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Updated: June 2, 2025
He was smoking a pipe with a very long stem, and sat with crossed legs on a bright carpet. He addressed Simplex most affably, called him "my dear son!" and asked whence he was, who his relations were, how much property he had, and where his estate lay. Simplex gave him the same answer which he had given to the robber captain, Janko. He said that he was a poor orphan.
"It doesn't matter how much time you lose, Mr. Booby! As for us we two are going to start out to-morrow at sunrise." "But, brothers," Janko begged, "please let me go, too!" "No!" they told him shortly. "You can stay home and look after the farm!" But their father when he heard the discussion said, no, Janko was also to go as he was the bravest of them all.
He must stand firm even when the skin is being flayed from his body. Whine, and you are a dead man! We'll have no cowards here! Tremble if you dare!" "Strike him dead!" repeated Bajus, who was quite sober. "That'll never do," said Hafran. "We promised Janko that we would not kill the trumpeter. Besides, the fellow has played well and entertained us finely.
He prided himself on a huge mustache, each end of which terminated in a rose noble. Whenever he wanted to drink or speak, he had first to stroke back both ends of his mustache behind his ears. The third chieftain was Janko. His body was small and thin; no one would have taken him for a man of monstrous strength.
Then pick up the Golden Maiden in her Golden Cradle and ride away and soon I'll join you." Janko did this very thing. He took in the fox maiden and exchanged her for the Golden Horse and instantly rode off as the Little Fox had told him. The king of the stable at once called all his courtiers together and showed them the fox maiden.
My husband will lead you over the mountain ridge, but let the horse, the mule, the drivers, and the baggage go on with the Polish nobleman; and when they pass over the bridge where Janko bars the way, and when the blackmail has been levied, the drivers can halt at the Praszkinocz csarda with the beasts and the baggage.
When they came to a deep well in the woods they asked Janko to reach them a cup of water. As he stooped over into the well they pushed him all the way in and drowned him. That's the kind of brothers they were! Then they went home and pretended to be surprised that Janko hadn't come home before them.
The sons didn't know any more than any one else. One day they were in the garden discussing the matter among themselves. "Why don't we just go and ask him?" Janko suggested. "If anybody is to ask him, I will!" declared the oldest brother importantly. So he went indoors to his father and said: "Father, people are forever talking about your eyes.
They came running from all directions with their eyes tightly closed for now, of course, they were awake. They caught Janko and dragged him to the king to whom they said: "A thief! A thief! We found him trying to steal your Magic Grape-Vine!" "My Magic Grape-Vine!" thundered the king. "Young man, what do you mean trying to steal my Magic Grape-Vine?"
So he said to them: "If you want to know what's the matter with father's eyes, you'll have to ask him yourselves." So the second brother went in to the farmer and he had exactly the same experience. When he came out he gave his older brother a wink and said to Janko: "Now it is your turn, Booby. Father is waiting for you."
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