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Updated: May 7, 2025
'What fine pigs! he said, reining in his horse. 'They are fatter than any I have got on my farms. Whose are they? 'Count Piro's, answered the swineherd, who did not know the king; and again the king felt he was lucky to have such a rich son-in-law. This time the fox ran faster than before, and in a flowery meadow he found a troop of horses feeding.
'Whose horses are these? he asked of the man who was watching them. 'An ogre's, replied he. 'Hush! whispered the fox, 'do you see that crowd of armed men coming towards us? If you tell them the horses belong to an ogre they will drive them off, and then the ogre will kill you! If they ask, just say they are Count Piro's; it will be better for everybody. And he ran on again.
In a few minutes the king rode up. 'Oh, what lovely creatures! how I wish they were mine! he exclaimed. 'Whose are they? Count Piro's, answered the man, who did not know the king; and the king's heart leapt as he thought that if they belonged to his rich son-in-law they were as good as his. At last the fox came to the castle of the ogre himself.
If they ask, just say the sheep belong to Count Piro; it will be better for everybody. And the fox ran hastily on, as he did not wish to be seen talking to the shepherd. Very soon the king came up. 'What beautiful sheep! he said, drawing up his horse. 'I have none so fine in my pastures. Whose are they? 'Count Piro's, answered the shepherd, who did not know the king.
Then he picked it up in his mouth, and trotted off to the palace. 'Your Majesty, as you seemed to like the first basket of pears, I have brought you some more, said he, 'with my master, the Count Piro's humble respects. 'Now, surely it is not possible to grow such pears with deep snow on the ground? cried the king.
For the sake of the princess, the fox let himself be softened, and he lived in the castle for many years, and played with Count Piro's children. And when he actually did die, his coffin was made of silver, and Count Piro and his wife followed him to the grave. The Rogue And The Herdsman
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