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If I work well, the penny will come up. If I work badly, the penny will go down. The penny goes down. So Peter goes to the farmer and work for him the second year. The year is over. I can give you only one penny for your work. Peter takes it and runs to the river with it. He throws the penny into the water and says: If I work well, the penny will come up. If I work badly, the penny will go down. And again the penny goes down. So Peter goes to the farmer and works for him the third year. And again the farmer gives him a penny. Peter, take a penny for your work. Peter takes it and runs to the river with it. He throws the penny into the water and says: If I work well, the penny will come up. If I work badly, the penny will go down. Suddenly all the three pennies come up. Peter takes them and goes to a large town.He walks on and on. Soon he meets a mouse. The mouse says: I am very poor. My children are hungry. Give me a penny. Some day I shall do something for you, too. (thinks). And why not? I can get bread and salt for my two pennies. And I do not want any butter. So Peter gives the mouse a penny. Then he walks on and on again and soon he meets a bird. The bird says: I am very poor. My children are hungry. Give me a penny. Some day I shall do something for you, too. (thinks). And why not? I can get bread for a penny. And I can eat it without salt. So Peter gives the bird a penny. Then he walks on and on again and soon he meets a bear. I am very poor. My children are hungry. Give me a penny. Some day I shall do something for you, too. (thinks). And why not? People will always give me something to eat. I must only ask them to help me. /Г~х\ So Peter gives the bear his last penny. A rich man lives in this town. He has a daughter. My daughter is very beautiful and good, but she is always sad. She cannot laugh. I love my daughter very much. The man who will make my daughter laugh will marry her. I shall give him my daughter and money. 83
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