<strong>English</strong> <strong>Fairy</strong> <strong>Tales</strong>“Here, Jack,” said one, “here’s five pounds for you; here,Bill, here’s ten pounds for you; here, Bob, here’s three poundsfor you.”Mr. Vinegar could listen no longer; his terror was so greatthat he trembled and trembled, and shook down the dooron their heads. Away scampered the thieves, but Mr. Vinegardared not quit his retreat till broad daylight.He then scrambled out of the tree, and went to lift up thedoor. What did he see but a number of golden guineas.“Come down, Mrs. Vinegar,” he cried; “come down, I say;our fortune’s made, our fortune’s made! Come down, I say.”Mrs. Vinegar got down as fast as she could, and when shesaw the money she jumped for joy. “Now, my dear,” said she,“I’ll tell you what you shall do. There is a fair at theneighbouring town; you shall take these forty guineas andbuy a cow. I can make butter and cheese, which you shall sellat market, and we shall then be able to live very comfortably.”Mr. Vinegar joyfully agrees, takes the money, and off hegoes to the fair. When he arrived, he walked up and down,and at length saw a beautiful red cow. It was an excellent milker,and perfect in every way. “Oh,” thought Mr. Vinegar, “if Ihad but that cow, I should be the happiest, man alive.”So he offers the forty guineas for the cow, and the ownersaid that, as he was a friend, he’d oblige him. So the bargainwas made, and he got the cow and he drove it backwardsand forwards to show it.By-and-by he saw a man playing the bagpipes—Tweedledumtweedle-dee. The children followed him about, and heappeared to be pocketing money on all sides. “Well,” thoughtMr. Vinegar, “if I had but that beautiful instrument I shouldbe the happiest man alive—my fortune would be made.”So he went up to the man. “Friend,” says he, “what a beautifulinstrument that is, and what a deal of money you mustmake.” “Why, yes,” said the man, “I make a great deal ofmoney, to be sure, and it is a wonderful instrument.” “Oh!”cried Mr. Vinegar, “how I should like to possess it!” “Well,”said the man, “as you are a friend, I don’t much mind partingwith it; you shall have it for that red cow.” “Done!” saidthe delighted Mr. Vinegar. So the beautiful red cow was givenfor the bagpipes.He walked up and down with his purchase; but it was invain he tried to play a tune, and instead of pocketing pence,24
Joseph Jacobsthe boys followed him hooting, laughing, and pelting.Poor Mr. Vinegar, his fingers grew very cold, and, just ashe was leaving the town, he met a man with a fine thick pairof gloves. “Oh, my fingers are so very cold,” said Mr. Vinegarto himself. “Now if I had but those beautiful gloves Ishould be the happiest man alive.” He went up to the man,and said to him, “Friend, you seem to have a capital pair ofgloves there.” “Yes, truly,” cried the man; “and my hands areas warm as possible this cold November day.” “Well,” saidMr. Vinegar, “I should like to have them.”. “What will yougive?” said the man; “as you are a friend, I don’t much mindletting you have them for those bagpipes.” “Done!” criedMr. Vinegar. He put on the gloves, and felt perfectly happyas he trudged homewards.At last he grew very tired, when he saw a man comingtowards him with a good stout stick in his hand.“Oh,” said Mr. Vinegar, “that I had but that stick! I shouldthen be the happiest man alive.” He said to the man: “Friend!what a rare good stick you have got.” “Yes,” said the man; “Ihave used it for many a long mile, and a good friend it hasbeen; but if you have a fancy for it, as you are a friend, Idon’t mind giving it to you for that pair of gloves.” Mr.Vinegar’s hands were so warm, and his legs so tired, that hegladly made the exchange.As he drew near to the wood where he had left his wife, heheard a parrot on a tree calling out his name: “Mr. Vinegar,you foolish man, you blockhead, you simpleton; you wentto the fair, and laid out all your money in buying a cow. Notcontent with that, you changed it for bagpipes, on whichyou could not play, and which were not worth one-tenth ofthe money. You fool, you—you had no sooner got the bagpipesthan you changed them for the gloves, which were notworth one-quarter of the money; and when you had got thegloves, you changed them for a poor miserable stick; andnow for your forty guineas, cow, bagpipes, and gloves, youhave nothing to show but that poor miserable stick, whichyou might have cut in any hedge.” On this the bird laughedand laughed, and Mr. Vinegar, falling into a violent rage,threw the stick at its head. The stick lodged in the tree, andhe returned to his wife without money, cow, bagpipes, gloves,or stick, and she instantly gave him such a sound cudgellingthat she almost broke every bone in his skin.25
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