. The gold fell into the box. The old man's mouth opened even more. 'I want that ass,' he thought. Later that night, while Hary was sleeping, the old man went out. He found another donkey and put it in place of the magic donkey. The next morning, Hary took the new donkey to his mother's house. Hary's mother was very happy to see her son. 'What did you do while you were away?' He asked. 'I worked for a man,' said Hary. 'And he gave me this ass.' 'That's a very little donkey,' said his mother. 'Is it strong?' 'No,' replied Hary, 'but it's a magical donkey. When I say the magic words, gold falls out of his mouth. call your friends. Let's show them. All the people had come from the village. 'Now, look at this!' Hary said. 'Bricklebat! 'Everyone looked at the donkey. The donkey looked at them. Nothing happened. Gold did not fall from his mouth. Everyone laughed, and Hary became very angry. Now he knew – the old man had his magic donkey. He ran away from home and went back to his old job. He wrote to his brother William. His letter told the story of the magical donkey and the jealous old man. William worked as a woodcutter. He worked very hard for a year. When the year ended, the woodcutter gave William a beautiful box. There was a stick inside it. 'Thanks for the pretty box,' said William, 'but I don't want a stick. I will put something prettier than a stick in this lovely box.' 'It's a magic wand,' said the woodcutter. 'The stick helps you when someone is unkind to you. You say, “Stick! Out of the box!” The stick will come out of the box and it will hit them. When you say, “Stick! Back in the box!", it will stop killing them.' William took the box and began his journey. On the last night of his journey, he came to the old house. He gave William some food. 'Do you know,' said William, 'there is a magic table there? You Says, "I'm hungry." from its mouth. But I don't have anything better in this box than a magical table or a magical donkey!' 'What is this?' The jealous old man thought, 'I want this.' When William went to bed, he placed the box on the floor. After a while, the old man came into William's room and quietly placed his hand on the box by the bed 'Stick! Out of the box!' he shouted. The wand hit the jealous old man over the head and arms and back. The old man wanted to run but he couldn't, 'Give me the magic table and the magic donkey, then I'll put the wand back in the box,' William said. Said, 'Yes, yes,' shouted the old man, 'Stop the stick!' The next day, William took the table, the donkey and the stick and he went to his mother's house. She was very happy when she saw her son. He asked, 'I worked with the woodcutter,' said William. He gave me this stick.' 'a stick!' His mother shouted angrily, 'Why did he give you a stick? You can get a stick from every tree in the world!' 'Yes,' said William, 'but it's a magic wand, when someone is unkind to me, I say, "Wand! Out of the box!" It comes out of the box and hits them. It only stops when I say, "Stick! Back in the box!" My brothers had a magic table and a magic donkey. A jealous old man took them away. With this stick, I got them back again.' William's mother was very happy. He wrote letters to David and Hary and told them the story. He invited all the people of the village to his house and everyone ate the wonderful food from the mouth of the magical donkey. From that day, the old woman and her three sons started living very happily.
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