THE STORY OF IVAN AND THE DAUGHTER
OF THE SUN.

   

game LIERE were once upon a time four
~ brethren, and three of them
remained at home, while the fourth
went out to seek for work. This
youngest brother came to a
strange land, and hired himself
out toa husbandman for three gold pieces a year. For
three years he served his master faithfully, so, at the
end of his time, he departed with nine gold pieces in
his pocket. The first thing he now did was to go to a
spring, and into this spring he threw three of his gold
pieces. “Let us see now,” said he, “if I have been
honest, they will come swimming back to me.” Then
he lay down by the side of the spring and went fast
asleep. How long heslept there, who can tell? but at
any rate he woke up at last and went to the spring,
but there was no sign of his money to be seen.