26 COSSACK FAIRY TALES.

only given me to eat and to drink, I should not have
come to thee again.” At this the Wind scratched his
head a bit, but then he said: “ Well then, thou man!
there’s a little ram for thee, and whenever thou dost
want money say to it: ‘ Little ram, little ram, scatter
money!’ and it will scatter money as much as thou
wilt. Only bear this in mind: go not into a tavern,
for if thou dost, I shall know all about it; and
if thou comest to me a third time, thou shalt have
cause to remember it for ever.”—‘‘ Good,” said the
man, ‘I won’t go.”—Then he took the little ram,
thanked the Wind, and went on his way.

So the man went along leading the little ram by a
string, and they came to a tavern, that very same
tavern where he had been before, and again a strong
desire came upon the man to go in. So he stood by
the door and began thinking whether he should go in
or not, and whether he had any need to find out the
truth about the little ram. ‘‘ Well, well,” said he at
last, “VIL go in, only this time I won’t get drunk.
Tl drink just a glass or so, and then I'll go home.”
So into the tavern he went, dragging the little ram
after him, for he was afraid to let it go.

Now, when the Jews who were inside there saw
the little ram, they began shrieking and said: ‘* What
art thou thinking of, O man! that thou bringest that
little ram into the room? Are there no barns outside