Tale

 1 Gold  |      named Haridatta. He was a farmer, but poor was the return
 2 Money |                            The Farmer and the Money-lender~THERE
 3 Money |  Money-lender~THERE was once a farmer who suffered much at the
 4 Money |     Good harvests, or bad, the farmer was always poor, the money-lender
 5 Money |    hadn't a farthing left, the farmer went to the money-lender'
 6 Money |      will!" replied the simple farmer; so he prepared three girdle-cakes
 7 Money |      he was hungry, the kindly farmer gave him the last cake,
 8 Money |      to find Ram!" replied the farmer. "I don't suppose you could
 9 Money |      you want of me?"~Then the farmer told the whole story, and
10 Money |      against their wiles!"~The farmer went back to his village
11 Money |        went over to the simple farmer's house, and congratulated
12 Money |       it, that before long the farmer found himself telling the
13 Money |        all his simplicity, the farmer was not quite such a fool
14 Money |    succeed he went back to the farmer, and said, coolly, "Look
15 Money |    double."~"Never!" cried the farmer; "that would be the old
16 Money | benefit to a money-lender, the farmer was forced to yield, and
17 Money |    this was so preyed upon the farmer's mind day and night, so
18 Money |      season, - so dry that the farmer's crops withered for want
19 Money |      This was too much for any farmer to stand; and our friend
20 Money |        true story shows that a farmer once got the better of a
21 Fish  |    when he fell in with an old farmer, who also was on a journey
22 Fish  |        the same place. The old farmer agreed, and they walked
23 Fish  |       man is!" thought the old farmer.~Presently they passed through
24 Fish  |      outside which Was the old farmer's house. They walked about
25 Fish  |        mean," thought 'the old farmer, "calling this largely populated
26 Fish  |     demented!" thought the old farmer. "I wonder what he will
27 Fish  |        rather deep, so the old farmer took off his shoes and paijamas
28 Fish  |      house is strong."~The old farmer left him in despair, and
29 Fish  |   laughter.~"Father," said the farmer's daughter, who was a very
30 Fish  |       of course," replied, the farmer. "I see. Well, perhaps you
31 Fish  |      knife."~"I see," said the farmer. "While we were walking
32 Fish  |    true!" said' the astonished farmer. "Then, just now, when we
33 Fish  |           Very well," said the farmer; "I will go and find him,
34 Fish  |      man appeared with the old farmer. Great attention was shown
35 Fish  |   country, taking with him the farmer's daughter. Immediately
36 Fish  |   vizier's son married the old farmer's daughter and a most happy
37 StNote|              A serpent stung a farmer's son to death. The father
38 StNote|    forget the blow ... nor the farmer his son's death from the
39 StNote|     the serpent had killed the farmer's Son. Make a composite
40 StNote|      Aesopic version.~XXI. THE FARMER AND THE MONEY-LENDER.~Source. -