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THE SLUGGARD

N the banks of a certain river, where there was always
good fishing, lived an old man and his three sons. The
two eldest were sharp-witted, active young men, already mar-
ried; the youngest was stupid and idle, and a bachelor. When
the father was dying, he called his children to him and told
them how he had left his property. The house was for his
two married sons, with a sum of three hundred florins each.
After his death he was buried with great pomp, and after
the funeral there was a splendid feast. All these honours
were supposed to be for the benefit of the man’s soul.
When the elder brothers took possession of their inherit-

ance, they said to the youngest: “ Listen, brother; let us take
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