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1 Money | The Farmer and the Money-lender~THERE was once a farmer 2 Money | suffered much at the hands of a money-lender. Good harvests, or bad, 3 Money | farmer was always poor, the money-lender rich. At the last, when 4 Money | the farmer went to the money-lender's house, and said, "You 5 Money | My friend," returned the money-lender, piously, "riches come from 6 Money | Only have a care of that money-lender, for even magic is not proof 7 Money | village rejoicing. In fact the money-lender noticed his high spirits 8 Money | tell that.~Nevertheless the money-lender determined to have the conch 9 Money | at all!" replied the wily money-lender; "you will have your share! 10 Money | to be of any benefit to a money-lender, the farmer was forced to 11 Money | power of the conch, the money-lender gained double. And the knowledge 12 Money | there was the well, but the money-lender had two! - two beautiful 13 Money | once got the better of a money-lender - but only by losing one 14 StNote| XXI. THE FARMER AND THE MONEY-LENDER.~Source. - Steel-Temple,