and wrapped it in a clothof richest silk. To this he tied a letter tellingof his long hard journey to find the bowl forher. Then he sent it to the princess. When the princess read the letter she wassorry that he had suffered so much to bringher the bowl. Then she opened the silk wrap-pings and saw… … Si deserved it, so he went home to his ownhouse. He kept the bowl to remind him thatyou get nothing good in this world unlessyou work for it.
Fairy tales
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